Journey To The Well Foundation, Inc. Petitioner Vs. Township Of Columbia Respondent

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STATE OF MICHIGAN 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING & REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL 

JOURNEY TO THE WELL FOUNDATION, INC,, 

Docket No. 26-002413 

Petitioner, 

Parcel Nos. 80-06-025-011-10 

v. 

80-06-036-010-00 

80-06-035-002-00 

COLUMBIA TOWNSHIP, 

80-06-100-001-00 

80-06-035-001-10 

Respondent. 

80-06-036-009-31 

80-06-036-009-11 

80-06-036-007-01 

Jason C. Long (P59244) 

WILLIAMS WILLIAMS RATTNER 

& PLUNKETT, PC 

380 N. Old Woodward Ave., Ste. 300 

Birmingham, MI 48009 

(248) 642-0333 

Attorneys for Petitioner 

Proof of Service of Petition and Notice of Docket Number

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Proof of Service of Petition and Notice of Docket Number 

Monica Athanas states that she personally served copies of the Entire Tribunal 

Property Tax Petition, the Notice of Docket Number, and this Proof of Service, on the 

persons listed below, by the means identified below, by placing those documents in 

duly stamped, addressed envelopes, and placing the envelopes in the United States 

mail on October 1, 2026. 

PERSONS SERVED: 

Certified Mail 

First Class Mail 

Clerk 

Clerk 

Secretary of School Board 

Columbia Township 

Van Buren County 

Bangor Public Schools 

PO Box 323 

212 E Paw Paw Street 

801 West Arlington Street 

Grand Junction, MI 49056 

Paw Paw, MI 49079 

Bangor, MI 49013 

Assessor 

Director of Equalization 

State Treasurer 

Columbia Township 

Van Buren County 

Michigan Department of Treasury 

PO Box 323 

219 E Paw Paw Street 

Austin Building 

Grand Junction, MI 49056 

Paw Paw, MI 49079 

430 W. Allegan 

Lansing, MI 

48922 

= 

40718 

Monica Athanas

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STATE OF MICHIGAN

GRETCHEN WHITMER

GOVERNOR

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

LANSING

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA

DIRECTOR

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL · 611 W. OTTAWA ST., LANSING, MI 48933 · 517-335-9760

PO BOX 30232, LANSING, MI 48909 · Other Carriers: 2407 N. GRAND RIVER AVE., LANSING, MI 48906

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL

Docket Number: 26-002413

Is this case currently pending in the Small Claims Division? No

Party Filing Document 

Petitioner

Files

Document Type: Proof of Service: Petition

Attachment File Name: POS - Petition - JWF - Columbia (8 parcels)

Fee Information

Filing Fee: $ 0.00

Payment Information

Payment: $ 0.00

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STATE OF MICHIGAN 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING & REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL 

 

 

JOURNEY TO THE WELL FOUNDATION, INC., 

 

 

Petitioner, 

 

 

 

 

 

Parcel Nos. 80-06-025-011-10 

v. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

80-06-036-010-00 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

80-06-035-002-00 

COLUMBIA TOWNSHIP, 

 

 

 

 

 

80-06-100-001-00 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

80-06-035-001-10 

 

Respondent. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

80-06-036-009-31 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

80-06-036-009-11 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

80-06-036-007-01 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jason C. Long (P59244) 

Williams Williams Rattner & Plunkett, PC 

380 N. Old Woodward Ave., Ste. 300 

Birmingham, MI 48009 

(248) 642-0333 

Attorneys for Petitioner 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Entire Tribunal Property Tax Petition 

 

 

Petitioner Journey to the Well Foundation, Inc., by and through its attorneys, 

Williams Williams Rattner & Plunkett, PC, states as follows for its Entire Tribunal 

Property Tax Petition. 

The Parties 

1. 

Petitioner is an Indiana nonprofit corporation with its principal offices 

located at 6645 E. 276th Street, Atlanta, Indiana 46031. A copy of Petitioner’s 

Certificate of Incorporation is attached as Exhibit A. 

2. 

Respondent Columbia Township is a Michigan civil township with its 

primary offices located at 53053 County Road 388, Grand Junction, Michigan 49056.

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The Subject Properties 

3. 

Petitioner is the owner of eight tax parcels identified as follows: 

a. 

Parcel No. 80-06-025-011-10, c/k/a vacant 21st Ave., Columbia Township, 

Michigan 49056; 

b. 

Parcel No. 80-06-036-010-00, c/k/a 47882 21st Ave., Columbia Township, 

Michigan 49056; 

c. 

