LAKE TOWNSHIP Benzie County, Michigan, USA
HOME Contact Us Events Park FAQs Links			Lake Township Government Benzie County Northwestern Lower Michigan Office Hours: Monday: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Wednesday: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Friday: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Second Sat. of the month:11:00 am - 1:00 pm (May - Oct.) (NOTE: Saturday hours have been suspended until next spring.) Office entry is in the rear of the building. Lake Township is in the northwest corner of Benzie County, in the northwestern portion of Lower Michigan. The Lake Township Hall (see red star on map at left) is located on M-22 just east of the bridge crossing the Platte River. We're roughly 35 miles north of Manistee, and 40 miles west of Traverse City. Phone: 231-325-5202 FAX: 231-325-4177 5153 Scenic Hwy (M-22) Honor, MI, 49640 ANNOUNCEMENTS: Be sure to keep an eye on the Park and Upcoming Events pages for the latest events and information. Snowbirds & the 2010 Census – To be counted in Michigan, snowbirds must wait until they get back to Michigan and fill out the questionnaire that will be at their home.  The questionnaire is not forwarded. If they arrive back home in April, they can fill out the questionnaire.  If they arrive in May, they can do Non-response Follow-up. They should NOT fill out the questionnaire they receive down south because it will have an address on it already and there is no where on the questionnaire to put another address.  Filling out the questionnaire down south also increases the chances of being counted twice since one spouse or the other or another family member may also complete the questionnaire in MI. Lake Township is currently looking for individuals who would like to serve as an alternate on the Township Planning Commission and an alternate to serve on the Township Zoning Board of Appeals. Interested parties should contact the Township office for more information. Anyone interested in a job for the upcoming Census can contact the U.S. Census Bureau. About Us As one of the least populated but heavily visited areas of Lower Michigan, we greatly value our many natural resources. When you visit our area you are in a true "year-round playground," Enjoy... skiing, snowmobiling, and ice fishing in the winter, mushroom hunting and trilliums in the spring, many miles of shoreline and waterways in the summer for swimming, kayaking, and water sports, and salmon fishing, color tours, and hunting in the fall.  We work hard to maintain our undeveloped "up north" feel and preserve the natural beauty of the area while striving to provide a stable economy and maintain a high quality of life for all citizens. Lake Township is also the gateway to the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Approximately 10,865 acres of the Lakeshore and approximately 9.1 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline are located within the boundaries of our Township. Within the Lakeshore there are many hiking trails and other attractions. Purchase of a Lakeshore pass allows you to recreate anywhere in this National Lakeshore. When we talk about the Park on this site, we're referring to our Lake Township Park — the pride of the township, located at the mouth of the Platte River at Lake Michigan. See the Park page for more details. Monthly Meetings Montly meetings are held at the Lake Township Hall on the first Thursday of the month at 7:00 PM. In the event of a holiday, the meeting will be held on the following day, Friday, at 7:00 PM. The meetings are open to the public. For 2010, the meeting dates are: January 7, 2010 April 1, 2010 July 1, 2010 October 7, 2010 February 4, 2010 May 6, 2010 August 5, 2010 November 4, 2010 March 4, 2010 June 3, 2010 September 2, 2010 December 2, 2010 Minutes If you would like minutes older than what is shown below, please contact the Township Clerk with a formal request. (The documents below are PDF documents – see below for details.) 2010 January, 2010 — 3 pages, 116 kB February, 2010 — 3 pages, 120 kB 2009 December, 2009 — 3 pages, 120 kB November, 2009 — 3 pages, 136 kB October, 2009 — 3 pages, 120 kB September, 2009 — 3 pages, 108 kB August, 2009 — 3 pages, 120 kB July, 2009 — 3 pages, 120 kB June, 2009 — 2 pages, 72 kB May, 2009 — 3 pages, 108 kB April, 2009 — 2 pages, 108 kB March, 2009 — 3 pages, 120 kB February, 2009 — 3 pages, 116 kB January, 2009 — 2 pages, 104 kB 2008 December, 2008 — 3 pages, 108 kB November, 2008 — 3 pages, 108 kB October, 2008 — 3 pages, 108 kB September, 2008 — 3 pages, 116 kB August, 2008 — 3 pages, 112 kB July, 2008 — 3 pages, 116 kB June, 2008 — 3 pages, 116 kB May, 2008 — 3 pages, 116 kB April, 2008 — 4 pages, 128 kB March, 2008 — 2 pages, 100 kB February, 2008 — 3 pages, 112 kB January, 2008 — 2 pages, 88 kB 2007 December, 2007 — 2 pages, 92 kB November, 2007 — 3 pages, 100 kB October, 2007 — 2 pages, 92 kB September, 2007 — 3 pages, 92 kB August, 2007 — 3 pages, 108 kB July, 2007 — 3 pages, 96 kB June, 2007 — 4 pages, 100 kB Township Forms / Documents (The documents below are PDF documents – see below for details.) Land Use Permit Application — 1 page, 456 kB, PDF document Land Use-Zoning Permits Memo —1 page, 36 kB, PDF document NOTE: 3 copies of the application are required. PDF documents – Can be easily read and printed using Adobe's Acrobat Reader, which if you do not have, can downloaded for free from Adobe's Web site.
Last Revised: 2-05-2010 © Copyright 2007-2010 by Lake Township and ATI Consulting. All Rights Reserved.