Bolt v. City of Lansing

We decide this case on remand from our Supreme Court. Previously, we held that a storm water service charge the city of Lansing imposed on certain property owners was not a tax subject to the requirements of the Headlee Amendment,1 but rather a user fee. Bolt v Lansing, 221 Mich App 79; 561 NW2d 423 (1997). Our Supreme Court reversed and held that the service charge was, in fact, a tax, and that Lansing Ordinance No. 925 was therefore unconstitutional under the Headlee Amendment. 459 Mich *40152; 587 NW2d 264 (1998). We now consider further issues as required by the Supreme Court’s remand.

I. NATURE…