To the editor:
I appreciate the interest of F. Josephine Arrowood and others who are working to educate themselves about Grand Traverse Band (GTB) 2% funds. The GTB together with six additional Native American Tribes in August of 1993 signed a consent judgment with the then governor of Michigan. In the consent judgment, when referring to the 2% funds, it states: “Each tribe shall determine which local unit or units of government shall receive payments and the amount thereof: provided however, the guidelines governing the tribes in making said determinations shall be based upon compensating said local units of government for governmental services provided to the tribes.”
Later in the court consent judgment, it states that “each local unit of government shall receive no less than an amount equivalent to its share of ad valorem property taxes that would otherwise be attributed to the class III gaming facility if that site were subject to such taxation.”
