Saginaw County v. John Sexton Corp.

Defendants appeal as of right the trial court’s partial denial of their motion for summary disposition. We affirm.

This case involves a dispute regarding the enforceability of § 280 of the Saginaw County Solid Waste Ordinance. In 1984, plaintiff’s solid waste management plan, by which it accepted responsibility for countywide planning and management of solid waste disposal, was approved by the Department of Natural Resources (dnr). In 1993, the dnr approved plaintiff’s update to the plan. Paragraph eight of the update provided that plaintiff’s board of commissioners would pursue and explore…