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| Grant Township, Cheboygan County, Michigan |
| RECYCLING FEE REIMBURSEMENT All township residents who present to the Township Clerk a receipt proving payment of the $36.00 County Recycling fee, will receive a $12.00 reimbursement. LAND SPLITS Applications for land splits can be obtained from Supervisor Roger Wooden, 231-625-2375 or Diane Gandolfi, Grant Township Tax Assessor. He/She will explain the process. VOTING All registered voters in Grant Township vote at the Grant Township Hall EXCEPT FOR SCHOOL ELECTIONS. For ALL school elections, township residents vote at Benton Township Hall. TRASH PICK UP L & R Disposal of Cheboygan has received a one year contract from the Grant Township Board for once-a-month trash pick-up on the last Thursday of each month. This is FREE TRASH PICK-UP DAY for residents. You can purchase pre-paid stickers at Twin Lakes Grocery for trash pick-up, there is a reduced fee of $11.50. Any residents wishing to sign up for a full year of trash pick-up will receive an additional 10% discount. SPRING & FALL CLEANUP Your township government provides two opportunities each year for FREE disposal of large or excess accumulated trash! Once in the spring and once in the fall dumpsters and compactor trucks are available next to the Firehouse on N. Black River Rd. You will be required to show proof of residency. (drivers license or utility bill w/township address) You can check the "Dates To Remember" page on this website for specific dates, and there will also be an announcement in the Cheboygan Daily Tribune. 2009/2010 Taxes If you have questions about your 2009/2010 tax bill, you may contact Township Treasurer Rachel Vallance at 231-625-2997. Rachel has a full time job away from home, so you should call between 6 P.M. and 9 P.M. weekdays or anytime on weekends. Please leave a message if you get her machine. If you have a local number or an 800 telephone number, Rachel will try to return your call during business hours. If you wish to pay your taxes in person, Rachel lives at 4280 S. River Rd. Please call ahead to be sure she is home and, if paying cash, you must have the correct change. ADOPT A ROAD PROGRAM The Adopt-A-Road program is available at the Township level. If you or your group would like to take responsibility for maintaining the cleanliness of a section of township road, call the Cheboygan County Road Commission at 231-238-7775. They have information packets available that further explain your responsibilities in the program. THE HUMANE SOCIETY Grant Township makes an annual grant of $1,000 to the Cheboygan County Humane Society. The City of Cheboygan has cut their Humane Society funding by nearly 50%. CONSTABLES Grant Township has two elected constables, Gil Archambo and Diane Berden. The constables sole duty is to review liquor license establishments within our township. They visit each establishment twice a month with an inspection checklist that includes, among other things, evidence of serving minors, cleanliness and safety issues. They are paid $120 a month, which comes out of the liquor license fund. The liquor license fund receives its monies from liquor license taxes. THE LIBRARY Ruth Gainor represents Grant Township on the seven member Cheboygan Library Board. The board meets at least once a month at the library, located at 107 S. Ball St. in Cheboygan. If you are interested in attending a library board meeting, contact the library at 231-625-2381. TOWNSHIP OFFICER JOB DESCRIPTIONS CHEBOYGAN COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR/COMMISSIONERS Michael Overton, Administrator 870 S. Main St. Cheboygan 231-627-8855 fax 231-627-8881 adminoverton@cheboygancounty.net Linda Socha, Chairperson Board of Commissioners 2322 Old Mackinaw Rd., Cheboygan 231-627-9471 fax 231-627-6199 elach@freeway.net Pete Redmond, Vice Chairperson Board of Commissioners 4081 Wartella Rd., Cheboygan 231-627-2708 redcap@nmo.net Leonard Page, Grant Township Representative Board of Commissioners 9482 Page Rd., Cheboygan 231-625-2827 |
| HISTORICAL DATA |
1940-1967 Bert Tebo 1951(temporary) Gerald Olcott 1967-1970 Joe Donovan 1970-1972 Timothy Dillehay 1972-1973 Lawrence Bergstrom 1973-1977 Roy Huff 1977-1980 Frank Riley 1980-2004 Clarence Archambo 2004-Present Roger Wooden Township Clerk Agnes Cornan 1965-1970 Helen Vallance 1970-1972 Ella Halliwill 1972-Present Kathy M. Hart Township Treasurer 1960-1965 Al Lenk 1965-1988 Ruth Viau 1988-1996 Joellen Ostantowski 1996-Present Rachel Vallance Township Trustee 1957-1965 Clarence Archambo 1959-1970 Louis McKay 1965-1972 Al Lenk 1970-1974 Herbert Killian 1972-1974 W.L. Haver 1974-2004 Roger Wooden 1979-2004 Collin Cleary 2004-Present Kathleen A. Hart Karen Hempenstall |