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Duplain Township

Duplain Township is located in Clinton County, Michigan

09/17/2025

DUPLAIN TWP. — Two years after the Elsie Dam failed on the Maple River, crews from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service waded

09/12/2025

The Treasurer will be at the Township Hall collecting property taxes on Monday, September 15th from 9:00am - 5:00pm with lunch from 12-1.

06/13/2025

It’s summer and it is time to enjoy the great outdoors. Those who enjoy fishing and kayaking near and at the Elsie Dam note that the park remains closed. The dam continues to fail and be a safety concern. Please do not trespass and stay off the dam, tickets will be issued for non-compliance. It is our goal to have the park opened by the Summer of 2026, please be patient. Updates will be posted on Facebook and the township’s website as they become available. Thank-you for your patience.

10/30/2024

Join us tonight for an onsite visit at the Elsie Dam from 4-6 pm. Officials and experts will be onsite to answer questions.

10/29/2024

Early voting for Clinton County residents is available at the two locations below.

10/25/2024

Duplain Township will host an onsite visit at the Elsie Dam Wednesday, October 30, 2024, 4-6 pm. The event is an opportunity for the community to see the state of the dam removal project, and the current state of the project area. Officials and experts will be onsite to answer questions, the community is encouraged to participate.

10/24/2024

We have early voting available Saturday, October 26th - Sunday, November 3rd. See locations and dates below.

08/30/2024

The evening of August 17, 2023 the Elsie Dam failed resulting in the dewatering of the mill pond and compromising the dam’s structure. Emergency stabilization action was taken which included south headwall piping reduction on August 18; and a permit with EGLE was submitted for emergency stabilization efforts on August 21, 2023. Emergency stabilization was completed on August 23 that involved: insuring site safety by temporarily stabilizing the south headwall and crush undermined weir crest; reducing the rate pf loss to the existing structure; and reducing the rate of sediment transport from the structure and the up-stream impoundment.
In September 2023, at an open committee meeting Duplain Township officials met with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Division. The purpose of the meeting was to outline the options the township had regarding the dam and funding opportunities. At the regular meeting of Duplain Township, officials made the decision to seek funds for the dam’s removal.
Initial studies presented an additional challenge the Maple River is the home to one federally protect mussel, the Snuffbox Mussel, and two state protected species the Slipper Shell and the Black Shell mussels.

Where is Duplain Township at one year later? At a special meeting held Wednesday, August 28, action was taken to hire the project manager the next step to moving forward The contract was awarded to the Spicer Group Also, the township was successful in securing a Fish Habitat Grant for $225,000; and EGLE Dam Risk Management grant for 1.2 million and a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Fish Passage grant for $400,000. It should be noted that there is still one more grant pending for the project. Officials cannot thank the partners, state, federal and local officials who have supported this project and made it possible.
There are four goals: public safety; fish and aquatic improvements to open approximately 200 miles of riverway; navigation and recreation and to improve the health of the river returning it to a natural state. This project will take time but the end goal is to re-open the Elsie Dam Park for recreation in the near future.

08/09/2024

The Township meeting will be on Wednesday, August 14th at 7:30 pm at the Duplain Township Hall. The meeting minutes can be found on our website, http://www.duplaintwp.com/.

07/15/2024

Summer deferment applications can be found on our website under Documents or https://www.michigan.gov/-/media/Project/Websites/taxes/MISC/2001/2001_homestead1.pdf?rev=3653492c21944daf938452df137020db or reach out to the Treasurer for an application.

Address

145 W Main Street
Elsie, MI
48831

Website

http://www.duplaintwp.com/

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