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Susan M Stines-VanCourt Petitioner V Township Of Oshtemo Respondent · 26-000885-TT

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Susan M. Stines-VanCourt 

2424 S 8th Street 

Kalamazoo, MI 49009 

(269) 503-0681 

kleinesue1963@gmail.com 

14 August 2026 

MTT Docket # 26-000885 

Oshtemo Charter Township, Kalamazoo, Ml 

cc:Michigan Tax Tribunal, Small Claims Division Lansing, Mi 

To Whom it may concern, 

| am submitting as evidence my proof of income to establish that our 

household earnings fall below the poverty exemption guideline that Oshtemo 

Township set for the year 2026 of $37,318. 

| see that you used my 2025 

income tax to make a determination on my request. 

| am asking for the poverty 

exemption for 2026, not 2025, therefore my request should be based on my 

income for 2026, not 2025. Attached you will find my notice of cost of living 

adjustment from Social Security with my monthly benefit amount. Also 

attached is a letter from the National Industrial Group Pension Plan with my 

monthly benefit amount. My husband has not had any income since August of 

2025, so we live on my income alone of 36,425.64 per year. As you can see, 

that is below the poverty exemption guideline that you set as of December 9, 

2025. Thank you for your attention to this matter. 

Sincerely, 

RECEIVED 

AUG 1.9 2026 

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL

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Notice of Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) 

Hello SUSAN M STINES VANCOURT 

Your Social Security benefit will increase by 2.8% in January 2026. Next year, receive your benefit information 

up to three weeks earlier by creating an online my Social Security account at www.ssa.gov/myaccount. You can 

use this letter as proof of your benefit amount if you need to apply for food, rent, or energy assistance. You can 

also use it to apply for bank loans and for other business. Keep this letter with your important financial records 

or access this information anytime online hy signing in to your personal my Secial Security account. 

How Mich You will Get In 2026 (Before Deductions) 

: 

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: Monthly Amount 

Your monthly benefit in 2026 before deductions 

$2,226.00 

2026 Common Deductions CL 

Monthly Amount 

Medicare Medical Insurance (Part B and Part C) 

$0.00 

if you did not have Medicare as of November 20, 2025, or if someone else pays your premium, 

we show $0.00. 

Medicare Prescription Drug Plan (Part D) 

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-$0.00 

We will notify you if the amount changes in 2026. if you did not elect withholding as of 

November 1, 2025, we show $0.00. 

U.S. federal tax withholding for non-citizens 

-$0.00 

Voluntary federal tax withholding 

-$267.10 

if you did not elect voluntary tax withholding as of November 20, 2025, we show $0.00. 

How Much You Will Get In 2026 (After Deductions) 

Cob 

Monthly Amount 

Your monthly benefit in 2026 after deductions 

This monthly amount may include deductions not listed above. 

$1,958.90 

For more information about your COLA and other benefits-related topics such as 

Medicare, Ticket to Work, Reporting Wages, Earnings Limits, Other Pensions, 

and more, go to www.ssa.gov/cela or scan the QR code. 

If you would like a paper copy of any of this information, please contact us.

PO Box 5315 

Scranton, PA 18505-5315 

Nationat Integrated Group 

Phone: 1-800-321-2393 

Pengion Plan 

Fax: 888-489-4315 

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Email: questions@nigpp.org 

Website: vwavanigpp.org 

MGR? 

Susan M. Stines-Van Court 

2424 § 8th St 

Kalamazoo, Mi 48009-9378 

Mav 5. 2023 

Employer No. IIE 

Union: UAW 503 

Customer 10 IEG 

Dear Ms. Stines-Van Court: 

itis a pleasure fo inform you that the Board of Trustees of the National integrated Group Pension 

Plan (the “NIGPP" or the “Plan”) has approved your application for an age pension to begin on June 

1, 2023. The amount of your monthly pension will be $809.47. 

The enclosed report contains the calculation of your retirement benefit from the NIGPP. 

Please be advised that the benefit provided in this letter takes into account the benefit reductions 

imposed under the Rehabilitation Plan adopted by the Plan in 2009, which are generally effective as 

of June 1, 20110, and are identified and explained in the Notice of Reductions in Adjustable Benefits 

mailed on April 30, 2010. As the Notice explained, different benefit reductions apply under the 

Rehabilitation Plan to each of five different Categories of participants, Based on the Plan's records, 

this benefit assumes that you are included in Category 

1 for this purpose. Please refer to the Notice 

of Reductions in Adjustable Benefits for further information on the Categories of participants and the 

benefit reductions that apply to each Category. 

Note that the Category applicable to you may change, based on future events, and your benefits 

under the Plan may change as a result. Also, if the Board of Trustees of the Plan decide in the future 

to make changes to the Rehabliitation Plan that affect the payment of your benefits, you will receive a 

separate notice in the future that identifies and explains any applicable additional reductions In 

benefits.

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