Milton Township, MI

Public Hearing - Special Land Use for Gas Station

The Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing at their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. This hearing will be held at Milton Township located at 32097 Bertrand Street Niles, MI 49120 at 7:00pm. Plans can be reviewed at Milton Township Monday - Friday 9am-5pm.

The following hearing will be for the consideration of a Gas Station and Convenience Store request located at 33331 US 12 Niles, MI 49120.

Read the Notice Public Hearing for Special Land Use Here

Section 9.03 allows for a gas station in the Commercial District, with approval by the Planning Commission as a Special Land Use.

Milton Township is looking for a Planning Commission Member

The Milton Township Planning Commission is a PAID seven-member appointed board consisting of one Township Board member(Ex-Officio) who serves their term on the Planning Commission concurrently with their Township Board term, and six residents of the Township who serve staggered three-year terms. The Planning Commission’s responsibilities are:

Developing, adopting, and overseeing the implementation of the Township’s Master Plan.
Monitoring the effectiveness of the Zoning Ordinance and recommending Ordinance revisions and amendments to the Township Board where necessary.
Reviewing rezoning requests from property owners and making an approval or denial recommendation to the Township Board, which is responsible for making the final decision on rezoning requests.
Review and decide requests from property owners seeking one of the Conditional/Special Uses listed in the property’s Zoning Classification District.
Reviewing site plans to ensure compliance with the Zoning Ordinance requirements and the goals and objectives of the Master Plan.
Reviewing and discussing planning concepts and issues, and their applicability to the current and future development of the Township.
Developing a "Recommended" Capital Improvement Plan annually.
Assisting in the education of the general public on planning issues and concepts.

Interested parties should contact the Supervisor, Eric Renken, by email: Supervisor@miltontwpmi.gov

Board of Trustee Monthly Meeting

The Board of Trustees next regular board meeting is Tuesday May 16, 2023 at 7:00pm. The meeting will be held in person at the township hall: 32097 Bertrand Street Niles, MI 49120.

You may read the agenda here: Current BOT Agenda

The board packet is available for download: Board Packet

Note: This is the 140th consecutive meeting that our township has posted the board packet in advance. This is done to keep our residents and interested parties fully informed.

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Rent Milton Township's Hall

Rent our Great Hall for Parties, Graduations, Wedding Receptions, Retirement Parties, Birthday's, etc. Milton Township residents receive a discounted rate!

Click here for pictures: Wedding 1, Wedding 2, Wedding 3, Wedding 4, Reception, Graduation, Grad 2, Grad 3, Hall 1 , Hall Middle, Playground and Front of building

The large conference room for meetings or training is also available for rent Monday through Friday from 9:00am-5:00pm. This room seats 14 around a large conference table.

For more information, call: 269-684-7262 or Email:cori@miltontwpmi.gov

Visit our page: Milton Township Rentals

Energy-efficient home improvement grants available to Cass County residents

A grant has been obtained by Cass County from the Michigan State Housing Development Association. Cass County residents may be eligible for financial assistance to improve their homes.

MSHDA announced that Cass County’s Land Bank Authority was awarded $500,000 in the second phase of the Michigan Housing Opportunities Promoting Energy Efficiency (MI-HOPE) program. The funds will allow the Land Bank to assist approximately 20 Cass County homeowners in making energy-efficient upgrades to their homes.

In addition to the $500,000 awarded by MSHDA, Midwest Energy and Communications pledged an additional $10,000 to the efforts for MEC customers, bringing the grand total of funding dollars to $510,000.

Those interested in applying should visit https://arp.michigan.gov/p/home

Property Tax Estimator

Want to estimate property taxes in the state of Michigan? Michigan Department of Treasury has a website for this information! Click here to check out the estimator: Property Tax Estimator