Grass Lake Charter Township

09/04/2026

📞 Important 911 Information for Jackson County Residents

❗️As we continue sharing information about the importance of our 911 system, we encourage residents to take a few minutes to review the attached informational pamphlet regarding the Jackson County 9-1-1 Surcharge Ballot Proposal appearing on the November ballot.

❗️It provides a clear look at what 911 does, how the proposed funding would be used, and real examples of how this system supports emergency response throughout Jackson County.

❗️Please take a few minutes to read, learn, and be informed before November.

❗️If you have questions about the information provided or would like additional clarification, please feel free to contact Police Chief Duaine Pittman or Fire Chief Greg Bickford.

09/01/2026

08/19/2026

Free 55 gallon garbage cans!!! 373 Lakeside Drive
Grass Lake MI 49240.

07/14/2026

LANSING, Mich. -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags within the State Capitol Complex and upon all public buildings and grounds across the state of Michigan to be lowered to half-staff on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, to honor the life and service of Fire Fighter Emily Barker, who passed away in the line of duty.

“Fire Fighter Emily Barker dedicated her life to protecting others, serving with courage and selflessness,” said Governor Whitmer. “Her sacrifice is a reminder of the extraordinary risks firefighters take every day to keep people and communities safe. Let’s honor this fallen hero and keep her family, friends, and fellow firefighters in our thoughts.”

Barker, originally from Clinton Township, Michigan, served as a part of the U.S. Wildland Fire Service Rifle Helitack crew. After discovering her passion for firefighting as a volunteer fire fighter while in college, Barker built a career battling wildfires across the country. On June 27th, Barker and two other firefighters tragically lost their lives while responding to the Knowles Fire in western Colorado.

The State of Michigan recognizes the duty, honor, and selfless service of Barker by lowering flags to half-staff. Michigan residents, businesses, schools, local governments, and other organizations also are encouraged to display the flag at half-staff.

To lower flags to half-staff, flags should be hoisted first to the peak for an instant and then lowered to the half-staff position. The process is reversed before the flag is lowered for the day.

07/02/2026

We found a debit card in the soccer fields in Willis Road
Can picked up at Grass Lake Charter Township

06/30/2026

Household hazardous waste (HHW)
Jackson County Conservation District
July 2026 - Household Hazardous Waste Collection

07/23/2026 (Thu.)
LocationThe Jackson County DOT in the lot on the corner of N. Elm and Chanter
cost $20 per vehicle

Jackson County Conservation District, with funding from Jackson County, offer 2-3 yearly HHW collections for Jackson County residents during the spring and summer. Learn more!

06/19/2026

Francisco Rd – Culvert Replacements

Grass Lake Charter Township, MI – The Jackson County Department of Transportation (JCDOT) would like to inform the public of a road closure on Francisco Rd. between Michigan Ave. and Bohne Rd. for multiple cross culvert replacements. The closure will begin on Monday, June 22, 2026 with an expected reopening date of Thursday, June 25, 2026 (weather permitting).

During this time, Francisco Rd. will be fully closed to through traffic during the work hours of 7am-4pm, access to the roadway will be open during evening hours. Please note that no detour routes will be posted.

Motorists are advised to seek alternate routes and plan their travel accordingly to avoid delays.

For further updates and inquiries, please contact JCDOT at (517) 788-4230, visit our website (bit.ly/JCDOT)

06/18/2026

August 4, 2026 Election: Grass Lake Charter Township Fire Department Millage Renewal.

𝖮𝗎𝗋 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗆𝗎𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝗋𝖾𝗅𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝗈𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖽𝖾𝖽𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗆𝖾𝗆𝖻𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖦𝗋𝖺𝗌𝗌 𝖫𝖺𝗄𝖾 𝖢𝗁𝖺𝗋𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝖳𝗈𝗐𝗇𝗌𝗁𝗂𝗉 𝖥𝗂𝗋𝖾 𝖣𝖾𝗉𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗍𝗈 𝗄𝖾𝖾𝗉 𝗎𝗌 𝗌𝖺𝖿𝖾 𝟤𝟦/𝟩.

