Keene Township, Ionia County, Michigan
Public Notices
*Note: Due to the Shoppers Guide no longer providing their paper to the general Keene Township residents, the Township will be placing legal notices in the Ionia County Sentinel Standard which will be in the Legal section. We will also be publishing these same notices occasionally, additionally by putting them in the Shoppers Guide, Lowell Ledger, or Lowell Buyers Guide as needed depending on the application location and topic. Only residents in the 48881 zip code will get the Shoppers Guide by mail. Others will have to pick up the Guide at their Saranac office or some Belding stores/gas stations. Lowell Buyers Guide is also now mailed and goes to 49331 addresses. All legal notices will also, as usual, be on the Township Website and posted at the Township Hall.
The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on November 6 at 7:00 pm to accept comments on a new commercial solar ordinance they have been working on. Overlay areas were chosen where solar panels could be placed. To view the proposed ordinance, click on "Comm Solar Ordinance" below and on each of the 3 overlay maps as shown below to view them. Click on "Solar Notice" below for the full public hearing notice.
Note - for the older resolutions on the solar moratoriums and related go to the Information Tab and then the Resolutions Tab to read them all.
Meeting Dates
Keene Township Hall
8505 Potters Rd, Saranac, MI 48881
Keene Township Regular Meeting Dates
All Meetings Start at 7:00 pm unless posted differently
Printable 2024-2025 Fiscal Year Meeting Dates
Township Board
2024-2025 Fiscal Year
April 9
May 14
June 11
July 9
August 13
September 10
October 8
November 12
December 10
January 14, 2025
February 11, 2025
March 11, 2025 (Regular & Annual Meeting)
Planning Commission
2024-2025 Fiscal Year
February 6, Tues.
March 5 Tues. special meeting
March 11 Mon. special meeting - note date change
April 18 Thurs. special meeting - note date change
May 8, Wed.
June 13 Thurs. special meeting
August 7, Wed.
August 21, Wed. special meeting
September 9, Mon. special meeting
October 1, Tues.
October 7, Mon. special meeting
October 14, Mon. special meeting
November 6, Wed. special meeting
February 4, 2025 Tues.
Zoning Board of Appeals
Meet only when an application is received. Watch Public Notices for any applications coming up.
*See public notice above for any current applications
Announcements
Note: Meeting minutes are under the Information tab, then the Minutes tab to view them. Meeting dates are on the left side of this page, scroll to the bottom of the page. Meetings start at 7:00 pm unless posted differently.
Bike Race
The "Lowell Classic Bike Race 2024" will take place on Saturday, October 26 from 10:00 am to about 2:00 pm starting and ending at Fallasburg Park. The route will go through Keene, Otisco, Orleans, and Easton Townships. Watch for these bicyclists and use caution on this day. Click on the two links below for more details and the route map.
2024 Election Info
The next election will be on November 5.
The voting machine testing date is Monday, October 21 at 5:30 pm at the Township Hall. (open to the public) (several volunteers are appreciated to help run sample ballots through)
Sample ballots are posted in the Township Hall notice box. The front side is the same for all but each school district has a different backside to the ballot (Saranac, Belding, and Lowell)
Early in-person voting is available within 9 days from October 26 through November 3 from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm at 302 W Main St, Ionia (downtown Ionia City old Mercantile Bldg).
The Clerk will be in the Hall on November 2 (Saturday) from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. You can register to vote or ask for an absentee ballot.
The primary election was on August 6.
The full official certified results on everyone are on the Ionia County website at www.ioniacounty.org
The official Keene Township Board results are summarized in the link below.
2024 SummerTax Bills
The summer tax bills were mailed about July 1. They were due on September 16 because the 14th falls on a Saturday. Contact the Treasurer for late payment info as interest and penalty may apply.
Invenergy, a renewable energy company, held an informational open house where residents could learn about commercial solar energy. It was held on July 30 at the Saranac High School. If you could not make it, the link below "Invenergy Info" contains 5 pages of information about the company and solar in Michigan.
Renewable Energy Survey Results
Thank you for taking the time to fill out our community survey on Renewable Energy in Keene Township. We really appreciate your participation. We mailed 688 surveys and received 240 responses. You will find the results below in graph format, the original survey with total number tallies for each question, all of the written comments, and a letter comment. Please let the Township Board know if you have any questions on these results. Thank you!
Tom Sprague did an analysis of the survey results in graph form and it is available in the link below. To view this data, you MUST have Microsoft Excel. This file uses advanced features of Excel. It is not compatible with other applications such as Google Sheets. To open the file, download it and open it with Microsoft Excel. File password = survey There are tabs along the bottom of the spreadsheet. You can click in the box list of questions and the graphs will change to reflect each question's results.
Ionia County Road Dept information shown at the Board meeting on 2-13-24 is available for review by clicking on the "Information" tab, then the "Roads" tab.
Sunfield is participating in a new project to accept and to recycle agricultural plastic. Click on the link below for all the details.
Gypsy Moth Info
Click on the link below for Gypsy Moth information.
Check with your local Fire Department on Burn Permits
Below is a link to the Michigan DNR page for burning information