Little Traverse Township

8288 S. Pleasantview Rd.
Harbor Springs, MI 49740
Phone: 231-526-0351
office@littletraversetownship.org

There is a Drop Box to the right of the door for payments and other correspondence. The Drop Box is secure, so please do not hesitate to use it.

Reminder: Sign Regulations

No Signs Are Allowed on Road Right-of-Way (33′ from the center of the road)!

The following regulations apply to the display of signs typically used for garage/yard sale, auction, political, real estate, open houses, and other events.

• Signs may be located off premise but only with permission of the other property owner.
• Signs shall not be placed any closer than 5 feet from the front property line, (i.e. the sign must be at least 5′ away from the road right-of-way, not the pavement).
• Signs shall be removed within 24 hours of an event.
• Signs in the road right-of-way will be removed to the Township Hall at the owner’s expense, and may be retrieved prior to disposal after 30 days.
• Repeat offenders will receive citations.

If you have questions, please call the Township Hall at 526-0351.

Burning Warning

Visit the DNR website for information on if you are allowed to burn in your area.

DNR Permission to Burn (Burn Permit)

Next Meeting:

For the Board of Trustees
July 14th – 4:00 pm – Township Hall

Check back for agenda.

For the Planning Commission
July 6th – 6:00 pm – Township Hall

Check back for agenda.

Board of Review Meets on
July 20th – Starting at 3:00 pm

This meeting is to correct mutual mistakes of fact, or qualified errors in the 2021 assessment and/or tax roll, and to review Principal Residence, Poverty, and Qualified Agricultural property exemption petitions. An owner of property that is a “Principal Residence” or is “Qualified Agricultural” on June 1, 2021, may appeal in-person or by letter to the July Board of Review if an affidavit was claimed to have been filed, but the exemption was not on the tax roll.

Property Taxes

Your Summer 2021 Property Tax Bill will be hitting your mailbox sometime within the next 2 – 3 weeks. If you have not received your tax bill by July 14th, 2021 please give us a call at 231.526.0351 or email us at office@littletraversetownship.org and we will see what the issue may be.

Township Hall – Closed for the Following Holidays

Memorial Day – Monday, May 31st, 2021
Labor Day – Monday, September 6th, 2021
Thanksgiving Day – Thursday, November 25th 2021

Township Hall – Extended Hours for Tax Collections

Tuesday, September 14, 2021 Tax Collection: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, December 30, 2021 Tax Collection: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday, February 14, 2022 Tax Collection: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday – February 28, 2022 Tax Collection: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

A drop box is available to right of main entrance.

Taxes received in the drop box by December 31st at 5:00 p.m. will be posted as received in the year of 2021. Anything received after December 31st at 5:00pm will be posted in the year of 2022.