Kyes v. Allegan County Board of Commissioners

On August 7, 1973 the defendant Allegan County Board of Commissioners (hereinafter referred to as the board) voted unanimously to construct a building for the Department of Social Services at Dumont Lake some 3-1/2 miles from the city of Allegan, the Allegan County seat. The construction is to be paid for with Federal revenue-sharing funds.

Plaintiffs, a group of property owners and taxpayers residing within Allegan County, brought suit to enjoin the construction at the proposed site. Plaintiffs claimed that the board could not authorize construction at a location other than the county seat,…