Kentwood - GRR Hospitality 25-002337 - Joint Motion to Extend Prehearing General Call and Valuation Disclosures 1-15-26.pdf
Grr Hospitality LLC, Petitioner Vs. City Of Kentwood, Respondent · 25-002337-TT
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STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING & REGULATORY AFFAIRS MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL GRR HOSPITALITY LLC, Petitioner, v CITY OF KENTWOOD, Respondent. MOAHR Docket No. 25-002337 Parcel No. 41-18-12-451-015 / Jon Aylsworth Property Tax Consultants Representatives for Petitioner 861 Pinecrest Ave SE Grand Rapids, MI 49506 (269) 366-0300 jack@skylinepropertytax.com Toby Koenig (P72367) Bloom Sluggett, PC Attorneys for Respondent 161 Ottawa Ave NW, Suite 400 Grand Rapids, MI 49503 (616) 965-9340 toby@bloomsluggett.com / JOINT MOTION TO EXTEND PREHEARING GENERAL CALL AND VALUATION DISCLOSURE DEADLINE The Parties, by and through their respective attorneys, hereby submit the following Joint Motion to Extend Prehearing General Call and Valuation Disclosure Deadline as follows: 1. This is a real property valuation appeal. 2. On August 1, 2025, the Tribunal assigned this case to the Prehearing General Call commencing on July 1, 2026, which requires the Parties to file and exchange their Valuation Disclosures by March 4, 2026. 3. The Parties have and continue to work cooperatively during the discovery process. 4. There is good cause to grant this Motion and move this case to the Prehearing General Call Commencing on October 1, 2026, which would require the Parties to file and exchange their Valuation Disclosures by June 4, 2026. The extension will facilitate further cooperation, negotiations, and potential settlement. See MCL 205.732(c). Additionally,
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Page 2 of 3 4929-1570-3431, v. 2 granting this Motion may conserve resources for the Parties and the Tribunal, consistent with Michigan law. See MCR 1.105 (favoring the “economical determination of every action”). 5. Granting this Motion is proper under Tax Tribunal Act section 32(c), MCL 205.732, which provides “(t)he tribunal’s powers include, but are not limited to … Granting other relief or issuing writs, orders, or directives that it deems necessary or appropriate in the process of disposition of a matter over which it may acquire jurisdiction.” 6. In accordance with Michigan Tax Tribunal Newsletter 2022-3, an extension should be granted as a matter of course as this is the Parties’ first request for an extension and said extension is sought via a joint motion. WHEREFORE, the Parties respectfully request that the Tribunal enter an Order granting this Joint Motion, removing this case from the Prehearing General Call commencing on July 1, 2026, and reassigning the case to the Prehearing General Call commencing on October 1, 2026, with a Valuation Disclosure exchange deadline of June 4, 2026. Respectfully Submitted by: PROPERTY TAX CONSULTANTS /s/ Jon Aylsworth (with permission) Jon Aylsworth Representatives for Petitioner 861 Pinecrest Ave SE Grand Rapids, MI 49506 jack@skylinepropertytax.com Dated: January 15, 2026 BLOOM SLUGGETT, PC /s/ Toby Koenig Toby Koenig (P72367) Attorney for Respondent City of Kentwood Dated: January 15, 2026
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Page 3 of 3 4929-1570-3431, v. 2 PROOF OF SERVICE Tonya Voakes, being duly sworn, deposes and says that she is employed by Bloom Sluggett, PC, and that on January 15, 2026, she served a copy of the foregoing Joint Motion To Extend Prehearing General Call by e-mail upon: Jon Aylsworth Property Tax Consultants jack@skylinepropertytax.com /s/ Tonya Voakes Tonya Voakes