Parcel No. 80-06-035-002-00, c/k/a vacant 48th St.,, Columbia Township, 

Michigan 49056; 

d. 

Parcel No. 80-06-100-001-00, c/k/a vacant 48th St., Columbia Township, 

Michigan 49056; 

e. 

Parcel No. 80-06-035-001-10, c/k/a 20840 48th St., Columbia Township, 

Michigan 49056; 

f. 

Parcel No. 80-06-036-009-31, c/k/a 47704 21st Ave., Columbia Township, 

Michigan 49056; 

g. 

Parcel No. 80-06-036-009-11, c/k/a 47704 21st Ave., Columbia Township, 

Michigan 49056; and 

h. 

Parcel No. 80-06-036-007-01, c/k/a vacant 21st Ave., Columbia Township, 

Michigan 49056. 

These properties are referred to in this Petition collectively as the “Subject 

Properties.” 

4. 

The Subject Properties are all physically contiguous.

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5. 

The Subject Properties are located in Van Buren County and are within 

the Bangor Public School District. 

The Subject Properties’ 2026 Property Tax Assessments 

6. 

Respondent possesses jurisdiction to assess and collect property taxes 

for the Subject Properties. 

7. 

For the 2026 tax year, Respondent classified the Subject Properties as 

residential real property. 

8. 

Respondent tentatively assessed the Subject Properties in the amounts 

set forth in Paragraph 1 of the attached Petition Multiple Parcel Form. 

9. 

Petitioner protested the Subject Properties’ assessments at the 2026 

March Board of Review, asserting that the Subject Properties qualify for an 

exemption from tax under the General Property Tax Act, MCL 211.1 et seq., including 

the exemption for properties owned and occupied by a nonprofit charitable institution 

and used for the institution’s charitable purposes. 

10. 

Respondent’s 2026 March Board of Review declined any relief, such that 

the amounts set forth in Paragraph 1 of the attached Petition Multiple Parcel Form 

are the Subject Properties’ 2026 assessments. 

11. 

 Petitioner contends that valid and lawful assessments for the Subject 

Properties cannot exceed the amounts set forth in Paragraph 2 of the attached 

Petition Multiple Parcel Form. The Subject Properties qualify for exemption from 

real property taxes under the GPTA.

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12. 

The amounts in dispute are therefore the amounts set forth in 

Paragraph 3 of the attached Petition Multiple Parcel Form. 

13. 

This Petition presents issues involving exemption, including specifically 

that Petitioner (a) is a nonprofit charitable institution, (b) owns the Subject 

Properties, and (c) occupies the Subject Properties, and (d) uses the Subject 

Properties solely for the purposes for which Petitioner was incorporated. 

14. 

The 

purposes 

for 

Petitioner’s 

incorporation 

include 

providing 

programming for families, married couples, pastors, and other groups, that renews 

and strengthens spiritual and emotional connections through Biblical teaching and 

exposure to nature, located at the Subject Properties and other properties that 

Petitioner owns and uses in conjunction with the Subject Properties. 

15. 

Petitioner does not believe that this Petition presents any issues arising 

out of “additions” or “losses” as the General Property Tax Act, MCL 211.1 et seq. (the 

“GPTA”) defines those terms but reserves its rights to assert issues involving losses 

should information supporting such issues become available. 

16. 

The Subject Properties’ 2026 assessments (a) violate the Michigan 

Constitution, the GPTA, and other Michigan law, (b) are based on erroneous 

principles and information, and (c) otherwise violate Petitioner’s rights. 

Conclusion and Request for Relief 

 

Wherefore, Petitioner respectfully requests that this honorable Tribunal enter 

judgment revising the Subject Properties’ 2026 assessments to be consistent with the

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amounts set forth in Paragraph 2 of the attached Petition Multiple Parcel Form and 

granting Petitioner all other relief to which it is entitled. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Respectfully Submitted, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Williams Williams Rattner & Plunkett, PC 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By: 

/s/ Jason C. Long 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Jason C. Long (P59244) 

Dated: June 23, 2026 

 

 

Attorneys for Petitioner

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STATE OF MICHIGAN 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING & REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL 

 

 

JOURNEY TO THE WELL FOUNDATION, INC., 

 

 

Petitioner, 

 

 

 

 

 

Parcel Nos. 80-06-025-011-10 

v. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

80-06-036-010-00 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

80-06-035-002-00 

COLUMBIA TOWNSHIP, 

 

 

 

 

 

80-06-100-001-00

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Copies of the 2026 Board of

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STATE OF MICHIGAN

GRETCHEN WHITMER

GOVERNOR

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

LANSING

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA 

DIRECTOR

Entire Tribunal Case Information Sheet - Petitioner

MTT DOCKET NO. 

