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Welcome to Denton Township!

The Houghton Lake School Board voted to have their tax collection

moved back to the summer bill. This change makes it look like

your summer bill increased, when it just changed when things are collected.

If you have questions about why they made this change,

please call the school at (989) 366-2035,

or the Superintendent at (989) 366-2031.

Tax payment information can be obtained by clicking the link below.

For property information please refer to the BS&A website at

www.dentontwp.is.bsasoftware.com

This site can also be used to view your tax information;

taxes paid, taxes owed, and/or to pay your current season taxes.

	Compost Site Hours Located at: 2447 Level Park Rd off S M-18 Summer and Winter hours are: Friday, Saturday & Monday: 9am - 5pm Sunday: 12pm - 5pm Closed Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday PLEASE NOTE: The NON RESIDENT fee to use the compost center has increased to $50.00 per year. Click here for a copy of what you may take to the Compost Site. Call the Township office with any questions.

Waste Management Holidays

Garbage will not be picked up when a holiday falls on the normal
Monday pickup day. Trash will be picked up on Tuesday instead.
Those holidays include:

New Year's Day-January 1st
Memorial Day-Last Monday of May
Independence Day-July 4th
Labor Day-First Monday of September
Christmas Day-December 25th

Please remember to have your trash out to the road by 6:00am on pickup day.

Tax News:

Denton Township now offers a locked drop box for your payments. It is located directly outside of the main doors on the brick wall.

You may delay the interest on your summer taxes if qualified. Call the office for more information. Click here for a link to the form.

Denton Township is not able to make ownership or name changes in our office. You will need to contact the Roscommon County Register of Deeds office at (989) 275-5931 for more information.

Township Meetings

Denton Township holds the regular meetings at 7:00 p.m. the first Wednesday of every month. In the event that a holiday falls on a meeting night, call the Township for the meeting date.

Dog Licenses

Roscommon County requires all dogs to be licensed. (Cats no longer require a license as of November 2015). Our office sells them from Nov. 1st through Feb. 28th. We require proof of rabies & spaying or neutering. The licenses are $2.00 for senior citizens 62+ and $5.00 for everyone else. If your pet is not spayed or neutered, the licenses are $10.00 for everyone. AFTER Feb. 28th, licenses are available for purchase at the Animal Shelter and Roscommon County Treasurer for $40.00.

Garage Sale Ordinance

Township residents will be allowed to have two sales per year for up to five consecutive days each. Permits cost $3.00 each which includes two "Garage Sale" signs provided by the Township. One sign may be at the location of the sale and one at the road end. Only garage sale signs provided by the Township will be allowed, all others will be removed.

Cable Company Complaints

If you have a complaint that you want to file about the cable company, please read the attached letter from the State of Michigan. Click here to read the letter.

To report a streetlight that is out follow these steps:

Click here for the link to the Consumer's Energy site.
Fill out online form and click on SUBMIT

This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.fov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S.Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at program.intake@usda.cov.