25-002076.pdf
Autozone, Inc., Petitioner Vs. Township Of Flint, Respondent · 25-002076-TT
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RECEIVED SEP 0% 2025 CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF FLINT MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL Assessment Division - 1490 S. Dye Road Phone: (810) 732-1350 William Fowler, i gly Fax: (810) 732-0866 MMAO, PPE Flint, Michigan 48532 assessingdept@flinttownship.org Assessor August 28, 2025 Office of the Chief Clerk Michigan Tax Tribunal P.O. Box 30232 Lansing, MI 48909 RE: MTT Docket No.: 25-002076 Autozone, Inc. v Township of Flint Parcel: 07-16-300-078 Dear Honorable Michigan Tax Tribunal: Enclosed for filing, please find Respondent’s Reply to Petitioners Petition (in the Entire Tribunal) and Respondent’s Proof of Service. Respectfully submitted, Sf 2ecla Deo Paula Dotson Deputy Assessor Charter Township of Flint
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STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING & REGULATORY AFFAIRS MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL Autozone, Inc. MTT Docket no.: 25-002076 Parcel 07-16-300-078 Petitioner v Flint Township, Genesee County Respondent Jason Long & Jerome Pesick Paula Dotson Williams, Williams, Rattner & Plunkett Deputy Assessor, Charter Township of Flint 380 N. Old Woodward Ave., Ste. 300 1490 S. Dye Road Birmingham, MI 48009 Flint, MI 48532 248.642.0333 810.600.3227 RESPONDENT’S REPLY TO PETITIONER’S APPEAL TO CONTEST THE 2025 ASSESSED AND TAXBLE VALUATION (JN ENTIRE TRIBUNAL) Respondent, the Charter Township of Flint, through its Assessor, William Fowler, and its Deputy Assessor, Paula Dotson, hereby submits its response to Petitioner’s Petition as follows: 1. Respondent neither admits nor denies the statements and or allegations set forth in paragraph 1 of Petitioner's Petition as it does not have sufficient information to form a belief as to the truth of the allegations. 2. Respondent admits the statements and or allegations set forth in paragraph 2 of Petitioner’s Petition. 3. Respondent admits the statements and or allegations set forth in paragraph 3 of Petitioner’s Petition.
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10. 11. 12. 13. MTT Docket No. 25-002076 Respondent admits the statements and or allegations set forth in paragraph 6 of Petitioners Petition. Respondent admits the statements and or allegations set forth in paragraph 7 of Petitioner’s Petition. Respondent admits the statements and or allegations set forth in paragraph 8 of Petitioner’s Petition. Respondent neither admits nor denies the statements and or allegations set forth in paragraph 9 of Petitioners Petition as said paragraph is merely the opportunity for Petitioner to set forth its opinion of value. Respondent neither admits nor denies the statements and or allegations set forth in paragraph 10 of Petitioner’s Petition said paragraph is merely the mathematical calculation of the difference between Respondent’s valuations and Petitioner’s contention of value. Respondent neither admits nor denies the statements and or allegations set forth in paragraph 11 of Petitioner’s as said paragraph does not have sufficient information to form a belief as to the truth of the allegations. Respondent neither admits nor denies the statements and or allegations set forth in paragraph 12 of Petitioner’s Petition as said paragraph does not have sufficient information to form a belief as to the truth of the allegations. Respondent denies the statements or allegations set forth in paragraph 13 of Petitioner’s Petition for the reason they are not true. Wherefore Respondent requests the relief and actions requested by Petitioner be denied. Respondent leaves Petitioner to meeting its required burden of proof. Respondent’s Response submitted on this date, August 28, 2025, by: Suto AUPE Paula Dotson
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STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING & REGULATORY AFFAIRS MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL Autozone, Inc. Petitioner v Flint Township, Genesee County Respondent MTT DOCKET NO.: 25-002076 PROOF OF SERVICE STATE OF MICHIGAN ) GENESEE COUNTY) THE UNDERSIGNED, Paula Dotson, being first duly sworn, deposes and says that on August 28, 2025, she caused to be served upon: Jason Long & Jerome Pesick Michigan Tax Tribunal Williams, Williams, Rattner & Plunkett PO Box 30232 380 N. Old Woodward Ave., Ste. 300 Lansing, Michigan 48909 Birmingham, MI 48009 by enclosing the same in an envelope, plainly addressed to said party at the above address, with lawful United States first class postage affixed thereon and by placing same in the United States mail. August 28, 2025 Date Paula Dotson Deputy Assessor
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