𝖧𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗂𝗌 𝗐𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗇𝖾𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝗄𝗇𝗈𝗐 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗅𝗈𝖼𝖺𝗅 𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾 𝖽𝖾𝗉𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗈𝗉𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗐𝗁𝗒 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗋𝖾𝗇𝖾𝗐𝖺𝗅 𝗂𝗌 𝗏𝗂𝗍𝖺𝗅:

📋 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖠𝗌𝗄: 𝟣.𝟨𝟦 𝖬𝗂𝗅𝗅𝗌 (current mileage is 1.63)
𝖶𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗂𝗍 𝗌𝗎𝗉𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍𝗌:
• 𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗆𝗂𝗅𝗅𝖺𝗀𝖾 𝖼𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝖽𝖾𝗉𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝖾𝗑𝗉𝖾𝗇𝗌𝖾𝗌, 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗅𝗎𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗂𝗇𝗌𝗎𝗋𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾, 𝖻𝗎𝗂𝗅𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗆𝖺𝗂𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗇𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾, 𝖼𝖺𝗉𝗂𝗍𝖺𝗅 𝗂𝗆𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗌, 𝖺𝗉𝗉𝖺𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗎𝗌/𝗏𝖾𝗁𝗂𝖼𝗅𝖾𝗌, 𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗂𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖽𝖺𝗂𝗅𝗒 𝗈𝗉𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌.
• 𝖲𝗈𝗅𝖾𝗅𝗒 𝖥𝗎𝗇𝖽𝖾𝖽 𝖻𝗒 this mileage & 𝖦𝗋𝖺𝗇𝗍𝗌: 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾 𝖽𝖾𝗉𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝖽𝗈𝖾𝗌 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗎𝗌𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗍𝗈𝗐𝗇𝗌𝗁𝗂𝗉 𝗀𝖾𝗇𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗅 𝖿𝗎𝗇𝖽. 𝖨𝗍 𝗈𝗉𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗌 𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗂𝖼𝗍𝗅𝗒 𝗈𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗈𝗉𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗆𝗂𝗅𝗅𝖺𝗀𝖾
• 𝖢𝗋𝗂𝗍𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗅 𝖭𝖾𝖾𝖽: 𝖶𝗂𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗋𝖾𝗇𝖾𝗐𝖺𝗅, 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖽𝖾𝗉𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗇𝗈 𝖿𝗎𝗇𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝖻𝖾 𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖼𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝖼𝖾𝖺𝗌𝖾 𝗈𝗉𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌.

