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.
(*) Pay online if you want a credit card 's 3.5% surcharge. We recommend that for only a few bucks, regardless of the amount of your tax, paying through a ACH.]
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:
a) HEADLEE AMENDMENT and possible RE-SET OF YOUR TAXATION RATE. You're going to be hearing more and more about this topic in the coming months and years. 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 to primers and for more information, or google more articles: 1) Benzie website link 2) Michigan State University Extension Office article 3) Benzie County Pamphlet 4) Library Association Handout. b) 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. (*) to appear 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 |
