TOLL NORTHVILLE, LTD. v. Township of Northville

731 N.W.2d 427

Mich.

2007

Check Treatment

TOLL NORTHVILLE, LTD, and BILTMORE WINEMAN, LLC, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v TOWNSHIP OF NORTHVILLE, Defendant-Appellant.

SC: 132466, COA: 259021, Wayne CC: 03-326658-CZ

Michigan Supreme Court

May 25, 2007

132466 & (65)(66)(69)

Clifford W. Taylor, Chief Justice; Michael F. Cavanagh, Elizabeth A. Weaver, Marilyn Kelly, Maura D. Corrigan, Robert P. Young, Jr., Stephen J. Markman, Justices

Order

On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the October 3, 2006 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is GRANTED. The parties shall address the constitutionality of MCL 211.34d(1)(b)(viii) and whether “public service” improvements (such as water service, sewer service, utility service) are “additions” to the property within the meaning of Proposal A, Const 1963, art 9, § 3, which allow for increased taxation of the property. The motion to add to the record is DENIED.

The motions for leave to file briefs amicus curiae are GRANTED. Other persons or groups interested in determination of the issue presented in this case may move the Court for permission to file briefs amicus curiae.

I, Corbin R. Davis, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court.

May 25, 2007

Clerk