Beattie v. East China Charter Township

This is a taxpayers’ class action challenging a decision of the East China Charter Township Board of Review to grant defendant Michigan Public Power Agency a property tax exemption created under the Michigan Energy Employment Act MCL 460.801 et seq.; MSA 22.189(1) et seq. The sole issues before us today are whether the circuit court has subject matter jurisdiction to entertain this controversy and whether plaintiffs have standing to present it.

Mppa is a statutory agency created under the act and is comprised of eighteen cities and villages: Bay City, Charlevoix, Croswell, Grand Haven, Harbor…