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Morton Township is in central Mecosta County, 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Big Rapids, the county seat.According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.6 square miles (92 km 2), of which 33.0 square miles (85 km 2) are land and 2.6 square miles (6.7 km 2), or 7.27%, are water. [1]
Instead, House Bills 5120 and 5121 would give ultimate authority for approving such projects to the Michigan Public Service Commission, a three-member body whose members are appointed by the ...
Mecosta is a village in Mecosta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 386 at the 2020 census, [2] down from 457 in 2010. The village is within Morton Township. Mecosta Township, which is also in Mecosta County, is located several miles to the west.
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.
In the spring of 1855, James and Laura Montague and their children became the third family to settle in the county. Their 160-acre (0.65 km 2) farm in Green Township was located where 19 Mile Road intersects the west bank of the Muskegon River. The organization of Leonard (Big Rapids) Township and Green Township was authorized in February 1858.
Zoning ordinances regulate land use, while many other “police power,” non-zoning ordinances control activities that protect the health, safety and general welfare of the community. A significant difference between townships and cities and villages in Michigan is the general lack of authority in townships to perform maintenance and ...
The program is also expected to lose its funding. The war was sparked by an Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel in which Hamas-led militants killed about 1,200 people and took about 250 hostages.
Mecosta Township is a civil township of Mecosta County in Michigan. The population was 2,744 as of the 2020 census . [ 2 ] The village of Mecosta , which is also in Mecosta County, is in Morton Township , several miles to the east.