Herman v. Berrien County

i. introduction

The Berrien County Board of Commissioners chose a site to locate a new law enforcement training facility. The facility includes an administrative building, and, located behind the building, there will be four shooting ranges. Plaintiffs, all neighboring residents, challenged the county’s ability to operate the shooting ranges that presumably are in violation of several township ordinances. The trial court held that the building and the shooting ranges were exempt from township ordinances. Plaintiffs now challenge these rulings. We affirm.

II. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The…