Michigan in Focus
Michigan in Focus
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Green Township Recalls Board Over Gotion Controversy
3 minutes Posted Nov 9, 2023 at 6:26 pm.
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 At 2 p.m. Wednesday, all new faces will be sworn into the Green Township Board after voters recalled five board members for supporting the Gotion electric vehicle battery plant that’s acted as a flashpoint to locals. The $2.4 billion EV plant has divided locals. Some welcomed the estimated 2,350 jobs created over 10 years in a county fighting population and job loss, while others questioned the $715 million taxpayer funding to Gotion Inc., a North American company in California that is a subsidiary of Gotion High-Tech in Shanghai. Funding includes a $125 million grant for job creation, a 30-year Renaissance Zone to Mecosta County valued at $540 million, and a $50 million performance-based grant.

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