Graham v. Kochville Township

Defendant Kochville Township appeals as of right a declaratory judgment issued in favor of plaintiffs on October 3, 1996. The dispute arose when defendant enacted Ordinance 93-7-W to enable it to collect connection fees for hooking up users to the newly extended water supply system being constructed in the township. This ordinance was enacted after plaintiffs had successfully appealed to the Michigan Tax Tribunal the amount of special assessments imposed by defendant. Plaintiffs alleged that Ordinance 93-7-W was a subterfuge that circumvented the Tax Tribunal’s decision and that it was…