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David Peerboom, Ashton Peerboom, Petitioners V Township Of Sparta, Respondent · 25-003508-TT

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MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL 

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

LANSING 

DIRECTOR 

PROPERTY TAX APPEAL ANSWER FORM 

VALUATION / EXEMPTION / CLASSIFICATION APPEAL 

MTT DOCKET NO. 25-003508 

Section 1: Respondent’s Contact Information 

First Name: 

ML: 

Last Name/Company Name/Unit of Government: 

Clifford 

A 

Turner 

Home Address (No., Street, P.O. Box or Rural Route}: 

County: 

160 E Division St E 

Kent 

City or Town: 

State: 

ZIP Code: 

Sparta 

MI 

149345 

Telephone Number: 

Fax Number: 

616-887-8863 

616-887-3823 

E-mail Address {do not enter unless you want MTT to send all correspondence via email): 

assessor@spartatownship.org 

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

First Name: 

Ml: 

Last Name: 

Clifford 

A 

Turner 

Firm Name (if 

any): 

. 

"Sparta Township 

Address {No., Street, P.O, Box or Rural Route): 

160 E Division St E 

City or Town: 

State: 

ZIP Code: 

Sparta 

Mi 

49345 

Telephone Number: 

Fax Number: 

616-887-8863 

E-mail Address (do not enter unless you want MTT to send ali correspondence via email): 

assessor@spartatownship.org 

Section 3: Subject Property Information 

Does the subject praperty have a Principal Residence Exemption of 50% or more? 

4 Yes 

O No 

Are the parcels listed by Petitioner contiguous or adjoining? 

If not, list which parcels adjoin one another, 

] Yes 

[W] No 

4 

Not 

Applicable

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

LANSING 

DIRECTOR 

Section 4: Explain Your Answer to this Appeal 

Based on a formal appraisal by respondent the assessed and taxable values are 

reasonable and just. 

Section 5: Jurisdictional Issues 

IF PETITIONER IS APPEALING THE TRUE CASH AND/OR TAXABLE VALUES 

Did Petitioner protest the assessment at a Board of Review (BOR)? 4 Yes 

[No 

tf yes, check which BOR Petitioner attended: [fl March 

[J duly 

[J] December 

{f no, was the Notice of Assessment properly sent to Petitioner prior to the March BOR? [I] Yes 

[| No 

*Submit a copy of the Notice of Assessment with the Answer, 

If the July or December BOR revised the assessment{s) at issue, did it have authority? [I] Yes 

fm] No 

If yes, cite the Board's authority. 

Was the assessment(s) at issue established as the result of a clerical error or mutual mistake of fact? [mn] Yes 

[] No 

if yes, explain 

is Petitioner appealing from a State Tax Commission Order? 

Oa Yes 

wi] No 

If so, what is the Issue date?

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

GOVERNOR 

LANSING 

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA 

DIRECTOR 

Did Petitioner request a Poverty Exemption at 

a BOR? a Yes 

4 No 

If Yes, check which BOR Petitioner attended: [ | March 

[] July 

[] December 

List the date the BOR denied Petitioner's Poverty Exemption: 

IF PETITIONER IS APPEALING THE DENIAL OF AN EXEMPTION 

OTHER THAN POVERTY, PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE, OR QUALIFIED AGRICULTURAL EXEMPTIONS 

Did Petitioner request the exemption ataBOR? [] Yes 

[No 

If Yes, check which BOR Petitioner attended: (H] March 

O July 

Oa December 

Tax Year(s) denied: 

List the date the exemption was denied: 

What statutory section did Petitioner request the subject property be exempt? 

IF PETITIONER IS APPEALING THE CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY 

What do you believe the classification should be: 

Real 

Personal 

(check one) 

Agricultural 

Commercial 

Industrial 

Residential 

Timber-Cutover 

Developmental 

Utility 

(check one) 

Section 6: Valuation Information use the multiple parcel form for additional, contiguous parcels. 

Parcel Identification Number: 

41-05-01-100-038 

Classification of Property: 

Real 

Personal 

(check one) 

i 

Agricultural 

Commercial 

Industrial 

Residential 

Timber-Cutover 

Developmental 

Utility 

(check one) 

Current Assessed Value (also known as State Equalized Value) as established by the BOR: 

725,700 

Current Taxable Value as established by the BOR: 

699,748 

What do you believe is the fair market value (also known as True Cash Value)? 

1,451,400 

Multiply the True Cash Value by .5 and enter here. This is your contention of Assessed Value. 

725,700 

If you believe the Taxable Value differs from your contention of Assessed Value, enter your contention of Taxable Value. 

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STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON [. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

A 

LANSING 

DIRECTOR 

PAPER FILING INSTRUCTIONS FOR ANSWER TO PROPERTY 

VALUATION/EXEMPTION/CLASSIFICATION APPEAL 

Follow these instructions for filing a small claims answer. For any questions that are not 

answered in these instructions, see the Tribunal's website at www.michigan.gov/taxtrib 

or contact the Tribunal at 517-335-9760. 

Mail the completed form to: 

Michigan Tax Tribunal 

611 W. Ottawa St., Lansing, MI 48933 

U.S. Postal Mailing Address: PO BOX 30232, Lansing, Ml 48909 

Other Carriers (UPS, FedEx, DHL): 

2nd Floor MTT, 2407 N. Grand River Avenue, Lansing, MI 48906 

Section 1: Respondent’s Contact Information: 

If the respondent is a unit of 

government, the “Respondent” is not the assessor, the Respondent is the unit of 

government filing the answer to the petition (i.e. city or township). If the Respondent is 

not a unit of government, the Respondent is the party or parties (i.e., owners, taxpayers) 

filing the answer to the petition. Provide the name, address and daytime phone number 

for the respondent. If there is more than one Respondent, use an additional sheet of 

paper to provide the name, address and daytime phone number for each Respondent. 

Section 2: Respondent’s Attorney/Authorized Representative’s Contact 

Information: 

If Respondent is a unit of government, Respondent must be represented 

by an attorney or authorized representative to file an answer to the petition. If 

Respondent is not a unit of government (i.e., taxpayer), Respondent does not have to 

be represented by an attorney or authorized representative to file an answer to the 

petition. 

If Respondent is using an attorney or authorized representative, that attorney or 

authorized representative must provide all information requested in Section 2 of the 

Answer Form. If Respondent elects to have an attorney or authorized representative, 

only the attorney or authorized representative will receive notices and documents from 

the Tribunal. 

IMPORTANT: 

if the contact information for Respondent, or the attorney or authorized 

representative, if listed, includes an email address, the Tribunal will use that email

STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING & 

REGULATORY AFFAIRS MICHIGAN ADMINISTRATIVE 

HEARING SYSTEM MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL 

David & Ashton Peerboom 

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MTT Docket No. 25-003508 

Township of Sparta, Respondent. 

PROOF OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that true copies of the Answer to the Petition were sent 

on October 8, 2025, to the parties identified below or their attorneys or 

authorized representatives, if any, utilizing the First-Class United States 

Postal Service. 

By: Clifford A. Turner, Assessor for Township Of Sparta, Respondent. 

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Date: October 8, 2025 

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