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Gary L Smith Petitioner V Township Of Spring Lake Respondent · 26-002284-TT

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RECEIVED 

MAY 11 2006 

MI CHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL 

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

LANSING 

DIRECTOR 

PROPERTY TAX APPEAL PETITION FORM 

VALUATION / UNCAPPING 

Do not use this form to appeal Classification, Principal Residence Exemption, Qualified Agricultural Exemption, Other 

Exemptions, Special Assessments, or Non-Propertly tax disputes. 

Pursuant to Tax Tribunal Rule (TTR} 279, you MUST submit a copy of the notice giving rise to the appeal (i.e., Board of 

Review Decision or other notice) with this petition, if applicable. 

If you do not submit this document, you may be held in 

default. 

Section 1: Petitioner’s Contact Information 

First Name 

[XN 

Last Name/Company Name 

Gary 

L 

Smith 

Malling Address (No., Sirsel, P.O. Box or Rural) Route) 

15100 Hickory St. 

City or Town 

State 

ZIP Code 

Spring Lake 

MI 

49456 

Telephone Number 231 -206-9634 

Email Address (do not enter unless you want MTT to sand all correspondence via email} 

Section 2: Petitioner's Attorney/Authorized Representative’s Contact Information 

First Nama 

ML 

Last Name 

Gary 

L 

Smith 

Firm Name (if any} 

Malling Address (No., Street, P.O. Box or Rural Route) 

15100 Hickory St 

City or Town 

State 

ZIP Code 

Spring lake 

Mi 

49456 

Telephone Number 23 1 -206-9634 

Email Address (do not enter unless you want MTT {o send ali correspondence via email) 

Section 3: Subject Property Information «uss we multipte parcel form for additional, contiguous parcels. 

How many parcels are yau 

tf you are appealing more than one parcel, are they contiguous or adjoining? 

appealing? 

3 vest 

No* 

**f Nu, you must file separate appeals for each parcel 

Property Address (No., Street) 

15100 Hickory St 

City or Town 

County 

State 

ZIP Code 

Spring Lake 

Otta wa 

Ml 

49456

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON |. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNCR 

LANSING 

DIRECTOR 

Section 4: Check which of the following you are appealing (check 

an that appty) 

True Cash and Taxable Value 

Taxable Value Only (calculation) 

{7] Uncapping of Taxable Value 

Section 5: Explain the Reason for this Appeal 

Based on the sales prices of the homes on either side of this property the property is 

overvalued. The home to the west sold for 460K on 12/21/2022 and is 13.62 acres 4 

bed 3 bath. The home to the east sold for 387K on 4/15/2021 and is 9.34 acres 6 bed 

3.5 bath and has an outbuilding. Our home is on 7.9 acres and is a 3 bed 2.5 bath 

home. We do not have the ability to put up an outbuilding due fo the land being wooded 

wetlands. There also has only been 5 sales in all of spring lake township in the last year 

that have been for equal or more value than what 

| am being valued at that are not 

located on water. 

All of which are between 3615 and 5641 sq ft and amenities like 

outbuildings or pools which we do not have. 

Section 6: Jurisdictional Issues 

Did you protest the assessment at a Board of Review (BOR)? 

Yes 

O No 

If Yes, check which BOR you attended: [83 March 

[J July 

L] December 

If No, please chack the applicable reason(s): 

{1 Not required Lo attend 

[] Appealing a purported Clerical Error or Mutual Mistake of Fact 

{if yes, include expianation in Section 5) 

Appealing within 35 days of State Tax Commission Order 

H Appealing within 35 days of receipt of Notice of Uncapping 

Other 

if you chacked “other” above, explain: 

Year(s) under appeal: 2026

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON |. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

LANSING 

DIRECTOR 

Section 7; Valuation Information *use the multiple parce! form for additional, contiguous parcels. 

Parcel Number: 70-03-0 1 -300-046 

Classification of Property: 

Real 

Personal 

[J {check one) 

Agricultural (7 

Commercial 

(1 

Industrial [J 

Residential 

 Timber-Cutover J 

 Developmentai{] 

Utility 

(J (check one} 

Assessed Value (also known as State Equalized Value) established 

| Taxable Value established by the Board of Review: 

by the Board of Review: 

350,000 

344,319 

What to you believe is the fair market value (also known as true cash value)? 

500,000 

What do you believe {s the assessed value? (multiply true cash 

What do you believe is the taxable value? (cannot exceed 

value by 5) 

250000 

assassed value) 250000 

Fee Information 

Does the property have a Principal Residence Exemption of at least 50% as of the date of the filing of this petition for all tax years at 

issua? 

Bi ves 

Ono 

If you answered yes to the above question, you are not required to pay any filing fees. 

If the property does not have a Principal Residence Exemplion of at least 50% as of the date of the filing of this petition for all tax years at 

issue, the filing fee is based on the greater of the State Equalized Vaiue or Taxable Value in dispute. 

If you are appealing more than one 

parcel, the parcel with the highest State Equalized Value or Taxabfe Value in dispute will be used to determine your filing fee, plus $25.00 

will be added for each additional parcel being appealed, not to exceed a total filing fee of $1,000.00 

If your property ia residential property (see MCL 205.762) and 

the State Equalized Value or Taxable Vatue in contention is; 

Fling Fee is: 

$100,060.00 and under 

$125.00 

$100,000.01 to $600,000.00 

$200.00 

$O0ver $600,000.00 

$300.00 

If the property is 

NOT residential property (see MCL 205.762} and 

the State Equalized Value or Taxable Value in contention is; 

Filing Fee is: 

$100,000.00 and under 

$260.00 

* Plus $25.00 for each additional parcel, as indicated above. 

If the property is NOT residential property and the State Equalized Value or Taxable Valus in dispute is $100,000.01 or greater the 

appeal does not qualify for Small Claims. Therefore, an Entire Tribunal petition must be filed. 

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