Township Roads
Township-specific Road Millage:
In 2015, Crystal Lake Township enacted approved local road millage, a levy of 1.0 mill ($1.00 per $1000 of taxable value) for a 5-year period. Commencing in 2020, it was renewed for another 5 years. This township millage was motivated by the fact that the current county road millage was deemed inadequate and a significant monetary shortfall existed to repair our local township roads. The township millage provides funds to improve, repair and maintain the asphalt roads just within our Township, although the county road millage does contribute to township roads, as well. At this time, the Crystal Lake Township Board will place a renewal proposal on the ballot in November of 2024.
In 2015, Crystal Lake Township enacted approved local road millage, a levy of 1.0 mill ($1.00 per $1000 of taxable value) for a 5-year period. Commencing in 2020, it was renewed for another 5 years. This township millage was motivated by the fact that the current county road millage was deemed inadequate and a significant monetary shortfall existed to repair our local township roads. The township millage provides funds to improve, repair and maintain the asphalt roads just within our Township, although the county road millage does contribute to township roads, as well. At this time, the Crystal Lake Township Board will place a renewal proposal on the ballot in November of 2024.
County-wide Road Millage:
Separate from the township road millage, the "umbrella" Benzie County road millage funds 12 townships and 4 city and villages:
Local Asphalt Road List
Local Seasonal Road List
THE COUNTY ROAD MILLAGE WITH BE UP FOR RENEWAL THIS NOVEMBER 2023
The Benzie County Road Commission will be asking voters to renew and restore the millage of 1 mill (renewable for 5 years) to raise roughly $1.5 million to fund road repairs and maintenance, after the millage dropped to 0.9666 mills due to the Headlee Rollback Amendment after it was last renewed in 2018. Read more at the Benzie County Record Patriot: http://bit.ly/3FfQdAl .
For the 2023-24 financial reports of the Benzie County Road Commission that summarizes our preservation and maintenance activities for the year, click here. A copy can also be found on the road commission's website: www.benziecrc.org
Providing this information to the various townships within our jurisdiction is required by Public Act 51.
The Benzie County Road Commission can be reached by phone at 231-325-3051.
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Meeting held at CLT Hall regarding M-115 Reconstruction
