Board Information

Banks Township Board

Next Meeting: July 15, 2024 6:00pm at the Banks Township Hall

Agenda :

Banks Township Board 2024 Meeting Dates:

January 15, 2024
February 19, 2024 Fire Budget Hearing
March 18, 2024
April 29, 2024
May 20, 2024
June 17, 2024
July 15, 2024
August 19, 2024
September 24, 2024
October 21, 2024
November 18, 2024
December 16, 2024

All meetings are at 6 PM at the Banks Township Hall.

For budgets, tax data, zoning ordinances, and all forms and applications, please see the Forms/Applications Page.

For Board meeting minutes, please see the Meeting Minutes Page.

Recently approved:

Recreational Vehicles doc01514720240617133212

Moratorium on Sand & Gravel Extraction 2024

Hazard Mitigation Plan Adoption 2024

Please Note:

In addition to web page posting, required Public Announcements will be placed in the Antrim Review, formerly the Bellaire Review.
These announcements will include Township Board, Planning Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals, Board of Review, notice of ordinance amendments, etc.

Antrim County Board Vacancies: A County-appointed seat has become available on the Antrim Creek Natural Area Commission. The term for this seat expires on December 31, 2024. Letters of interest are also being accepted for one position on the Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Michigan (AAANM). This is a partial term and will expire on December 31, 2026 INTEREST NOTIFICATION FORM new 9-5-19

Freedom of Information Act

FOIA Policy Resolution May 18, 2020

FOIA Policy Summary May 18, 2020

FOIA Policy Exemptions May 18, 2020

2024 newsletter postcard

Second 2024 newsletter postcard

Zero Tolerance Policy & Drugs, Brains, and Behavior Pamphlet

Banks Township Planning Commission

Next Meeting: NOTICE: The Tuesday September 10^th, 2024 Banks Township Planning Commission meeting has been cancelled due to lack of quorum. The next meeting will be held October 2, 2024

A draft of the Extraction of Natural Resources ordinance for the upcoming July 2 Public Hearing can be found under Ordinances on the forms/Apps/ordinances page. The non zoning police power soil removal ordinance can also be found under Ordinances on the forms/Apps/Ordinances page, this ordinance is regulated by the Township Board in conjunction with the Planning Commission and will be discussed and enacted by the Township Board at a later date.

AGENDA:

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Banks Township Planning Commission 2024 Meeting Dates:

January 9, 2024
February 13, 2024
March 12, 2024
April 9, 2024
May 14, 2024
June 11, 2024 chgd to June 4
July 9, 2024
August 13, 2024
September 10, 2024
October 2, 2024
November 14, 2024
December 10, 2024

All meetings are at 6 PM at the Banks Township Hall.

For Planning Commission meeting minutes, please see the Meeting Minutes Page.

Additional Resources

Contact Information for Property Owners

View contact information for property owners.

Great Lakes Shoreline Property Owners are to remove sandbags: SANDBAGS LUG Letter_July 2023

Doing any outdoor DIY projects? Know what’s below before you dig! Read about safe digging here.

Invasive Plants

Banks Township and the Antrim Conservation District have been working for the past several years to control invasive phragmites on the Lake Michigan shoreline. If you know of a patch of phragmites within Antrim County, please contact the Antrim Conservation District (231) 533-8363 to report it. An address of the property is helpful.

Invasive Phragmites Factsheet

Invasive Thistles Brochure

Reed Canary Grass – Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

General Information

Financial Reports Budget Reports doc01485520240522080609

911 Address Signs See the latest information about 911 signs.

Mission Statement for Community Center

The Banks Township Board & Ellsworth Village Council have jointly adopted a Mission Statement for our Town Center Project. The Mission Statement, developed during a strategic planning work session of the two municipalities, will guide future development in the Downtown Ellsworth area and serve as a basis for grant applications and growth of the community. View the Ellsworth/Banks Township Town Center Mission.

Recycling Information click here: doc01447920240422101730 recycle

Household Hazards Waste Collection

A Message from Antrim County…
Our March newsletter contained a flyer with some incorrect dates for this year’s upcoming household hazardous waste drop-off days. The dates are listed below, along with the corrected flyer. Thank you for your patience!

Our 2024 Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Drop-off dates are:
June 29, 2024 at Elk Rapids DPW Station, 117 Lake St., Elk Rapids, MI 49629
July 20, 2024 at Bellaire High School Parking Lot 204 W Forest Home Ave, Bellaire, MI 49615
August 31, 2024 at Antrim County Road Commission, 319 East Lincoln St., Mancelona, MI 49659
All events begin promptly at 8:00 a.m. and end at noon sharp. To learn more about what kinds of materials can be dropped off, visit our HHW webpage.

24-Hour Recycling Available in Banks Township

On Lake St behind Dollar General
9627 Lake St, Ellsworth, MI 49729
(231) 943-8088

You may recycle glass, metal, tin, aluminum, plastic, paper, and cardboard.
View more information on how and what to recycle on Antrim County’s website or American Waste’s website.