Blakely Drain Improvements Drainage District v. City of Woodhaven

Defendants appeal as of right from writs of mandamus issued by the trial court ordering defendants to levy assessments for engineering fees and administrative costs incurred as a result of two drainage projects. Although the drainage districts were separate and involved separate drainage areas, our statement of facts to follow applies to both drains.

The Blakely Drain and the Brownstown Creek Drain are major drains which cross the several communities involved in this litigation. In 1967, Brownstown Township and the City of Woodhaven petitioned the Wayne County Drain Commissioner for…