A Dollar General developer sued a Michigan town after it said 'no' to one of the chain's stores

Wed, 07/19/2023 - 11:27

A customer walks into a Dollar General store though the parking lot in Austin, Texas. A compact Volkswagen car sits in front of the store, with the yellow — A Dollar General developer sued Nottawa Township after it denied a rezoning request that would have paved the way for a dollar store in the town.
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Residents in Nottawa Township, Michigan, prevented a Dollar General store from opening in their town.
But Dollar General is opening the store anyway after its developer sued the town.
Dollar General is one of the fastest-growing retailers in the US and on track to have 20,000 stores.

A small Michigan town found itself on the receiving end of a lawsuit from a developer after it pushed back on a proposal to open a Dollar General store there, according to a new report.