Coloma Charter Township v. Berrien County

These consolidated appeals concern whether the county’s authority to “site” and “erect” buildings pursuant to the county commissioners act (CCA), MCL 46.1 et seq., see MCL 46.11(b) and (d), has priority over the zoning ordinance of the Charter Township of Coloma (the township). I respectfully dissent in part from the majority opinion. Despite *137recognizing that Berrien County constructed a new building—the clear and only purpose of which is the indoor discharging of firearms—the majority concludes that these cases are controlled by the holding of Herman v Berrien Co, 481 Mich 352; 750 NW2d 570…