📈 𝖦𝗋𝗈𝗐𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖣𝖾𝗆𝖺𝗇𝖽 & 𝖱𝗂𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖢𝗈𝗌𝗍𝗌
• 𝖨𝗇𝖼𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖢𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗌: 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖽𝖾𝗉𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗇𝗈𝗐 𝗁𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗅𝖾𝗌 𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝟦𝟢𝟢 𝖼𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗌 𝗉𝖾𝗋 𝗒𝖾𝖺𝗋, 𝖺 𝗇𝗎𝗆𝖻𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗁𝖺𝗌 𝖻𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝗌𝗍𝖾𝖺𝖽𝗂𝗅𝗒 𝗋𝗂𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗅𝖺𝗌𝗍 𝟥–𝟦 𝗒𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗌 𝖽𝗎𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝗅𝗈𝖼𝖺𝗅 𝗀𝗋𝗈𝗐𝗍𝗁 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖽𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗅𝗈𝗉𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍.
• 𝖤𝗑𝗉𝗅𝗈𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖤𝗊𝗎𝗂𝗉𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝖢𝗈𝗌𝗍𝗌: 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖼𝗈𝗌𝗍 𝗈𝖿 𝖾𝗌𝗌𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝖺𝗅 𝖾𝗊𝗎𝗂𝗉𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗁𝖺𝗌 𝗌𝗄𝗒𝗋𝗈𝖼𝗄𝖾𝗍𝖾𝖽.
• 𝖳𝗎𝗋𝗇𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝖦𝖾𝖺𝗋: 𝖢𝗈𝗌𝗍𝗌 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗋𝗂𝗌𝖾𝗇 𝟨𝟦% 𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗅𝖺𝗌𝗍 𝟧 𝗒𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗌. 𝖮𝗎𝗍𝖿𝗂𝗍𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺 𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗅𝖾 𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾𝖿𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝗇𝗈𝗐 𝖼𝗈𝗌𝗍𝗌 $𝟪,𝟢𝟢𝟢, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗀𝖾𝖺𝗋 𝗆𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝖻𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝗉𝗅𝖺𝖼𝖾𝖽 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒 𝟣𝟢 𝗒𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗌.
• 𝖵𝖾𝗁𝗂𝖼𝗅𝖾𝗌: 𝖥𝗂𝗋𝖾 𝖺𝗉𝗉𝖺𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗎𝗌 𝗉𝗋𝗂𝖼𝖾𝗌 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝟨𝟦% 𝗂𝗇 𝗃𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗅𝖺𝗌𝗍 𝟥 𝗒𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗌. 𝖵𝖾𝗁𝗂𝖼𝗅𝖾𝗌 𝗆𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝗀𝖾𝗇𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝖻𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝗉𝗅𝖺𝖼𝖾𝖽 𝖻𝖾𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗒 𝗁𝗂𝗍 𝟤𝟢 𝗒𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗌 𝗈𝗅𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝗆𝖾𝖾𝗍 𝗌𝖺𝖿𝖾𝗍𝗒 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗇𝖽𝖺𝗋𝖽𝗌. 𝖮𝗎𝗋 𝗇𝖾𝗑𝗍 𝗋𝖾𝗊𝗎𝗂𝗋𝖾𝖽 𝗇𝖾𝗐 𝗏𝖾𝗁𝗂𝖼𝗅𝖾 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝖼𝗈𝗌𝗍 𝖼𝗅𝗈𝗌𝖾 𝗍𝗈 $𝟣 𝗆𝗂𝗅𝗅𝗂𝗈𝗇 (𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗐𝖾 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗎𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝗌𝖺𝗒 𝗂𝗍 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝖻𝖾 𝖻𝗎𝗂𝗅𝗍 𝗋𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍 𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗂𝗇 𝖬𝗂𝖼𝗁𝗂𝗀𝖺𝗇!).

🚒 𝖮𝗎𝗋 𝖳𝖾𝖺𝗆 & 𝖳𝗋𝖺𝗂𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀
• 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖢𝗋𝖾𝗐: 𝖶𝖾 𝖼𝗎𝗋𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗅𝗒 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝟣𝟪 𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝗆𝖾𝗆𝖻𝖾𝗋𝗌, 𝗉𝗅𝗎𝗌 𝗌𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗅 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝖻𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝖺𝗋𝗒 𝗆𝖾𝗆𝖻𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝟤 𝖽𝖾𝖽𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖼𝖺𝖽𝖾𝗍𝗌
• 𝖤𝗑𝖼𝖾𝖾𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖲𝗍𝖺𝗇𝖽𝖺𝗋𝖽: 𝖶𝗁𝗂𝗅𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝗊𝗎𝗂𝗋𝖾𝗌 𝟣𝟧 𝖤𝖬𝖲 𝖼𝗋𝖾𝖽𝗂𝗍𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝟣𝟤 𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾 𝖼𝗋𝖾𝖽𝗂𝗍𝗌 𝗉𝖾𝗋 𝗒𝖾𝖺𝗋, 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖽𝖾𝗉𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗀𝗈𝖾𝗌 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗏𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖻𝖾𝗒𝗈𝗇𝖽. 𝖶𝖾 𝗍𝗒𝗉𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝖽𝗎𝖼𝗍 𝟦 𝗍𝗈 𝟪 𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗂𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗇𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍𝗌 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒 𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗅𝖾 𝗆𝗈𝗇𝗍𝗁, 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗅𝗎𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖼𝗋𝗎𝖼𝗂𝖺𝗅 𝗃𝗈𝗂𝗇𝗍 𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗂𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗈𝗉𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗇𝖾𝗂𝗀𝗁𝖻𝗈𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖽𝖾𝗉𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝖾𝗇𝗌𝗎𝗋𝖾 𝗌𝖾𝖺𝗆𝗅𝖾𝗌𝗌 𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗋𝗀𝖾𝗇𝖼𝗒 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗉𝗈𝗇𝗌𝖾.

