.JENNIFER M. GRANHOLM
Governor /
State of Michigan
department of treasury
Lansing / JAY B. RISING
State Treasurer

REGULAR MEETING OF THE STATE TAX COMMISSION

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June 1, 2005

REGULAR MEETING OF THE STATE TAX COMMISSION

AGENDA

DATE OF MEETING:June 1, 2005

PLACE OF MEETING:Treasury Bond Finance Board Room

1stFloorTreasuryBuilding

Lansing, MI

TIME OF MEETING:9:30 A.M.

The following items are on the agenda for this meeting.

ACTIONS BY THE STATE TAX COMMISSION

  1. MCL 211.154 notification of omitted or incorrectly reported property not concurred in by both the assessing officer and the owner. See attached list for file identification. Scheduledfor9:30A.M.
    ACTIONS BY THE STATE TAX COMMISSION AND THE STATE BOARD OF ASSESSORS
  2. State Board of Assessors/State Tax Commission meeting to hear protests from property
    owners regarding preliminary assessed values for 2005 for state assessed utility
    properties.
    1:30 P.M.-American Railcar Leasing
    2:00 P.M.-SBC in Michigan
    2:30 P.M.-McLeod USA Network – TELEPHONIC CONFERENCE
    3:00 P.M.–Century Tel– TELEPHONIC CONFERENCE
    ACTIONS BY THE STATE TAX COMMISSION
  3. MCL 211.154 notification of omitted or incorrectly reported property concurrences by both the assessing officer and the owner. See attached list for file identification.
  4. At the April 12, 2005 STC Meeting, the Commission postponed the below-referenced matter and requested that staff revisit the property to determine whether Residential real property is the recommended classification even though the parcels are being entirely farmed.
    ClassificationAppealNo.04-073,LeVernandLindaTucker
    AlmontTownship,LapeerCounty.ParcelNo.44-001-023-002-00.
    2004Classification:DevelopmentalReal.
    RequestedClassification:AgriculturalReal.
    Assessor’sRecommendation:DevelopmentalReal.
    AssessmentandCertificationDivisionStaffRecommendation:ResidentialReal.
    ClassificationAppealNo.04-074,LeVernandLindaTucker
    AlmontTownship,LapeerCounty.ParcelNo.44-001-023-002-10.
    2004Classification:DevelopmentalReal.
    RequestedClassification:AgriculturalReal.
    Assessor’sRecommendation:DevelopmentalReal.
    AssessmentandCertificationDivisionStaffRecommendation:ResidentialReal.
    ClassificationAppealNo.04-075,LeVernandLindaTucker
    AlmontTownship,LapeerCounty.ParcelNo.44-001-023-002-20.
    2004Classification:DevelopmentalReal.
    RequestedClassification:AgriculturalReal.
    Assessor’sRecommendation:DevelopmentalReal.
    AssessmentandCertificationDivisionStaffRecommendation:ResidentialReal.
    ClassificationAppealNo.04-076,LeVernandLindaTucker
    AlmontTownship,LapeerCounty.ParcelNo.44-001-023-002-30.
    2004Classification:DevelopmentalReal.
    RequestedClassification:AgriculturalReal.
    Assessor’sRecommendation:DevelopmentalReal.
    AssessmentandCertificationDivisionStaffRecommendation:ResidentialReal.
    ClassificationAppealNo.04-077,LeVernandLindaTucker
    AlmontTownship,LapeerCounty.ParcelNo.44-001-026-004-00.
    2004Classification:ResidentialReal.
    RequestedClassification:AgriculturalReal.
    Assessor’sRecommendation:ResidentialReal.
    AssessmentandCertificationDivisionStaffRecommendation:ResidentialReal.
    ACTIONS BY THE STATE TAX COMMISSION AND THE STATE BOARD OF ASSESSORS
  5. Broadwing Communication, Focal Communication, XO Communication and TDS Metrocom and its entities, have notified the State Tax Commission that they will send a letter to the State Tax Commission that will serve as their protest and appearance regarding their 2005 valuations. These entities will be requesting that the Tax Tribunal add the 2005 valuation protest to an already existing complaint for 2003 and 2004.