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Senkewitz Family Trust Petitioner V Township Of Colon Respondent · 26-001647-TT

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GRETCHEN WHITMER 

GOVERNOR 

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

RECEIVED 

APR 27 2026 

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL 

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA 

DIRECTOR 

LANSING 

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-Property 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 

M.I. 

Last Name/Company Name 

David 

L 

Senkewitz 

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

529 Maple St 

City or Town 

State 

ZiP Code 

Colon 

Mi 

49040 

Telephone Number 269-203-5092 

Email Address {do not enter unless you want MTT to send all correspondence via emall) 

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

) 

First Name 

ME 

Last Name 

Firm Name (if any) 

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

City or Town 

State 

ZIP Code 

Telephone Number 

Email Address (do not enter unless you want MTT to send all correspondence via ema) 

Section 3: Subject Property Information +use the muttipte parcel form for additional, contiguous parcels. 

How many parcels are you 

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

appealing? 

1 vest 

[J nom 

*4if No, you must file separate appeals for each parce! 

Property Address (No., Street) 

529 Maple St.

Vo 

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

LANSING 

DIRECTOR 

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

all that apply) 

[ True Cash and Taxable Value 

0 Taxable Value Only (calculation) 

J Uncapping of Taxable Value 

Section 5: Explain the Reason for this Appeal 

Appealing only the assessed value, not the taxable value. 

Estimated land value of $365,729 is inflated in comparison to all comparable properties 

in the area. 

Section 6: Jurisdictional Issues 

Did you protest the assessment at a Board of Review (BOR)? [¥4] Yes 

[ml] No 

if Yes, check which BOR you attended: [¥] March 

[] July 

O December 

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

[ Not required to attend 

Appealing a purported Clerical Error or Mutual Mistake of Fact (if yes, include explanation in Section 5) 

Appealing within 35 days of State Tax Commission Order 

Appealing within 35 days of receipt of Notice of Uncapping 

{7 other

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON |. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

LANSING 

DIRECTOR 

Section 7: Valuation Information *use the muitipte parcel form for additional, contiguous parcels. 

Parcel Number: 

75 041 090 004 00 

Classification of Property: 

Real] 

Personal [J (check one) 

Agriculturatd 

~~ Commerciai((] 

Industrial 

3 

Residential @ 

 Timber-Gutover [J] 

Developmental 

3 

Utility 

0 

(check one) 

Assessed Value (also known as State Equalized Value) established 

| Taxable Value established by the Board of Review: 

by the Board of Review: 

341 ,400 

230,671 

What do you believe Is the falr market value (also known as true cash value)? 

$526,365 

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

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

value by .5} 

$263,1 83 

assessed value) 230,671 

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 

issue? 

[v4] Yes 

[8] No 

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

If the property does not have a Principat Residence Exemption 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 Value or Taxable Value in dispute. 

If you are appealing more than one 

parcel, the parce! with the highest State Equalized Value or Taxable 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 is 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 

$125.00 

$100,000.01 to $600,000.00 

$200.00 

$O0ver $500,000.00 

$300.00 

If the property is 

NOT residential property (see MCL 205.762) and 

the State Equalized Value or Taxable Vatue in contentlon 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 Value in dispute Is $100,000.01 or greater the 

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

Signature *required 

fa Attorneyiputhdrized Representative's Signature: 

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03/25/2026 05:56 

PM 

2026 BOARD OF REVIEW DECISION 

FROM 

COLON TOWNSHIP 

ANNE RICHMOND 

PO BOX 608 

COLON, MI 49040 

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

PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION: (Parcel Code required. Property address 

and legal description optional.) 

75 041 090 004 00 

529 MAPLE ST 

SENKEWITZ FAMILY TRUST 

529 MAPLE ST 

COLON MI 49040 

LOT 4,5,8 & 9 BLK 1 BOWMANS SOUTH ADD VILL. OF 

COLON 

‘HIS PROPERTY IS CLASSIFIED AS 

401 

(RESIDENTIAL-IMPROVED) 

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, 

The Board has completed their review of parcel number 

75 041 090 004 00 

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

Board of Review Comments: 

THE BOARD AGREES WITH CURRENT ASSESSMENT, NO CHANGE WAS MADE 

2026 ORIGINAL ASSESSED VALUE 

341,400 

[2026 "BOARD OF REVIEW" ASSESSED VALUE 

341,400 

| 

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

2026 

ORIGINAL TAXABLE VALUE 

230,671 

[2026 "BOARD OF REVIEW" TAXABLE VALUE 

230,671 

| 

2026 PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE EXEMPTION/QUALIFIED AG 

100.0000 

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

“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.” 

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

Mr. David L. Senkewitz 

GRAND RAPIDS MI 

493 

‘Colon MI 49040 

23 APR 2026 

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