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Displaying items tagged: Old Mission Peninsula Association

Friday, 28 October 2022 15:58

Old Mission Peninsula wineries contend zoning rewrite would edge out family farms, create ‘millionaires club’

As Michigan Agritourism Month draws to a close, a group of Northern Michigan wineries are left to wonder why the statewide recognition of the industry’s economic and social benefits continues to escape local policymakers. 

Published in Food/Agribusiness
Tuesday, 07 June 2022 17:13

Federal judge rules in favor of Northern Michigan wineries challenging local ordinance restrictions

PENINSULA TWP. — A group of Northern Michigan wineries have found relief from a collection of township ordinances that business owners said restricted their operations and limited significant revenue streams.

Published in Food/Agribusiness
Wednesday, 21 October 2020 17:41

Old Mission wineries allege local ordinances unconstitutionally prohibit speech, commerce

PENINSULA TOWNSHIP — A group of Northern Michigan wineries and a trade group representing them have filed a federal lawsuit against Peninsula Township alleging that their businesses are losing hundreds of thousands of dollars per year because of the municipality’s allegedly unconstitutional ordinances.

Published in Food/Agribusiness