 

Section 1: Petitioner’s Contact Information

Filer type: 

Organization 

Local Unit of Government

First Name

M.I.

Last Name/Company Name

Journey to the Well Foundation, Inc.

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

c/o 380 N. Old Woodward Ave.

Ste. 300

City or Town

Birmingham

State

Michigan

ZIP Code

48009

Telephone Number

2486420333

E-mail Address (do not enter unless you want MTT to send all correspondence via e-mail)

jlong@wwrplaw.com

 

 

Section 2: Attorney/Authorized Representative’s Contact Information

First Name

Jason

M.I.

C.

Last Name

Long

Firm Name (if any)

Williams Williams Rattner & Plunkett, PC

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

380 N. Old Woodward Ave.

Suite 300

City or Town

Birmingham

State

Michigan

ZIP Code

48009

Telephone Number

2486420333

E-mail Address (do not enter unless you want MTT to send all correspondence via e-mail)

jlong@wwrplaw.com

 

Section 3: Issue 

Please designate one: 

Valuation 

 

Section 4: Subject Property Information 

How many parcels are you 

appealing?

8

Property Address (No., Street, City, ST, ZIP) [If multiple, list first property’s address]

47882 21st Ave.

Columbia Twp.

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STATE OF MICHIGAN

GRETCHEN WHITMER

GOVERNOR

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

LANSING

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA 

DIRECTOR

Michigan

49056

Taxing Authority (City or Township)

Township Of Columbia (VAN BUREN) 

County

Van Buren

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

(*If no, you must file separate appeals for each non-contiguous or non-adjoining parcel.)

Yes

 

 

Section 5: Check which of the following you are appealing (check all that apply) 

True Cash and Taxable Values

Other (please explain)

If “Other”, please explain:

Exemption

 

 

Section 6: Valuation Information for Each Parcel under Appeal

Parcel Number:

80-06-025-011-10

Classification of Property: Real (check one)

Residential (check one)

Current Assessed Value (also known as State Equalized Value) as established by the Board of Review:

90600

Current Taxable Value as established by the Board of Review:

90600

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

0

Multiply the True Cash Value by 50% and enter here. This is your contention of Assessed Value (also known as State Equalized Value).

0

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

0

 

Section 6: Valuation Information for Each Parcel under Appeal

Parcel Number:

80-06-036-010-00

Classification of Property: Real (check one)

Residential (check one)

Current Assessed Value (also known as State Equalized Value) as established by the Board of Review:

254300

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STATE OF MICHIGAN

GRETCHEN WHITMER

GOVERNOR

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

LANSING

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA 

DIRECTOR

Current Taxable Value as established by the Board of Review:

216637

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

0

Multiply the True Cash Value by 50% and enter here. This is your contention of Assessed Value (also known as State Equalized Value).

0

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

0

 

Section 6: Valuation Information for Each Parcel under Appeal

Parcel Number:

80-06-035-002-00

Classification of Property: Real (check one)

Residential (check one)

Current Assessed Value (also known as State Equalized Value) as established by the Board of Review:

94900

Current Taxable Value as established by the Board of Review:

94900

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

0

Multiply the True Cash Value by 50% and enter here. This is your contention of Assessed Value (also known as State Equalized Value).

0

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

0

 

Section 6: Valuation Information for Each Parcel under Appeal

Parcel Number:

80-06-100-001-00

Classification of Property: Real (check one)

Residential (check one)

Current Assessed Value (also known as State Equalized Value) as established by the Board of Review:

22100

Current Taxable Value as established by the Board of Review:

19164

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

0

Multiply the True Cash Value by 50% and enter here. This is your contention of Assessed Value (also known as State Equalized Value).

0

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

0

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STATE OF MICHIGAN

GRETCHEN WHITMER

GOVERNOR

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

LANSING

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA 

DIRECTOR

 

Section 6: Valuation Information for Each Parcel under Appeal

Parcel Number:

80-06-035-100-10

Classification of Property: Real (check one)

Residential (check one)

Current Assessed Value (also known as State Equalized Value) as established by the Board of Review:

102700

Current Taxable Value as established by the Board of Review:

102289

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

0

Multiply the True Cash Value by 50% and enter here. This is your contention of Assessed Value (also known as State Equalized Value).

