Trash Collection

Extended Leave Program
The Extended Leave Program is available for residents who will not be using any collection service for a minimum of one month to a maximum of three months in a given twelve month period. Residents will receive a complete waiver of fees during this suspension period.

In order to receive the suspension residents will need to print and fill out the following form and either mail or fax it to Priority Waste. Please submit forms 30 days prior to leaving to allow time for processing.

Solid Waste Exemption Request Form

Please be advised that if at any time during the suspension there is trash, yard waste or recycle placed out for pickup, Priority Waste will collect the materials and will automatically reactivate the account and billing will begin immediately.

Please contact Priority Waste at 855-927-8365 if you have any questions regarding the program.

The deadline to file the Affidavit for taxes levied after December 31, 2011, changed from May 1 to June 1, and a second deadline of November 1 was added. As a result, property owners that occupy a property as a principal residence and submit Form 2368 to the local tax collecting unit on or before June 1, may qualify for a PRE beginning with summer tax levy. If a property owner occupies a property as a principal residence at any time from June 2 to November 1, that property owner may qualify for a PRE beginning with the winter tax levy.

You may visit the Assessing Department at Township Hall Monday through Thursday, 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM  (except holidays), or call the office at 248.433.7710.  If you wish to look up your property online, go to the Property/Parcel Data Lookup website.

The Board of Review begins hearing individual assessment appeals on the second Monday in March. The assessment change notice details the dates and times of the meetings. To personally appear before the Board, you must schedule an appointment. Residential Assessed and Taxable Value disputes must protest to the Board of Review (in person or by letter) in order to appeal to the Michigan Tax Tribunal.

Letters of appeal must be received by 5:00 PM on the last day of the March Board of Review. A written appeal should provide sufficient detail supporting your position or value contention.

The General Property Tax Laws states that "The Board of Review shall correct the assessed value or tentative taxable value of the property, in a manner as in their judgment will make the valuation of the property relatively just and proper." In a number of instances, the Board of Review has raised the valuations.