MARSHALL, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) issued a violation notice for a series of problems stemming from sediment runoff into the Kalamazoo River at the site of the future Ford factory in Marshall.
Officials filed the documents last month against the Marshall Area Economic Development Alliance. It owns the property where a 1.8 million-square-foot electric vehicle battery plant for Ford is set for construction.
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Officials with EGLE’s Water Resources Division noted three of the four site visits this summer centered around heavy rain.
James Durian, CEO of the MAEDA, said “We are committed to doing our part to ensure that the ongoing construction at the Marshall Area Jobs, Opportunities, and Recreation Campus meets the highest standards for conservation and environmental stewardship.”
Construction on the BlueOval Battery Park is continuing and is expected to begin project in 2026. The taxpayer-funded project is a pet project of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). Similar projects in the state include Gotion in Big Rapids, and yet-to-be named megasite projects in Clinton County and Genesee County.
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