LANSING, MI-- Officials from the City of Escanaba were in Lansing last week, arguing their case against the “dark store” tax loophole.
The city is taking on Menards in the Michigan Supreme Court, saying the store isn’t paying its share of property taxes. Menards and other big-box stores have argued they should be taxed as if their stores were empty. But municipalities say that takes much-needed revenue away from local governments.
Senator Tom Casperson welcomed Mayor Marc Tall and the rest of the Escanaba contingent to the state Capitol. He says he’s hopeful the Supreme Court will affirm the Michigan Court of Appeals decision that saw the “inequity of this practice.”
Casperson introduced Senate Bill 578 to address the dark store issue. It has been referred to the Senate Finance Committee for consideration.
