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November 7, 2017 Election

At the request of the Hemlock School District there will be an election on November 7, 2017 for voters who live in the Hemlock School District (Precinct 1 & 2).  The ballot proposal language is for a Sinking Fund Millage Proposal and reads as follows:

HEMLOCK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
SINKING FUND MILLAGE PROPOSAL

Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property in Hemlock Public School district, Saginaw and Midland Counties, Michigan, be increased by and the board of education be authorized to levy not to exceed 1.5 mills ($1.50 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 10 years, 2018 to 2027, inclusive, to create a sinking fund for the construction or repair of school buildings, for school security improvements, for the acquisition or upgrading of technology and all other purposes authorized by law; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2018 is approximately $500,000?

Voters may request an Absent Voter Ballot Application by stopping in the Richland Township Office, by calling the office or a request may be submitted by email to: the3rdr@aol.com.  

Welcome!
Richland Township
  1180 North Hemlock Road
 Hemlock, MI  48626
   (989) 642-2097  

Richland Township is a community of approximately 4,400 residents located 10 miles west of Saginaw, Michigan.  Richland Township is a General Law Township and is governed by a Board of Trustees, although there is a full time Township Manager as well.

The Richland Township Administration office normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday except for holidays.  There are full time staff available during those times.  The Assessor and Zoning Administrator is available in the office from 9 until noon on Thursdays.  The Building Department is also available Thursdays at 9 a.m.

The unincorporated Village of Hemlock sits in the middle of Richland Township and includes a vibrant and growing commercial area to serve its residents.  The “village” area is served by a water and sewer system.  Residentially there are new subdivisions just completed with new housing under construction.  There is ample acreage land for sale for residential purposes.  Agriculture is alive and well in the township and some dairy farms and many large tract crop parcels.

The schools in the township include Hemlock Public Schools – Elementary, Ling, Middle and High School and a parochial K-8 school, St. Peter Lutheran also a preschool…


RESIDENT SURVEY
Richland Township is working on a Capital Improvement Plan. As part of the moving forward with the plan, we are looking to see what resident's feel the township is lacking, adequate in and would like to see in our township in the future. We are working on ways to make the survey available to residents of Richland Township.  If you would like a copy of the survey sent to you, please contact us at manager@richlandtownshipmi.com and we will provide you with the link to fill-out the survey.  You may also stop in the library or the township office to get a copy.