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 or Lowell Buyers Guide office. All legal notices will also, as usual, be on the Township Website and posted at the Township Hall.
On April 9, 2024, the Township Board adopted an amendment to the Fee and Escrow Schedule to add a food truck fee. Click below to review the entire document.
The Township Board adopted three zoning amendments on March 13, 2024. They include a food truck ordinance, a migrant housing ordinance, and a commercial solar and wind moratorium. Click on "ZO Amends Notice" below to read the full notice and the three ordinances below for the actual language that was adopted.
Note - 2 special meetings to work on the commercial solar ordinance by the Planning Commission have changed the dates from March 19 to March 11 and April 17 to April 18. 7:00 pm
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.
August 7, Wed.
October 1, Tues.
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.
2024 Annual Cleanup Day is April 20 from 7:00 am to Noon.
Click below on "Cleanup 2024" for full details of what is accepted, location, rules etc. Volunteers are needed to check driver's licenses and help to unload trucks and trailers. Come and help!
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.
2024 Election Info
Election on May 7 for school bond proposals only for Lowell Schools and Saranac Schools. Voting machine accuracy testing will be at the Keene Hall on 4-30-24 at 5:30 pm.
2023 WinterTax Bills
All unpaid taxes after March 1 are payable at the Ionia County Treasurer's Office subject to a 4% admin fee, plus 1% monthly interest.
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