Opinion
Docket No. 144630. COA No. 301607.
2012-09-21
HILLSDALE COUNTY SENIOR SERVICES CENTER, INC., Ella Asaro, Lyle Green, Ruth Green, Donelda Potts, John Potts, and Kerby Rushing, Plaintiffs–Appellants, v. COUNTY OF HILLSDALE, Defendant–Appellee.
Prior report: Mich.App., 2012 WL 11006.
Order
On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the January 3, 2012 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is GRANTED. The parties shall address: (1) whether the Michigan Tax Tribunal has jurisdiction, pursuant to MCL 205.731, over the plaintiffs' claim for mandamus to enforce the terms of the August 2008 Hillsdale County millage that levied an additional .5 mill for funding the Hillsdale County Senior Services Center, Inc., and (2) whether a court has the constitutional authority to issue a writ of mandamus to compel a municipality to levy and spend taxes.
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