{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-67.12","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 67.12","heading":"Public improvement; powers of council; expenses; assessment.","body":"Sec. 12.\n\nThe council may lay out, establish, open, make, widen, extend, straighten, alter, close, vacate, or abolish a highway, street, lane, alley, sidewalk, sewer, drain, water course, bridge, or culvert in the village if the council considers it to be a public improvement, or necessary for the public convenience. Private property required for these purposes may be taken in the manner provided in this act. The expense of the improvement may be paid by special assessments upon the property adjacent to or benefited by the improvement, in the manner provided by law for levying and collecting special assessments, or in the discretion of the council, a portion of such costs and expenses may be paid by special assessment, and the balance from the general highway fund.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 61","Act Act-3-of-1895"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-67-12","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"06d0eb171d8a0a26be6a5db0306936398d59747fede95e3b5c3fb2d2c82d8804","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-67.11","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-67.13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}