Charter Township of Haring v. City of Cadillac

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan March 25, 2011 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice 142117-8 & (69) Michael F. Cavanagh Marilyn Kelly Stephen J. Markman Diane M. Hathaway CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF HARING, Mary Beth Kelly Plaintiff-Appellant, Brian K. Zahra, Justices v SC: 142117 COA: 292122 Wexford CC: 08-020967-CK CITY OF CADILLAC, Defendant-Appellee. _________________________________________/ TOWNSHIP OF SELMA, Plaintiff-Appellant, and TOWNSHIP OF CLAM LAKE, Plaintiff, v SC: 142118 COA: 292164 Wexford CC: 08-021381-CK CITY OF CADILLAC, Defendant-Appellee. _________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the October 12, 2010 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is GRANTED. The parties shall address: (1) whether plaintiffs’ claims are ripe for adjudication, and (2) whether Washtenaw County Health Dep’t v T&M Chevrolet, Inc, 406 Mich 518 (1979), was correctly decided and, if so, whether it requires the defendant City of Cadillac to continue to allow the plaintiff townships to utilize the City’s extended wastewater treatment facility for sewage transportation and treatment services beyond the May 12, 2017 termination dates of the 1977 and 1980 contracts between the City and Wexford County, and if so, the duration of that requirement. The Michigan Townships Association’s motion for leave to file brief amicus curiae is GRANTED. Other persons or groups interested in the determination of the 2 issues presented in this case may move the Court for permission to file briefs amicus curiae. MARILYN KELLY, J. (concurring). I concur in the order granting leave to appeal. However, I would welcome briefing and argument on all issues raised in this case. I, Corbin R. Davis, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court. March 25, 2011 _________________________________________ p0322 Clerk