BIG RAPIDS, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – The long-running Gotion saga just found a new way to keep taxpayers awake at night. After years of protests, recalls, lawsuits, accusations about Chinese ties, and enough township drama to fill a reality TV season, Gotion is now officially seeking millions of dollars in damages from Green Charter Township over their collapsed EV battery project.

The company’s amended federal lawsuit claims township officials breached development agreements, violated constitutional protections and due process, and effectively killed the project through a series of actions aimed at stopping construction. Gotion argues the township rescinded key support measures, blocked water-related approvals, and created obstacles that made the project economically impossible to complete.

From Megasite to Megalawsuit.

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According to reported court filings, Gotion is seeking compensation for property purchases, design contracts, marketing costs, staffing commitments, and other project- related expenses. The company says the township’s actions ultimately triggered a state demand for repayment of more than $23.6 million in incentives and helped sink the entire project.

The bill comes due.

Opponents spent years fighting the project over concerns about China, local control, transparency, and environmental impacts. Their political efforts succeeded after helping elect township leaders who openly opposed the development.

Now comes the part nobody likes: figuring out who pays for the defunct project.

The battery plant may never get built, but the courtroom battle is still under construction – and that project could end up costing Green Charter Township residents far more than yard signs and campaign flyers ever did.