Who Protects the Public Trust?

"Who Protects the Public Trust" is a very short presentation by Professor Richard Norton, Taubman College, University of Michigan. Norton is an expert in Michigan planning and zoning law and a natural resources specialist. In this video, Norton describes and illustrates the concept of “public trust” and how important it can be to Michigan’s citizens. He says very clearly that local governments - cities, villages and townships - are responsible for how upland areas of the coasts are used and sometimes compromised, restricting the public’s ability to walk Great Lakes beaches, a right of the public trust.
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