A Northport group opposed to the proposed sewer system there suffered a setback last week when a Leelanau judge dismissed their case.

According to this Record-Eagle article, 13th Circuit Court Judge Thomas Powers agreed with attorneys for the village of Northport and Leelanau Township that the question of whether or not the project was legally approved did not fall within the circuit court's jurisdiction. Opponents of the project promise that they will take the matter to the tax tribunal and then from there, if necessary, back to circuit court.