MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WLUC) – The Marquette Township Board is showing frustration over Michigan Tax Tribunal rulings coming from the latest filing.
On Wednesday night during the regular board meeting, Township Supervisor Lyn Durant said the latest filing is on behalf of Michael Kohan, owner of the Westwood Mall.
Durant says Kohan is disputing the assessment of the property. The township has assessed the value of the mall at approximately $4.8 million, while Kohan’s representation claims the mall should be valued at $175,000.
Durant says Tax Tribunal rulings force the townships to give back money already budgeted.
“When we’ve set our budget and then we get a tribunal notice that says ‘you’ve got to write checks back’ it affects all of those entities that are on your tax bill, not just us, we have to write checks back, now, what if that money has already been budgeted for something else,” Durant said.
This Tax Tribunal claim was filed late last week. No official ruling has come forth yet.
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