{
  "id": 15421666,
  "title": "Michigan family can lose lakefront cottage to county after 60-year ownership",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/michigan-family-can-lose-lakefront-cottage-to-county-after-60-year",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-18T12:47:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/a-michigan-family-owned-a-one-third-acre-lakefront-cottage-before-prairie-view-park-was-built-more-than-60-years-later-courts-say-kalamazoo-county-can-condemn-it/articleshow/135028735.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Michigan Court of Appeals has confirmed Kalamazoo County's legal right to acquire a residential cottage located near Prairie View County Park, ending a protracted legal battle. County officials want to integrate the cottage into their plans for park expansion, but the owners have raised objections, arguing that the public purpose claims are obsolete. The issue of fair compensation continues…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}