Grant Township

Grant Township is located in the northeastern portion of Cheboygan County in beautiful Northern Michigan. Grant Township has 48.8 sq. miles of land area. The township contains Twin Lakes, a portion of Black Lake, Black River, Long Lake Creek, Twin Lakes Outlet and Owens Creek. The population of Grant Township is 846.

NOTICE

DUMPSTER DAYS

Grant Township will once again make dumpsters available for Spring and Fall Clean-up.

Spring and Fall Dumpster Days will be:

Friday and Saturday, May 17 & 18, 2019, 9AM-4PM 
Friday and Saturday, Sept. 20 & 21, 2019 9AM-4PM.

Dumpsters will be located (and manned) next to the firehall on North Black River Rd. You will be asked to provide proof of residency with your driverʼs license or utility bill address. Bring your hard-to-dispose-of items and non-hazardous materials. Hazardous materials WILL NOT be accepted.

Refrigerators will be accepted for $25.00*.  All yard waste (brush, leaves, etc.) will be accepted and put in the pit at the drop-off site.  Accepted for a fee are tires under 17" for $4.25, over 17" $5.25, semi tires $12.75, and tractor tires for $31.00.    



"Notice: Grant Township does not have an office at the hall.  Do not call the hall number to reach board members.  Go to Contact Us and call the board member you want to talk to at their home.

Grant Township Board Meetings

The Grant Township Board meets most second Tuesdays of every month at the Grant Township Hall at 6 P.M. Everyone is invited and ENCOURAGED to attend.

Click here for 2018 meeting dates

 Road Repairs

Unhappy with the condition of your road? You can call Township Supervisor Gil Archambo at 231-625-2776 or The Cheboygan County Road Commission Managing Director at 231-238-7775.

Voting in Grant Township

All registered residents of Grant Township  vote at the Grant Township Hall, 8908 Twin Lakes Rd. for all elections, including school elections. Applications for absentee ballots are available by contacting Clerk Sharon Ossewaarde at 231-625-2565, or by going to www.michigan.gov/sos and clicking "forms."  All absentee applications are to be forwarded to Sharon Ossewaarde at 6540 Black River Trail, Cheboygan, MI 49721.

If you are interested in being placed on the permanent absentee ballot list for all future elections, please contact Clerk Ossewaarde to automatically receive an application for each election. Everyone on the permanent absentee ballot list willl automatically receive an application for each election.

Poverty Exemption Information

If you are struggling to pay the full amount of your property tax levy, there is a State of Michigan program that may help you. Click here to go to the State of Michigan Website. Once there, to the right of the "Michigan.gov" name, there is a blank space labeled "enter search items here." Type in "Poverty Exemption Application." (Be sure  to use quotation  marks as shown.) You should see five results. The second one is the Poverty Exemption application.

For information about Poverty Exemption Eligibility, click on the Povery Exemption link in the right hand green column.