TAXES
 Pike and Rooster want you to pay your property taxes before
February 17, 2026
Jill Marble, Treasurer
[email protected] office: 231-352-9791 x2 office hours: M-T-W, 9 a.m.-Noon Jill is both our tax collector and loving dog mom to two handsome pups. As the CL Treasurer, she is responsible for collecting, depositing, accounting and distributing taxes, as well as all other revenue funds for the township. ANSWERS TO TAX ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS:
A. Use the button below if you are looking for CLT's limited information database. B. Use the following link to access the CLT Assessor's database that will give you much more information on. Our assessor is always ready and willing to help find interpret and clarify any concerns you may have about the information provided.
PAY ONLINE OPTION IS DISABLED AFTER 2.17.26: When Pay Online option is available in the future tax seasons, if you want a to use a credit card we would caution you about the 3.5% surcharge paying online incurs. We recommend that for only a few bucks, regardless of the amount of your tax, paying through a ACH. The treasurer can help you with that. Everything for every taxable parcel in Crystal Lake Township is available here, for you or a neighbor to see, from property descriptions to a history of taxes. Can't figure out the database after clicking on our button above? Need help learning how to better navigate bsaonline.com? If you would call us when you're in front of your computer, we can give you a quick "how-to" lesson. RECEIPTS FOR YOUR TAX PAYMENTS:
No receipt is automatically mailed to you. Your cancelled check or credit card statement could be your receipt. Otherwise, you must specifically ask for a receipt when you pay your taxes OR click on the button above to print one for yourself. DO WE HAVE YOUR PROPER ADDRESS?: When we mailed out the Summer 2025 tax bills, 100 of them came back to us for lack of a proper address. There might have been mail forwarding issues, it might be the problem associated with with many of our residents having both summer and winter addresses. In any case, we would like to get all our mail to you delivered directly into your hands. Please email the treasurer, Jill Marble, at [email protected] or call her at 231-352-9791 ext 2. if you have had trouble receiving mail from us. We might also provide you with snail-mail versus email options. Finally, although not required, we recommend you give us a phone number to reach you should issues arise.
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HOT TOPICS IN TAX COLLECTION:
HEADLEE AMENDMENT and possible RE-SET OF YOUR TAXATION RATE. The Benzie County Board of Commissioners has --understandably-- brought the issue of financing local government to a head. We urge you to study up on what exactly "Headlee" refers to and what "re-setting" means for your millage rates. Choose to click on any of the following for links covering everything from general primers to documents specific to Benzie County and Crystal Lake Township: 1) Most recent Benzie County Full Explanation Printout 2) Benzie website link 3) Michigan State University Extension Office article 4) Benzie County Printout 5) Library Association Handout. TOWNSHIP MILLAGES for the 2026 upcoming year*: It was decided by the CLT Board in its September 17, 2025 Board meeting that township millages shall be the following amounts per every $1000 tax value on real property: .50 for general township operations, .65 for fire & rescue services, and .9813 for township road maintenance/repair. Re-setting the millage to the recommended originally pre-approved millage rates would allow the township the option of the raising the CLT operating rate to 1.21. (*) as they appeared on your Winter 2026 tax bill NOTICES & UPDATES:
HELPFUL STATE OF MICHIGAN LINKS: Michigan Department of Treasury Property Tax Estimator Personal Property Tax Exemption Principal Residence Exemption Disabled Veterans Exemption Information Poverty/Hardship Exemption Information Tax Proration Calculator |
