Niles Township v. Berrien County Board of Commissioners

Fer CURIAM.

Berrien County determined that Niles Township could not finance the operation of its fire department by special assessment pursuant to MCL 41.801 et seq. Therefore, the county board of commis*310sioners refused to certify the township’s special assessment roll under § 37 of the General Property Tax Act, MCL 211.37. The township sought declaratory relief. The trial court ruled that the township had properly followed statutory procedure and that the life of the township’s voter-approved special assessment was not limited to twenty years by Const 1963, art 9, § 6. Berrien County appeals…