Casco Township v. State Boundary Commission

Petitioners appeal by leave granted a circuit court order affirming a decision of the State Boundary Commission (the commission). We affirm.

I. ISSUES

This case presents two issues of first impression. The first is whether the commission had the jurisdiction and authority to determine the legal validity of an agreement entered into pursuant to the provisions of 1984 PA 425, MCL 124.21 et seq.-, MSA 5.4087(21) et seq. (Act 425 agreement). The second is whether competent, material, and substantial evidence supported the commission’s determination that the Act 425 agreements were merely a pretext…