Coakley-Rivera v. City of Springfield

Sweeney, Constance M., J.

In this action for declaratory relief, the plaintiffs ask the court to declare that the City of Springfield (“City”) under the guise of an annual trash collection fee is in fact imposing an illegal tax on property owners. The plaintiffs petition the court to enter interlocutory and permanent orders enjoining the City from engaging in an alleged illegal revenue raising scheme. The plaintiffs are ten property owners who pay real estate taxes to the City. Thus they have standing to bring this action, since the issue at bar falls comfortably within the provisions of…