GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY — The Peninsula Township supervisor is now daring the wineries to come for their judgement money.

Back in 2020, 11 Old Mission wineries sued Peninsula Township for unconstitutional ordinances.

This summer, a judge ordered the township to pay the wineries $50 million.

The wineries could collect judgement on the lawsuit any day now.

It’s not clear why they have not, but Peninsula Township is now looking at what they would have to do if the wineries come to collect.

The township has decided they will have all their properties appraised to find out how much each would be worth.

It’s not clear how much money the appraisals will cost.

Ideas on the table include cutting services like park maintenance, sheriff’s patrol, putting projects on hold, raising property taxes

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