MAYFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - The Michigan Supreme Court has turned down an appeal from Detroit Edison in a dispute over firefighting fees charged by a Lapeer County township.
Detroit Edison, which is part of Detroit-based DTE Energy, had refused to pay roughly $60,000 charged by Mayfield Township for 25 fire runs over a two-year period. Edison argued that the charges were arbitrary and that the company didn’t benefit.
But the state appeals court last year said Edison’s property, such as poles, power lines or transformers, were involved in some way. The court said Edison was treated the same as others who got fire services.
In an order released Wednesday, the Supreme Court said it won’t take the case.
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