My first thoughts also. Many cities are hurting for cash. The best method of raising additional revenues is to have new businesses come into your city. This jackass just cost his city untold amounts in tax revenues all in a lame defense of probably less than .5% of his city's population. Not a wise move.
The only Chick-fil-A I can find in Michigan is over by Detroit of all places.
How do ya like that, Detroit is friendlier to business than Boston.