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Wychwood Cottages LLC, Petitioner Vs. Township Of Crystal Lake, Respondent · 24-003607-TT

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STATE OF MICHIGAN 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING & REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MICHIGAN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING SYSTEM 

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL 

 

WYCHWOOD COTTAGES, LLC, 

 

 

 

Petitioner, 

 

 

 

MTT Docket No. 24-003607 

v. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PPN # 05-085-033-00 

CRYSTAL LAKE TOWNSHIP and 

BENZIE COUNTY, 

 

 

 

Respondents. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adam J. Brody (P62035) 

Deborah I. Ondersma (P55907) 

VARNUM LLP 

Attorneys for Petitioner 

333 Bridge Street, N.W. 

P.O. Box 352 

Grand Rapids, MI 49501-0352 

(616) 336-6000 

ajbrody@varnumlaw.com 

diondersma@varnumlaw.com 

Michael D. Homier (P60318) 

Thomas K. Dillon (P81136) 

FOSTER, SWIFT, COLLINS & SMITH, P.C. 

Attorneys for Respondent Crystal 

 Lake Township 

1700 East Beltline, N.E., Suite 200 

Grand Rapids, MI 49525 

(616) 726-2258 

mhomier@fosterswift.com 

tdillon@fosterswift.com

_____________________________________ 

 

STIPULATION FOR CONSENT JUDGMENT 

 

1. 

The case is pending in the _X_ Entire Tribunal or ____ Small Claims Division. 

 

2. 

Property Parcel No. 05-085-033-00. 

 

3. 

The property is located in Benzie County. 

 

4. 

The values for the property identified above as established by Respondent after 

the retroactive uncapping are: 

 

Tax 

Year

Assessed Value 

Original 

Taxable 

Value

2012 $821,500 

$821,500 

2013 

$855,300 

$841,216 

2014 

$918,000 

$854,675 

2015 

$890,300 

$868,350 

2016 

$770,800 

$770,800

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2017 

$760,500 

$760,500 

2018 

$744,500 

$744,500 

2019 

$888,400 

$762,368 

2020 

$872,300 

$776,853 

2021 

$938,600 

$797,729 

2022 

$1,585,800 

$813,724 

2023 

$1,596,400 

$854,410 

2025 

$1,758,000 

$924,942 

 

5. 

The parties reviewed the underlying transactions relating to the belated tax year 

2012 uncapping, and, in so doing, determined that the underlying transactions 

constituted only a partial uncapping. As such, the values for the property 

identified above as stipulated by the parties for settlement purposes are: 

 

 

Tax 

Year

Assessed Value 

Stipulated 

Taxable Value

2012 $821,500 

$638,319 

2013 

$855,300 

$653,638 

2014 

$918,000 

$664,096 

2015 

$890,300 

$674,721 

2016 

$770,800 

$676,745 

2017 

$760,500 

$682,835 

2018 

$744,500 

$697,174 

2019 

$888,400 

$713,906 

2020 

$872,300 

$727,470 

2021 

$938,600 

$737,654 

2022 

$1,585,800 

$761,996 

2023 

$1,596,400 

$800,095 

2025 

$1,758,000 

$866,142 

 

6. 

If stipulation address tax years other than the tax year originally appealed or tax 

years added through motions to amend that have been granted by the Tribunal, list 

the separate facts upon which the parties rely to invoke the Tribunal's authority 

over those tax year or years (attach additional page if necessary): N/A 

 

7. 

List separately any special terms or conditions being proposed by the parties that 

would affect the execution of this Consent Judgment including, but not limited to, 

the joint payment of the refund, the waiver of interest, etc. (attach additional page 

if necessary): N/A

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IT IS SO STIPULATED AND AGREED. 

 

DATED: March 20, 2026 

 

VARNUM LLP 

Attorneys for Petitioner 

 

By: __/s/ Deborah I. Ondersma ________ 

 Adam J. Brody (P62035) 

 Deborah I. Ondersma (P55907) 

BUSINESS ADDRESS: 

 333 Bridge St., NW, Suite 1700 

 P.O. Box 352 

 Grand Rapids, MI 49501-0352 

 (616) 336-6000 

 ajbrody@varnumlaw.com 

 diondersma@varnumlaw.com 

DATED: March 20, 2026 

 

FOSTER, SWIFT, COLLINS & SMITH, P.C 

Attorneys for Respondent Crystal Lake Twp. 

 

By: _/s/ Thomas K. Dillon _______________ 

 Michael D. Homier (P60318) 

 Thomas K. Dillon (P81136) 

BUSINESS ADDRESS: 

 1700 East Beltline, N.E., Suite 200 

 Grand Rapids, MI 49525 

 (616) 726-2258 

 mhomier@fosterswift.com 

 tdillon@fosterswift.com 

 

 

 

 

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