All collections of Household Hazardous Waste (HHW), Freon units and Electronics are held at 3495 M-32 West, Alpena, MI 49707, unless otherwise stated. Any questions please contact Manager Stan Mischley Email alpenarrt@gmail.com Recycling Center 989-354-2607 Cell 989-464-7066.
It is no secret that the Great Lakes are one of the most unique and precious environmental systems in the world. In fact, “the Great Lakes basin contains more than 20% of the world’s surface freshwater supplies and supports a more than 30 million population.”
The purpose of the Green Township Land Use Master Plan is to provide guidelines for future development within the community, while protecting the natural resources and rural township character. The Michigan Planning Enabling Act (PA 33 of 2008, as amended) authorizes townships to develop master plans. As stated in the enabling legislation.
A nuisance, in legal terms, refers to an unreasonable interference with a person’s use or enjoyment of their property. It can be any activity or condition that causes harm, annoyance, or inconvenience to individuals or communities. Nuisances can take many forms, such as noise pollution, offensive odors, property damage, pollution, or even excessive light.
This ordinance is intended to promote the public health, safety and welfare and to safeguard the health, comfort, living conditions, safety and welfare of the citizens of Green Township by regulating the use of outdoor wood-fired boilers, stoves, or furnaces.
Hazard mitigation planning allows communities to create long-term plans to reduce or eliminate the impacts that hazards have on the community’s population, economy, and natural environment.
This ordinance is to provide for the recovery and collection of fees for providing Fire and Rescue
personnel, equipment and services for certain fires and other emergencies pertaining to utility.
companies. Pursuant to the authority of 1951 PA 33, as amended by 1990 PA 102, MCL 41.806a; MSA .2640(6a).
An ordinance to provide a title for the ordinance; to define words; to prohibit marihuana establishments.
within the boundaries of Green Township pursuant to Initiated Law 1 of 2018, MCL 333.27951 et seq., as
may be amended; to provide penalties for violation of this ordinance; to provide for severability; to repeal all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict therewith; and to provide an effective date.
The Master Plan provides a “blueprint” for future growth. This Master Plan translates the communities’ values and goals into a framework to guide decisions and development regarding growth, land use, public facilities, and services. It contains a long-range vision about how to retain economic health, conserve natural resources, meet the needs of residents and businesses, ensure an efficient transportation system, ensure compatible land uses, and promote public health, safety, and welfare.
Strategic planning is an organization’s process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy.
This Recreation Plan addresses recreational facilities and plans within the boundaries of Alpena County. This is a joint planning process to provide for recreation planning for the County of Alpena as well as the townships of Alpena, Green, Ossineke, and Wilson. These townships chose to jointly plan for the future of their recreation assets. The plan will evaluate the surrounding recreational opportunities as well as the socio-economic status of Alpena County and the surrounding area in order to determine recreational needs of the population and to plan for improvements which fit those needs.
It is the purpose of this Ordinance to regulate and restrict the location of trades and industries, the location of buildings designed for specified uses, and for such purposes, to divide Green Township into zoning districts. Within each district, regulations shall be imposed designating the allowed uses for buildings and structures and designating the trades and industries that are permitted or excluded or subjected to special regulations.