0

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

0

 

Section 6: Valuation Information for Each Parcel under Appeal

Parcel Number:

80-06-036-009-31

Classification of Property: Real (check one)

Residential (check one)

Current Assessed Value (also known as State Equalized Value) as established by the Board of Review:

231200

Current Taxable Value as established by the Board of Review:

212212

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

0

Multiply the

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STATE OF MICHIGAN

GRETCHEN WHITMER

GOVERNOR

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

LANSING

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA

DIRECTOR

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL · 611 W. OTTAWA ST., LANSING, MI 48933 · 517-335-9760

PO BOX 30232, LANSING, MI 48909 · Other Carriers: 2407 N. GRAND RIVER AVE., LANSING, MI 48906

Journey to the Well Foundation, Inc., 

Petitioner,

 MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL

v

MTT Docket No.: 26-002413

Township Of Columbia, 

Respondent.

NOTICE OF DOCKET NUMBER

TAKE NOTICE that an Entire Tribunal petition has been filed and the above-noted 

docket number has been assigned to that petition. This docket number shall be noted 

on the petition and the petition shall be served within 45 days of the issuance of 

this notice, as required by TTR 227 and MCL 205.735a, even if the petition was served 

when filed. A proof of service shall also be filed with the Tribunal within 45 days of the 

issuance of this notice evidencing the service of the petition. 

If you submitted a proof of service with the petition, you must still serve the petition and 

file a second proof of service including the docket number, pursuant to this notice. 

Failure to serve the petition and file a proof of service within 45 days of the issuance of 

the notice may result in the dismissal of this case.

Under TTR 235(1), “[t]he respondent shall file an answer or responsive motion within 28 

days after the date of service of the petition with noted docket number.” Failure to do so 

will result in Respondent being placed in default.

The docket number also needs to be noted on all other documents submitted in this 

case. Further, the assignment of the docket number does not mean that the Tribunal 

has authority over the petition or that the petition complies with statutory requirements 

or the Tribunal’s rules.

By: Tribunal Clerk

Entered: September 17, 2026

PROOF OF SERVICE

I certify that a copy of the foregoing was sent on the entry date indicated above to the 

parties or their attorneys or authorized representatives, if any, utilizing either the mailing 

or email addresses on file, as provided by those parties, attorneys, or authorized 

representatives.

By: Tribunal Clerk

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STATE OF MICHIGAN 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING & REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL 

 

 

JOURNEY TO THE WELL FOUNDATION, INC., 

 

 

Petitioner, 

 

 

 

 

 

Parcel Nos. 80-06-025-011-10 

v. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

80-06-036-010-00 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

80-06-035-002-00 

COLUMBIA TOWNSHIP, 

 

 

 

 

 

80-06-100-001-00 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

80-06-035-001-10 

 

Respondent. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

80-06-036-009-31 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

80-06-036-009-11 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

80-06-036-007-01 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jason C. Long (P59244) 

Williams Williams Rattner & Plunkett, PC 

380 N. Old Woodward Ave., Ste. 300 

Birmingham, MI 48009 

(248) 642-0333 

Attorneys for Petitioner 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Entire Tribunal Property Tax Petition 

 

 

Petitioner Journey to the Well Foundation, Inc., by and through its attorneys, 

Williams Williams Rattner & Plunkett, PC, states as follows for its Entire Tribunal 

Property Tax Petition. 

The Parties 

1. 

Petitioner is an Indiana nonprofit corporation with its principal offices 

located at 6645 E. 276th Street, Atlanta, Indiana 46031. A copy of Petitioner’s 

Certificate of Incorporation is attached as Exhibit A. 

2. 

Respondent Columbia Township is a Michigan civil township with its 

primary offices located at 53053 County Road 388, Grand Junction, Michigan 49056.

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The Subject Properties 

3. 

Petitioner is the owner of eight tax parcels identified as follows: 

a. 

Parcel No. 80-06-025-011-10, c/k/a vacant 21st Ave., Columbia Township, 

Michigan 49056; 

b. 

Parcel No. 80-06-036-010-00, c/k/a 47882 21st Ave., Columbia Township, 

Michigan 49056; 

c. 

Parcel No. 80-06-035-002-00, c/k/a vacant 48th St.,, Columbia Township, 

Michigan 49056; 

d. 

Parcel No. 80-06-100-001-00, c/k/a vacant 48th St., Columbia Township, 

Michigan 49056; 

e. 

