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KEEGO HARBOR — Heart of the Lakes Community Inc., a nonprofit that filed a lawsuit against the West Bloomfield School District in an attempt to prevent the former Roosevelt Elementary School from demolition, recently got some favorable news. On July 2, the Court of Appeals granted the nonprofit’s application for leave to appeal. “This … means the demolition will remain stayed (WBSD can’t demolish Roosevelt) while we brief the issues stated in our application for leave,” Brad Babbitt, who is part of the Heart of the Lakes group, stated via email. “The right to appeal means we now have a few months to write a longer, more detailed brief. It will be similar to our application for leave, but longer, with even more words and explanation. Then WBSD will respond, we will file a reply, and the court will hear oral arguments later in the year.” According to Babbitt, the decision also means that the Heart of the Lakes can submit additional arguments about what they said was a potential violation of the Open Meetings Act by the district. Another development came July 8, when the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy responded to concerns about the potential for environmental damage if the building is demolished. In April, EGLE visited Roosevelt to conduct an inspection.
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