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East Lansing approves tentative settlement in BWL franchise payment go well with

By Editorial Board Published June 20, 2025 3 Min Read
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East Lansing approves tentative settlement in BWL franchise payment go well with

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — For those who’re a Board of Water and Mild buyer in East Lansing, a refund from the town is likely to be in your horizon, pending approval from the Ingham County Circuit Court docket.

The East Lansing Metropolis Council, at a particular Tuesday assembly, accredited a tentative settlement to reimburse residents to the tune of $7.8 million, following a Michigan Supreme Court docket ruling that the Lansing Board of Water and Mild’s franchise payment functioned as an unlawful tax.

The case started in 2016, when the town of East Lansing determined to cost a franchise payment to residents served by BWL to offset funds shortfalls—which the Michigan Supreme Court docket says generated $1.7 million per yr because the summer time of 2017. BWL would accumulate the cash and switch it over to the town for a small payment.

James Heos, an lawyer, later sued the town, saying the payment was a run-around to the Headlee Modification, a Michigan legislation that claims voters have to approve any tax will increase.

The state Supreme Court docket agreed with him, saying the payment features as a tax as a result of it was involuntary and imposed to boost income, whereas not being proportionate to any prices the town incurred for offering electrical companies.

BWL stopped accumulating franchise charges from its prospects in East Lansing in February, per week after the preliminary ruling got here down, and refunded any cash not submitted to the town.

Now, the town has tentatively accredited the creation of a reimbursement fund of $7,800,971.93 to refund prospects who paid the payment and compensate the plaintiffs for authorized prices.

Below the settlement, you might be eligible for reimbursement if you happen to paid BWL franchise charges in East Lansing between April 2, 2019, and April 30, 2025, so long as you haven’t requested to be excluded from the category.

The town says a web site with full and ultimate settlement info shall be made accessible. A 3rd social gathering will notify these eligible for reimbursement by way of e-mail, textual content, and social media, utilizing BWL-provided buyer info. These wishing to be reimbursed should file claims, and the precise quantity you’ll be reimbursed could be decided by way of a components.

The Metropolis didn’t present particulars on the submitting course of, saying that info shall be made accessible at a later date.

The settlement nonetheless must be accredited by the Ingham County Circuit Court docket.

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