Parcel No. 80-06-035-001-10, c/k/a 20840 48th St., Columbia Township, 

Michigan 49056; 

f. 

Parcel No. 80-06-036-009-31, c/k/a 47704 21st Ave., Columbia Township, 

Michigan 49056; 

g. 

Parcel No. 80-06-036-009-11, c/k/a 47704 21st Ave., Columbia Township, 

Michigan 49056; and 

h. 

Parcel No. 80-06-036-007-01, c/k/a vacant 21st Ave., Columbia Township, 

Michigan 49056. 

These properties are referred to in this Petition collectively as the “Subject 

Properties.” 

4. 

The Subject Properties are all physically contiguous.

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5. 

The Subject Properties are located in Van Buren County and are within 

the Bangor Public School District. 

The Subject Properties’ 2026 Property Tax Assessments 

6. 

Respondent possesses jurisdiction to assess and collect property taxes 

for the Subject Properties. 

7. 

For the 2026 tax year, Respondent classified the Subject Properties as 

residential real property. 

8. 

Respondent tentatively assessed the Subject Properties in the amounts 

set forth in Paragraph 1 of the attached Petition Multiple Parcel Form. 

9. 

Petitioner protested the Subject Properties’ assessments at the 2026 

March Board of Review, asserting that the Subject Properties qualify for an 

exemption from tax under the General Property Tax Act, MCL 211.1 et seq., including 

the exemption for properties owned and occupied by a nonprofit charitable institution 

and used for the institution’s charitable purposes. 

10. 

Respondent’s 2026 March Board of Review declined any relief, such that 

the amounts set forth in Paragraph 1 of the attached Petition Multiple Parcel Form 

are the Subject Properties’ 2026 assessments. 

11. 

 Petitioner contends that valid and lawful assessments for the Subject 

Properties cannot exceed the amounts set forth in Paragraph 2 of the attached 

Petition Multiple Parcel Form. The Subject Properties qualify for exemption from 

real property taxes under the GPTA.

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12. 

The amounts in dispute are therefore the amounts set forth in 

Paragraph 3 of the attached Petition Multiple Parcel Form. 

13. 

This Petition presents issues involving exemption, including specifically 

that Petitioner (a) is a nonprofit charitable institution, (b) owns the Subject 

Properties, and (c) occupies the Subject Properties, and (d) uses the Subject 

Properties solely for the purposes for which Petitioner was incorporated. 

14. 

The 

purposes 

for 

Petitioner’s 

incorporation 

include 

providing 

programming for families, married couples, pastors, and other groups, that renews 

and strengthens spiritual and emotional connections through Biblical teaching and 

exposure to nature, located at the Subject Properties and other properties that 

Petitioner owns and uses in conjunction with the Subject Properties. 

15. 

Petitioner does not believe that this Petition presents any issues arising 

out of “additions” or “losses” as the General Property Tax Act, MCL 211.1 et seq. (the 

“GPTA”) defines those terms but reserves its rights to assert issues involving losses 

should information supporting such issues become available. 

16. 

The Subject Properties’ 2026 assessments (a) violate the Michigan 

Constitution, the GPTA, and other Michigan law, (b) are based on erroneous 

principles and information, and (c) otherwise violate Petitioner’s rights. 

Conclusion and Request for Relief 

 

Wherefore, Petitioner respectfully requests that this honorable Tribunal enter 

judgment revising the Subject Properties’ 2026 assessments to be consistent with the

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amounts set forth in Paragraph 2 of the attached Petition Multiple Parcel Form and 

granting Petitioner all other relief to which it is entitled. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Respectfully Submitted, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Williams Williams Rattner & Plunkett, PC 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By: 

/s/ Jason C. Long 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Jason C. Long (P59244) 

Dated: June 23, 2026 

 

 

Attorneys for Petitioner

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STATE OF MICHIGAN 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING & REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL 

 

 

JOURNEY TO THE WELL FOUNDATION, INC., 

 

 

Petitioner, 

 

 

 

 

 

Parcel Nos. 80-06-025-011-10 

v. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

80-06-036-010-00 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

80-06-035-002-00 

COLUMBIA TOWNSHIP, 

 

 

 

 

 

80-06-100-001-00

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Copies of the 2026 Board of

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STATE OF MICHIGAN

GRETCHEN WHITMER

GOVERNOR

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

LANSING

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA 

DIRECTOR

Entire Tribunal Case Information Sheet - Petitioner

MTT DOCKET NO. 

 

Section 1: Petitioner’s Contact Information

Filer type: 

Organization 

Local Unit of Government

First Name

M.I.

