Editing Saugatuck Township, Michigan (section)

==History==
In 1837, Oshea Wilder and his sons founded the community named for the southeastern Asia city of Singapore at the mouth of the Kalamazoo River. In 1875, Singapore was abandoned.<ref>{{gnis|1618375|Singapore (historical), Michigan}}</ref>

The township name was Newark until 1861.<ref>{{cite book |last = Thomas |first = Henry F. |year = 1907 |url = https://archive.org/details/twentiethcentury00thom_10 |title = A Twentieth Century History of Allegan County, Michigan |pages = [https://archive.org/details/twentiethcentury00thom_10/page/19 19] |publisher = The Lewis Publishing Company |via = Internet Archive }}</ref>

On December 13, 2004, Douglas residents voted to adopt a charter changing the status of the village into a city form of government removing Douglas from the Township.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.ci.douglas.mi.us/|title= City of the Village of Douglas, Michigan|publisher= City of the Village of Douglas, Michigan|accessdate=August 26, 2012}}</ref>

From 2004 to 2006, [[Oklahoma]] billionaire Aubrey McClendon bought {{convert|400|acre}} of undeveloped [[sand dune|duneland]] in Saugatuck Township for $39.5 million with plans to build luxury homes, 28 condos, a hotel, a marina, and a golf course. In 2006, the Saugatuck Township Board re-zoned the land, making McClendon unable to build his planned project. The Saugatuck Dunes Coastal Alliance opposes McClendon's plans, citing environmental concerns. In 2009, McClendon sold {{convert|171|acre}} of the land in order to alleviate the group's concerns. In March 2010, McClendon sued the township in federal court to overturn the zoning. The township has spent more than $250,000 fighting the lawsuit, and has raised taxes in the township in order to raise revenue.<ref>[https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703395904576025993432953986 "A Billionaire's Dune Duel"]</ref>