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Traverse City asks Michigan Municipal League for amicus brief in airport tax-exemption appeal
Summary
The commission voted to request the Michigan Municipal League Legal Defense Fund file an amicus brief in the city's Michigan Supreme Court appeal over a Court of Appeals decision on tax-exempt status for an airport property; commissioners debated the statewide significance and reputational risk.
The Traverse City Commission voted to ask the Michigan Municipal League (MML) Legal Defense Fund to file an amicus brief supporting the city's appeal to the Michigan Supreme Court in a tax-exemption dispute involving airport property.
Why it matters: the Court of Appeals issued a published opinion that the city says improperly shifted the burden of proof to municipalities in tax-exemption cases. The city argues the default under tax law is that properties are taxable and that entities seeking an exemption should bear the burden of proving…
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