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- Grand Lake and Lake Esau: At the February 9 Board of Trustees meeting, Presque Isle County Drain Commissioner Robert Macomber shared updates regarding the lake level orders for Lake Esau and Grand Lake. To view his power point presentation, click here. For all future updates and additional information, please visit: https://www.presqueislelakelevels.org/
- Scam Alert! Two Presque Isle Township residents have recently received fraudulent emails that appeared to come from the Township Planning Commission requesting payment by wire transfer. Please note that the Township will never email you asking for payment or request any wire transfers! If you receive a suspicious email claiming to be from the Township, please contact us directly at (989)595-2752, ext. 4. You can also file a report at reportfraud.ftc.gov and forward the email to spam@uce.gov.
- 2025 Citizen of the Year Nominations: The Presque Isle Township Board of Trustees is accepting nominations for the 2025 Citizen of the Year. Submissions are due by January 31, 2026, and may be sent to Supervisor Steve Lang at supervisor@presqueisletwp.org or delivered to the Township Hall at 12653 E. Grand Lake Rd., Presque Isle, MI 49777. The honoree will be selected at the February 9th Board meeting. Please note, nominees may not be employed by the Township or serve on any Township board or committee.
- Septic/Well Inspection and Property Transfer Ordinance Amendment: The Septic/Well Inspection and Property Transfer Ordinance went into effect on November 8, 2025, and requires inspections of private septic and well systems when certain properties are sold, transferred or have no septic permit. This ordinance was amended on January 12, 2026, to allow property transfers to occur without the required District Helath Department 4 (DHD4) septic and well evaluation, provided the parties agree to place the burden of obtaining the evaluation on the transferee. The amendment goes into effect on February 14, 2026. A brochure (which also serves as a time-of-transfer notification) is available to help summarize the requirements of the amended ordinance and answer common questions about how the amended ordinance affects property owners and buyers. You can pick up a copy of the brochure at the township hall or download it here If you’re unsure whether your property has a septic permit, you can complete a Request for Review of Public Records and submit it to District Health Department #4. This form is available at the township hall or you can download by clicking here. To schedule a septic inspection, you must call District Health Department at (989)734-4723. You will need to submit an Application for Existing Private Onsite Water & Wastewater System Inspection. This application is available at the township hall or you can download it by clicking here.
- Rockport Survey: The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is inviting the public to provide input on the development of a new general management plan for the Rockport Recreation Area. To take part in the survey, click here.
- New Food Pantry Traffic Lineup: Beginning on Tuesday, November 11th, 2025, the God Loves You Food Pantry traffic lineup will be changed. All clients are asked to line up along the right shoulder of Lake Esau Hwy, entering by way of Glenbush Drive (4/10 mi. north of the chapel.) Registration will be conducted along Lake Esau Hwy. To view the map, click here.
- Lighthouses Closed for the Season: The lighthouses will reopen on Friday, May 22nd, 2026, at 10am. Thank you to all who visited us in 2025 and special thanks to our gift shop staff: Cindy Hudson, Nancy Curtis, Jan Kleber, Sarah Meadows, Kim Monterosso, Cindy Ostrowski, Kris Payne, and Melissa Szymanski.
- Burn Permits: Before burning vegetative debris, a permit from the DNR is required. Please visit their website at: https://www.dnr.state.mi.us/burnpermits/ to obtain a permit and check to see if burning is currently allowed. Updates are made every day by 10am.
- Master Plan Adoption: The Presque Isle Township Board of Trustees passed Resolution 19 of 2024 which adopted the Presque Isle Township Master Plan on December 9, 2024. The final draft of the Master Plan can be viewed at the Township Hall or by clicking here.
- Free Reflective Address Signs for Residents of Presque Isle Township District 2: To order a sign, you must call (989)595-3423 or email pitfdfire@gmail.com and provide the following information: Name, phone number, address, type of sign (horizontal or vertical), and the number of people in your household. Beginning in January, you can pick up your sign at the Presque Isle Township Fire Department (24335 US-23) on the first or third Saturday of the month between 10am and 11am.
- Presque Isle County Economic Development Corporation: Please click link for more information. www.picedc.org
- Recycling Bins Live Stream: Wondering if the recycling bins are full? You can now view a live stream of the township hall security camera. Click here.
- 2022 Presque Isle Township Public Survey Results
SUPERVISOR UPDATES
- 2025 Audit: The annual audit was just completed in August by the accounting firm Schulze, Oswald, Miller, and Edwards PC. The Township received a “clean” opinion with no irregularities and a positive bottom line for the 2024-25 fiscal year. To view the full audit report, click here.
- New Parking Lot and Trail: A new trail system is being developed under the advisement of the Parks and Recreation and Tree Committees. This trail will be located across the street from the township hall on ten acres of land owned by the Township. Facilities and Projects Manager Matt Bedard, Trustee Mark Devers, and I will soon be drafting and distributing requests for proposal. Also, the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office has recently approved the construction of a new parking lot at the New Presque Isle Lighthouse Park. Bids are currently being considered. Both projects will be paid for with funds received from the American Rescue Plan Act.