Brandon Twp.- After five court cases and six court ordered building extensions spanning about three years township resident John Sloan and the saga of his Lagault home was back in court on Wednesday.
Attorneys for Sloan, whose rather dilapidated, partially constructed township home has sparked the ire of neighbors and locals for more than three years, asked Circuit Court Judge Richard D. Kuhn for a for a 21 day stay from demolition, enough time to make an appeal to the Michigan State Court of Appeals.
The request comes after a Sept. 20 vote from the township board to not allow Sloan an extension to complete the construction of his home. The board voted to remove the home.
‘We asked the judge to deny the 21 day relief,? said Tim Palulian, Brandon Building department director.
‘The judge Ok’d the relief but allowed us a chance to go onto the property and clean up some of the debris laying around.?
Cleaning up the surrounding area of the home, says Palulian, is imperative to officials both for safety reasons and to remove the car, sheet metal, and concrete left behind so neighbors no longer have to look at the heaps.
Palulian said that during the course of the argument, Judge Kuhn referred to a letter from several residents expressing their displeasure with Sloan and his Legault Boulevard home.