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Can the Township enter into a contract to sell public property?

A Township can only enter into such a sales contract if the property is no longer being used for a public purpose. Michigan courts have defined β€œpublic purpose” to mean something that β€œhas for its objective the promotion of the public health, safety, morals, general welfare, security, prosperity, and contentment of all the inhabitants within the municipal corporation.” Therefore, a township cannot contract to sell property that continues to serve any of the above-listed purposes.

 

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