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Tecumseh Township
Is located in southeastern Michigan in the county of Lenawee. The township covers an area of 13.407 square miles with a population of 1881.
The site has been designed with information our residents and those interested in our community would find helpful. Please feel free to browse around the site and if you need more information please contact one of the elected board members listed on the Township Board link to your left or use the Contact Us link to your left.
All Building Inspections to Include Plumbing, Electrical and Mechanical to be contracted through Raisin Township.
Effective May 26, 2009 all building inspections to include plumbing, electrical and mechanical will be contracted through the Charter Township of Raisin Township. The State of Michigan will no longer be performing these inspections for Tecumseh Township. All of these inspections can be scheduled through the building inspector's office at 517-423-3162 (ext 1010) or 517-605-3047.
Mosquito Program For 2009
Tecumseh Township will again be working with APG to treat for mosquitoes in our township. We will be doing the same program that we did last year which was any resident who is experiencing standing water on their property for greater then 7 days is able to call APG (877-276-4714 or 810-735-8731). The product used by APG is BTI, which is non toxic to humans, animals and fish. This product is similar to the mosquito donuts that you can purchase in the stores. When weather conditions are right, as they have been periodically over the past two years no amount of treatment will stop mosquitoes from breeding.
Dump Day Notice For 2009
June 6th, from 8:00am to 12:00pm noon
Oct 17th, from 8:00am to 12:00pm noon
Collection location is 3266 Gady Road. Enter off Gady Road East of Occidental
Although this is not considered an all inclusive list, we will accept at our collection site:
General
Trash and junk, plastic
Twigs and brush that can be chipped
Refrigerators
Freezers
Air conditioners
Wire fence
Old empty barrels
Open water based dried out paint cans
Lawn mowers
Bicycles
Air compressors
Old items containing steel, and other metals
Mattresses and bed springs
Batteries
Electronics,
TV's
Monitors
Stereos
Keyboards
Computers
Special Items,
Rubber tires with rims removed (we can not accept tractor tires) (we charge for tires w/rims)
Yard waste, grass, leaves (bags with foreign materials will not be accepted)
We are not allowed to accept
Hazardous materials, includes propane tanks, oil based paint, oil, gasoline or similar products, burn barrels with ashes, building materials, ashes.
Property tax information for 2009
The county equalization department has reviewed the one year sales studies for the county. Based on these studies Tecumseh Townships residential SEV's will be lowered by 10% on our notice of assessment forms which we will receive in February 2009. Tecumseh Township had 11 residential sales in our study last year. The state of Michigan mandates that sales studies are the only method used in making changes to municipalities SEV.
Our taxable values will go up 4.4% unless your current SEV amount is equal to or less then 10% over your taxable value. If it is (within the 10%) then you will get either a reduction or no increase in your taxable value next year.
Each resident has the option of protesting their SEV or taxable value at our yearly board of review meetings. These meetings will be held on Monday March 9th and Tuesday March 10th from 1 to 4pm and 6 to 9pm each day at the Masonic Hall located just off Brown street in Tecumseh. If upon appealing your taxes at these meetings you are still not satisfied with the results you can continue the appeal process with the state of Michigan.
If you have any questions regarding this information please feel free to call the Township (517-423-1837) or send us an e-mail from the "contact us" portion of our web site.
Tecumseh Township is changing building inspectors
Our new building inspector is:
Harry Hutchison
5525 Occidental Hwy., Tecumseh MI 49286
Office phone 517-423-3162 ex 1010
Cell phone 517-605-3047
email:buildinginspector@raisintownship.com
we are contracting with the charter township of raisin.
Potential Road Work for 2009
- replace the large culvert on Dillingham Drive $25,000
- re-pave (add another lift or layer) on Billmyer from M-50 North to Allen Road $285,000