Milton Township, MI

Presidential Primary Election Day

Presidential Primary Election -2012

Secretary of State Ruth Johnson reminds residents that Tuesday Feb. 28, 2012 is the Presidential Primary election. The ballot also contains one County Proposal to increase tax millage to provide funds for primary highways, roads, and streets.

The polls will be open on Election Day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. To view samples of the BALLOTS that will be used in Milton Township, please follow/click-on the following link: LinkClick.aspx

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.

High Speed Internet for Township Residents

Supervisor Benjamin met with Comcast and also discussed with Frontier, Milton Township’s resident’s concerns regarding lack of Internet services.

In his 1/25/2012, meeting with Comcast, Comcast was informed of the areas of the township that have complained for the lack of service. Kelly Sweeney, Milton Planning Commission Chair, relayed the township’s past growth and future planned growth areas. Paul Sniadecki, Milton Zoning Administrator, provided maps of Milton. Comcast is currently reviewing this information and will be getting back with the supervisor of possibilities of expanding services within Milton Township. If you want Comcast service and are unable to get it, please call Greg Gomolka at Comcast at 219-465-4156 and express your desire to have Comcast services.

In his phone conversation with Frontier Communications, their representative stated that they are expanding Internet services into our community. They encourage customers within Milton who have Frontier service to call 888-214-9031 and have them check the line for service availability. Supervisor Benjamin also has a call into the Government Affairs Coordinator of Frontier to see about future expansion.

If you cannot receive high speed Internet services at your home and you want it, please e-mail or call Supervisor Benjamin so he knows where you are at, and can work with the utilities in their expansion plans to include you.

Updated Zoning Ordinance Book

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.

Board of Trustees Packets Available -1/17/2012 Meeting

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

DRAFT Master/Future Land Use Plan - Dec 2011/Jan 2012 Version

***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.

Board of Trustee Meeting Dates - 2012

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...

US-12 RESURFACING PROJECT

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 May 7, 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.

2010 CENSUS INFORMATION

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%