Secretary of State Ruth Johnson reminds residents that they have until Monday, Jan. 30 to register in order to vote in the Feb. 28 presidential primary election.

"This year will present Michigan residents with important choices at the voting booth, whether they're voting for president or local offices," said Johnson, Michigan's chief election officer. "I encourage everyone who is not yet registered to do so in order to participate in one of the foundations of our democracy, and that is casting a ballot."

The polls will be open on Election Day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

To register, applicants must be at least 18 years old by Election Day and be U.S. citizens. Applicants must also be residents of Michigan and of the city or township in which they wish to register.

Voters may register by mail, at their county, city or township clerk's office or by visiting any Secretary of State office. The mail-in form is available at www.Michigan.gov/elections. First-time voters who register by mail must vote in person in their first election, unless they hand-deliver the application to their local clerk, are 60 years old or older, are disabled or are eligible to vote under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.

To check their registration status, residents may visit the Michigan Voter Information Center at www.Michigan.gov/vote.  Residents can also find information there on absentee voting, Michigan's voter identification requirement, how to use voting equipment and how to contact their local clerk. In addition, they will find a map to their local polling place.

Print Version 01/2012 of our Zoning Ordinance has been posted on-line.  This version contains all updates thru Jan 16, 2012.  Please access via our Zoning Ordinance Page.

Information/Documents for the Tues 1/17/2012 Regular BOT Meeting are now available for public review in advance of the meeting.  Please Click-on/Follow these link(s) to review what the BOT will consider:

Board Packet A:  LinkClick.aspx
Board Packet B:  LinkClick.aspx

NOTE: Due to file size, the BOT packet was divided into 2 files for easy review/download

***PUBLIC HEARING on THIS DRAFT PLAN was held 1/9/2012 and 1/12/12 at 630pm *** The Planning Commission has worked with the community for over a year to Update the Milton Township Master/Future Land Use Plan, as required by the Michigan Planning Enabling Act of 2008.  The Dec 2011- Jan 2012 version of the "Draft" planning document can be viewed by following these links:
Chapters 1-2     Read More...
Chapters 3-7     Read More...
Chapters 8-11   Read More...

NOTE:  The "draft" Master/Future Land Use Plan has been shared and reviewed with neighboring municipalities/governments for their Comments/Input.  This is known as the "63 Day Notice Period" pursuant to Michigan PEA of 2008. The draft is now at the Deliberation step, followed by the vote of the Planning Commission to recommend, or not recommend, adoption.  Subsequently, the draft still has to be fully considered by the Milton Board of Trustees (B.O.T.) who have final authority to approve, or not approve, the proposed/updtaed Master/Future Land Use Plan.  Check back often for updates.

The Board of Trustees has set the dates of their regular meeting schedule for CY 2012. Follow this link for the full year list: Read More...

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will begin construction on US-12 between M-60 and the west limits of Edwardsburg in 2012.  The purpose of the project is to rehabilitate the deteriorating pavement surface.  Additionally, the project will include shoulder widening, intersection safety improvements, guardrail improvements, signage updates, and some drainage improvements.  Construction of the approximately $7 million project is scheduled to start in mid-May 2012 and be completed by October 2012.  The project will be started by closing a single lane and maintaining two-way traffic using flag control.  The closures will be during daytime working hours only and will not exceed one (1) mile in length.  Multiple work zones may be operating simultaneously to expedite the construction, but will be a minimum of three (3) miles apart.  Additional staging will be required at intersections.  Please contact Township Supervisor, Robert Benjamin, if you have any additional questions or concerns.

The US Census Bureau has just released the 2010 summary census data for Milton Township. The results for Milton Township are:

Population  in 2000 – 2646
Population  in 2010 – 3878
Increased by 46.56%