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A charter township is a form of local government in the U.S. state of Michigan.While all townships in Michigan are organized governments, a charter township has been granted a charter, which allows it certain rights and responsibilities of home rule that are generally intermediate between those of a city (a semi-autonomous jurisdiction in Michigan) and a village.
A unique form of civil township in Michigan is the charter township, a status created by act of the state legislature in 1947, which grants additional powers and streamlined administration of townships. Charter townships that meet certain criteria are also provided greater protection against annexation by a city or village.
Whereas historically a township served a substantially rural and low-density population with a minimal degree of government-provided services, laws were enacted in the middle of the 20th century that significantly favored townships. One such law, peculiar only to Michigan, is the Charter Township Act. By becoming a charter township, the ...
Springfield Township transitioned from a General Law Township to a Charter Township under Michigan's Charter Township Act on April 1, 1986. The Detroit and Milwaukee Railway (now part of the Canadian National Railway ) was built in 1856, and two stations were in the township, in Andersonville and Davisburg.
C. Caledonia Township, Kent County, Michigan; Caledonia Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan; Calumet Charter Township, Michigan; Canton, Michigan; Cascade Township ...
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In Canton, he swears in township police officers, library board members, and township trustees, although because township elections won’t occur until 2024, he has no oaths to administer this week.
Shelby Charter Township, officially the Charter Township of Shelby, is a charter township located in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township is an affluent northern suburb of Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the population was 79,408, [2] up from 73,804 in 2010. Shelby Charter Township is one of the fastest-growing communities ...