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Cover Letter to MTT to Cure Default and Notice Giving Rise to Appeal.pdf

Nicholas M. Oertel Petitioner V Township Of Cross Village Respondent · 26-001222-TT

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Jaclyn R. Folkema 

Legal Assistant 

P: 616.726.2244 F: 616.726.6844 

JFolkema@fosterswift.com 

Suite 200 

1700 East Beltline, NE 

Grand Rapids, MI 49525 

 

August 31, 2026 

 

Michigan Tax Tribunal 

P.O. Box 30232 

Lansing, MI 48909 

 

Re: 

MTT Docket No. 26-001222, Nicholas M. Oertel v. Township of Cross Village 

 

Dear Clerk: 

In response to the Tribunal’s Order of Default dated August 28, 2026, Petitioner hereby files the attached 

notice giving rise to the appeal (i.e., the notice of action taken by the Board of Review). Petitioner submits 

this notice within 14 days of entry of the Order of Default. 

Sincerely, 

FOSTER SWIFT COLLINS & SMITH PC 

 

/s/ Jaclyn R. Folkema 

 

Jaclyn R. Folkema 

Legal Assistant 

 

Attachment 

 

 

 

90677:00001:203022258-1

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http://www.michigan.gov/taxtrib/0,4677,7-187-38254---,00.html

04/07/2026 05:29 PM

BOARD OF REVIEW DECISION

HARBOR SPRINGS, MI 49740

3686 RUGGED RD

CROSS VILLAGE TWP ASSESSOR

TIM GRIMM

“Effective March 1, 2013, the Tribunal is no longer able to accept Small Claims letter appeals. Rather, you are required to file a petition to

initiate a new Small Claims appeal. Petition forms are available on this website.”

Please feel free to contact the assessor at the address listed above or call if you have any questions.

PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE EXEMPTION/QUALIFIED AG 

2026

0.0000

2026

1,071,173

"BOARD OF REVIEW" TAXABLE VALUE 

1,071,173

2026 ORIGINAL TAXABLE VALUE 

(If the above amounts are the same, no revisions have occured)

"BOARD OF REVIEW" ASSESSED VALUE 

2026

1,402,600

1,402,600

2026 ORIGINAL ASSESSED VALUE

APPEAL DENIED. THE LAND VALUATION WAS NOT CONTESTED. COMPARISON ANALYSIS SUBMITTED THROUGH APPRAISAL DOES NOT SUPPORT

A BUILDING VALUATION REDUCTION AND THEREBY A REDUCTION IN ASSESSED AND OR TAXABLE VALUE.PLEASE CONTACT TIM GRIMM,

ASSESSOR, IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS 231-838-8054

Board of Review Comments:

They have made the following determination based on the information you supplied.

24-05-04-35-101-002

The Board has completed their review of parcel number

Thank you for attending this years March Board of Review. The Board has reviewed the information you supplied and the data necessary

to compute your assessment and taxable value.

402 (RESIDENTIAL-VACANT)

THIS PROPERTY IS CLASSIFIED AS

WILLIAMSTON MI 48895

1360 BRIDLEWOOD LANE 48895

OERTEL KELLY L & NICHOLAS M

PLAT OF CHILDWOOD, LOT 8. ALSO IN SEC 27 & 34.

SECTION 35, T38N, R6W.

6933 N LAKE SHORE DR

24-05-04-35-101-002

PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION: (Parcel Code required. Property address

and legal description optional.):

NAME AND ADDRESS OF OWNER OR PERSON NAMED ON ASSESSMENT ROLL:

FROM

2026

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