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June 12, 2012

Settlement scratches strict dune zoning

From wire reports ---- The Record Eagle Tue Jun 12, 2012, 07:14 AM EDT

SAUGATUCK TOWNSHIP — A judge has blessed a settlement in a lawsuit over development of Lake Michigan shoreline controlled by an Oklahoma energy executive.

The deal between Saugatuck Township and Singapore Dunes LLC ends litigation that began when the Allegan County township adopted a tough zoning ordinance in 2005, after the land was acquired.

Aubrey McClendon's company has proposed building homes, a hotel, marina and golf course where the Kalamazoo River meets Lake Michigan.

The Monday settlement scratches the strict zoning.

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