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Former owner of toxic building in Madison Heights no longer allowed inside

Gary Sayers loses court battle

OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. – The battle over the toxic green ooze site in Madison Heights is heating up.

There was tension in the courtroom on Wednesday as Gary Sayers and the city squared off.

Sayers is the man responsible for the toxic green ooze that drained out of his building onto I-696.

Sayers wants inside to get some of his belongings, the city said no. The city argued that the demolition work needs to move forward.

The judge made it clear that the city won. The demolition can move forward and Sayers is no longer allowed on the site.

His fight for the building and the contents inside has come to an end.

Read: Discolored water along I-696 near green ooze site in Madison Heights not cause for concern, state says


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Hank Winchester is Local 4’s Consumer Investigative Reporter and the head of WDIV’s “Help Me Hank” Consumer Unit. Hank works to solve consumer complaints, reveal important recalls and track down thieves who have ripped off people in our community.

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Kayla is a Web Producer for ClickOnDetroit. Before she joined the team in 2018 she worked at WILX in Lansing as a digital producer.

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