CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) – A second recall petition submitted by Marshall Township registered voter Glenn Kowalske in his quest to remove Marshall Township Trustee Robert Lyng from office over the Marshall Megasite was approved Tuesday on a 3-0 vote by the Calhoun County Election Commission.
The Battle Creek Enquirer reports he had to submit language for the second petition after his first attempt was stopped by the Election Commission. At that time, they decided on a 2-1 vote that the petition lacked sufficient clarity and could not be circulated.
Kowalske has claimed Lyng had a conflict of interest since he was a township planning commissioner and trustee while serving on the Marshall Area Economic Development Alliance’s board of directors.
He was among those who voted in favor of Public Act 425 land transfers which led to Ford Motor Company announcing plans in February to invest $3-point-5 billion for a proposed plant that would start manufacturing lithium iron phosphate batteries in 2026.
Lyng can still appeal the Commission’s decision in Calhoun County Circuit Court.
