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Subcommittee hears questions about failed Goshen EV battery project and $23.7 million in site-readiness funds
Summary
Witnesses and lawmakers described community opposition, limited local engagement, and unanswered questions about $23.7 million paid from the Strategic Site Readiness Program to The Right Place for the proposed Goshen EV battery plant; representatives urged recoupment and transparency.
Testimony and lawmaker statements during the House Oversight Subcommittee on Corporate Subsidies and State Investments hearing on Oct. 30, 2025, focused on the failed Goshen electric vehicle battery project, the timing and use of state site-readiness funds, and impacts on local governments near Big Rapids.
John Mazzina, president of the Center for Economic Accountability, said he first engaged with the Goshen project in October 2022 and described persistent transparency and community engagement problems. "There seemed to be, a severe lack of transparency and engagement, with local residents, and even, with local elected officials," he told the committee.
Mazzina said state funding routes for the project included a total package he described as $175,000,000, of which $125,000,000 was Community Infrastructure…
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