Leland township trustee Nick Lederle has strong links to the developer of a controversial project on Lake Leelanau and has acted on his behalf, according to published reports.

Lederle, who serves as the township board's representative on the planning commission was slated to testify at an administrative hearing on behalf of the Provemont Village development on Lake Leelanau, according to this report in the Leelanau Enterprise. In addition, Lederle intervened in a zoning dispute, seeking to force township zoning administrator Robert Hagstrom to act against critics of the Provemont Village's developer. No violations were found by Hagstrom.