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Voting Information
Link to Voter Information
(including sample ballot, check of you're registered, new rules and regulations).
Who is allowed to vote in Michigan?
Early Voting Begins Saturday, October 26 from 8am-4pm and runs each day from 8am-4pm for nine days until, and including, Sunday, November 3. Please have your drivers license or State ID ready to show the election workers to obtain your ballot.
TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF VALLEY AND CHESHIRE
TOWNSHIPS:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Public Accuracy Test was performed
onThursday, October 10, 2024 at 2:00 PM, at the Valley Township Hall,
2054 N. M-40, Allegan, Michigan 49010. The Public Accuracy Test is
conducted to demonstrate that the program and the tabulator that will
be used to tabulate the results of the election have been prepared
in accordance with the law. For All Precincts, EV, and Counting Boards.
Cheshire Township – Donna Hetzel, Clerk
Valley Township – Brandee Ellis, Clerk
TAX COLLECTION
2024 Summer tax was due, without penalty, on September 16 but can be paid in person at the township office Monday through Thursday during regular business hours. Please check with the office for the current amount due. Cash, check or money orders only. You can also mail your tax payments or pay online.
View Your taxes due or paid (link to Allegan County site)
Click here to pay your current taxes online
Please note: There will be a 3% processing fee added for online payments.
Notice: Building Permits are now handled through Michigan Township Services 269-673-3239, 111 Grand St. Allegan
Link to Printable Permit
Contact Information: Brian MacCartny, MichiganTownship
Services, 111 Grand Street, Allegan, MI 49010
Phone: 269-673-3239
Fax: 269-673-9583
Cell: 269-207-0567
Email: valleypermits@gmail.com
Electrical/Plumbing & Mechanical Permits
Link to permit applications
The Importance of Getting a Permit (building, mechanical, electrical, plumbing)
POND CONSTRUCTION INFO
DO YOU HAVE A COMPLAINT? Call 269-673-3239 to report
Allegan County Health Department - September 2024
Waste Services for the Township
Republic Services is currently the "one-hauler"
trash service for our township. By using one company, servicing one
day a week, this cuts down on road damage and maintenance for the
township.
Website: republicservices.com
Phone: 877-698-7274
Recycling is here
To order your recycling cart, please call 269-686-4559.
This is single stream recycling. Basically, you rinse your recyclables,
let them dry and place them in the recycle cart. (Any food material
will contaminate the contents). No bag and no need to sort the materials.
Your recycling cart will be emptied once per month. Click
here to download important Recycling Information
Thank you for doing your part to protect the environment.
Household Battery Collection - Sizes AA, AAA, C, D, Button, telephone and other small batteries are now available for drop off at the township office for recycling.
Broadband Internet Update
Allegan County negotiated a public-private partnership with 123NET and is contributing approximately $17.7 million of the Allegan County American Rescue Plan Act funds to the fiber construction project. 123NET submitted a proposal to the ROBIN (Realizing Opportunities with Broadband Infrastructure Networks) in March 2023 for an additional $30 million. The MIHI (Michigan High Speed Internet) Office announced Initial Grant Recipients in June 2023; 123Net's Allegan County project was the 3rd highest scoring out of 154 projects. The MIHI office expects to announce the final grant award winners in early October.
UPDATES
The Allegan County Broadband Project needs YOUR INPUT! Please visit www.allegancounty.org/broadband to look up your address on our Comprehensive Broadband Project map. We need your help to fine tune the map and ensure not a single house is left out. All grant funding for building fiber to the home is limited to addresses that do NOT already have an option for 100M download speed. Please email Jill Dunham at jdunham@allegancounty.org if you have any questions or the information on the Broadband map is inaccurate for your address.
Note: 123NET will own and operate the open access network. Allegan County will have no role in providing internet service.
Here are some simple ways to identify potential phishing attempts:
Grammar and spelling: many phishing attempts originate outside of
the U.S., so bad grammar or spelling may be a red flag that you're
looking at a fraudulent email.
Emails or phone calls requiring sensitive information: legitimate
companies know the risk of fraud, and will never ask you to provide
financial, login, or sensitive information over the phone or through
email.
Inconsistent email URLs and domains: it is easy to mask an email address
to seem similar to a recognized company, but expanding or clicking
"reply to" the sender will often show an email URL that
does not match the domain of the company they are impersonating in
a phishing attempt.
Too good to be true emails: the Nigerian prince trying to give away
his riches has become a running joke, but one that hits close to home.
If an email seems too good to be true, it probably is.
Suspicious attachments: never open an attachment to an email from
any sender that you haven't verified, period.
Calkins Dam Updates
www.lakeallegan.org
Property Fraud Alert
A FREE service to property owners of Allegan County
Free or Low-Cost Transportation for Allegan County Seniors
Seniors, do you struggle with transportation to get to the pharmacy or medical appointments? There is FREE or low-cost (donation-based) transportation available for seniors (age 60 or older) in Allegan County. Transportation is offered seven days a week, excluding holidays. Requests should be scheduled 72 business hours in advance so driver accommodations can be made. To register and schedule a ride call 269-673-5472 ext. 261.
Foreclosure fact sheet
Burn Permit: 269-686-5222
Links to "How To" Building Videos
A starting point in your
project. See what's involved before you begin.
Attention Homeowners and Roofers:
STRUCTURAL RE-ROOFING YOUR HOUSE REQUIRES
A BUILDING PERMIT. Replacing shingles only does not require a
permit.
LINK TO PERMITS
BEFORE YOU DIG VIDEOS WITH JOHN RATZENBERGER (CLIFF FROM CHEERS)
WASTE SERVICES/RECYCLING INFORMATION:
We've voted for the recycling and, according to Allegan County, much needs to happen first so it will start in early 2024.
2024 FEE SCHEDULE FOR REGULAR TRASH PICKUP: WASTE 96-GALLON CART, $16.84 PER MONTH, WEEKLY PICKUP, BILLED QUARTERLY
Videos to help Protect Michigan's Shorelines
The state Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy has created a series of new videos to promote the Michigan Shoreland Stewards Program to help residents who live along a shoreland (lakes and streams) protect the environment of their home and water quality. Currently, there are five videos available on such topics as shoreline zone, buffer zone, lake zone and others.
Watch Videos
PROPER DISPOSAL OF UNNEEDED MEDICATIONS
Trouble with your Cable Provider?
UNIFORM VIDEO SERVICES LOCAL FRANCHISE ACT
This is a link to the DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS which allows customers who are unable to resolve their video/cable televison complaints with their provider to file a complaint with the MPSC (Michigan Public Service Commission).
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