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Ottawa County authorizes court review of Crockery Lake maintenance agreement after attorneys flag legal risk
Summary
The board voted to ask a court to rule on the validity of a December 2024 Crockery Lake care-and-maintenance agreement after the county's litigation counsel advised the contract may be unenforceable and could expose the county to unanticipated liability.
The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners voted Feb. 25 to authorize legal action asking a court to rule on the validity of the Crockery Lake care-and-maintenance agreement, citing a written opinion from the county’s litigation counsel that the agreement may be invalid as a matter of law.
Why it matters: The contract, finalized in December 2024, would have transferred funding and administrative responsibilities for a lake improvement project to Chester Township. Litigation counsel from Plunkett Cooney concluded the agreement likely exceeds the county’s statutory authority and creates unusual one-way…
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