Last Name/Company Name

Journey to the Well Foundation, Inc.

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

c/o 380 N. Old Woodward Ave.

Ste. 300

City or Town

Birmingham

State

Michigan

ZIP Code

48009

Telephone Number

2486420333

E-mail Address (do not enter unless you want MTT to send all correspondence via e-mail)

jlong@wwrplaw.com

 

 

Section 2: Attorney/Authorized Representative’s Contact Information

First Name

Jason

M.I.

C.

Last Name

Long

Firm Name (if any)

Williams Williams Rattner & Plunkett, PC

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

380 N. Old Woodward Ave.

Suite 300

City or Town

Birmingham

State

Michigan

ZIP Code

48009

Telephone Number

2486420333

E-mail Address (do not enter unless you want MTT to send all correspondence via e-mail)

jlong@wwrplaw.com

 

Section 3: Issue 

Please designate one: 

Valuation 

 

Section 4: Subject Property Information 

How many parcels are you 

appealing?

8

Property Address (No., Street, City, ST, ZIP) [If multiple, list first property’s address]

47882 21st Ave.

Columbia Twp.

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STATE OF MICHIGAN

GRETCHEN WHITMER

GOVERNOR

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

LANSING

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA 

DIRECTOR

Michigan

49056

Taxing Authority (City or Township)

Township Of Columbia (VAN BUREN) 

County

Van Buren

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

(*If no, you must file separate appeals for each non-contiguous or non-adjoining parcel.)

Yes

 

 

Section 5: Check which of the following you are appealing (check all that apply) 

True Cash and Taxable Values

Other (please explain)

If “Other”, please explain:

Exemption

 

 

Section 6: Valuation Information for Each Parcel under Appeal

Parcel Number:

80-06-025-011-10

Classification of Property: Real (check one)

Residential (check one)

Current Assessed Value (also known as State Equalized Value) as established by the Board of Review:

90600

Current Taxable Value as established by the Board of Review:

90600

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

0

Multiply the True Cash Value by 50% and enter here. This is your contention of Assessed Value (also known as State Equalized Value).

0

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

0

 

Section 6: Valuation Information for Each Parcel under Appeal

Parcel Number:

80-06-036-010-00

Classification of Property: Real (check one)

Residential (check one)

Current Assessed Value (also known as State Equalized Value) as established by the Board of Review:

254300

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STATE OF MICHIGAN

GRETCHEN WHITMER

GOVERNOR

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

LANSING

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA 

DIRECTOR

Current Taxable Value as established by the Board of Review:

216637

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

0

Multiply the True Cash Value by 50% and enter here. This is your contention of Assessed Value (also known as State Equalized Value).

0

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

0

 

Section 6: Valuation Information for Each Parcel under Appeal

Parcel Number:

80-06-035-002-00

Classification of Property: Real (check one)

Residential (check one)

Current Assessed Value (also known as State Equalized Value) as established by the Board of Review:

94900

Current Taxable Value as established by the Board of Review:

94900

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

0

Multiply the True Cash Value by 50% and enter here. This is your contention of Assessed Value (also known as State Equalized Value).

0

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

0

 

Section 6: Valuation Information for Each Parcel under Appeal

Parcel Number:

80-06-100-001-00

Classification of Property: Real (check one)

Residential (check one)

Current Assessed Value (also known as State Equalized Value) as established by the Board of Review:

22100

Current Taxable Value as established by the Board of Review:

19164

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

0

Multiply the True Cash Value by 50% and enter here. This is your contention of Assessed Value (also known as State Equalized Value).

0

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

0

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STATE OF MICHIGAN

GRETCHEN WHITMER

GOVERNOR

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

LANSING

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA 

DIRECTOR

 

Section 6: Valuation Information for Each Parcel under Appeal

Parcel Number:

80-06-035-100-10

Classification of Property: Real (check one)

Residential (check one)

Current Assessed Value (also known as State Equalized Value) as established by the Board of Review:

102700

Current Taxable Value as established by the Board of Review:

102289

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

0

Multiply the True Cash Value by 50% and enter here. This is your contention of Assessed Value (also known as State Equalized Value).

0

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

0

 

Section 6: Valuation Information for Each Parcel under Appeal

Parcel Number:

80-06-036-009-31

Classification of Property: Real (check one)

Residential (check one)

Current Assessed Value (also known as State Equalized Value) as established by the Board of Review:

231200

Current Taxable Value as established by the Board of Review:

212212

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

0

Multiply the

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