📞 𝖬𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝖳𝗁𝖺𝗇 𝖩𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝖥𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖥𝗂𝗋𝖾𝗌
𝖮𝗎𝗋 𝖿𝗂𝗋𝗌𝗍 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗉𝗈𝗇𝖽𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝗌𝗐𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖼𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖺 𝗋𝖺𝗇𝗀𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝗅𝗈𝖼𝖺𝗅 𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗋𝗀𝖾𝗇𝖼𝗂𝖾𝗌, 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗅𝗎𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀:
• 𝖥𝗂𝗋𝗌𝗍-𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗉𝗈𝗇𝗌𝖾 𝗆𝖾𝖽𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗅 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖤𝖬𝖲 𝖼𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗌
• 𝖢𝖺𝗋 𝖺𝖼𝖼𝗂𝖽𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗌
• 𝖲𝗍𝗋𝗎𝖼𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖾, 𝗏𝖾𝗁𝗂𝖼𝗅𝖾, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗀𝗋𝖺𝗌𝗌 𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾𝗌
• 𝖣𝗈𝗐𝗇𝖾𝖽 𝗈𝗋 𝖺𝗋𝖼𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗎𝗍𝗂𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝗐𝗂𝗋𝖾𝗌
• 𝖦𝖺𝗌 𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗄𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗈𝖽𝗈𝗋 𝗂𝗇𝗏𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗀𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌
• 𝖠𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗌𝗆𝗈𝗄𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖢𝖮 𝖺𝗅𝖺𝗋𝗆𝗌
• 𝖫𝗈𝖼𝖺𝗅 𝖻𝗎𝗋𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗉𝗅𝖺𝗂𝗇𝗍𝗌

𝖸𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗌𝗎𝗉𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍 𝖾𝗇𝗌𝗎𝗋𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖼𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗁𝖾𝗅𝗉, 𝖺 𝗐𝖾𝗅𝗅-𝖾𝗊𝗎𝗂𝗉𝗉𝖾𝖽, 𝗁𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗅𝗒-𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗂𝗇𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝖾𝖺𝗆 𝗂𝗌 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽𝗒 𝗍𝗈 𝖺𝗇𝗌𝗐𝖾𝗋.

06/01/2026

Mt. Hope Rd. – Culvert Replacement

Grass Lake Charter Township, MI – The Jackson County Department of Transportation
(JCDOT) would like to inform the public of a road closure on Mt. Hope Rd. between Riethmiller
Rd. and Hoffman Rd. The closure will begin, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, and is expected to open
by the end of the day (weather permitting).
Please note that no detour routes will be posted. Motorists must seek alternate routes and plan
their travel accordingly to avoid delays.
For further updates and inquiries, please contact JCDOT at (517) 788-4230, visit our website
(bit.ly/JCDOT), or check out our page for further information

04/20/2026

Recycling Jackson and Gerdau are hosting a free recycling drive from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, at 1384 N. Brown St. Community members can drop off glass, Styrofoam, batteries, electronics, cardboard, office paper, clean plastic food and beverage containers, small appliances and latex paint. Electronics accepted include televisions, cell phones, laptops, computers, keyboards and mice.