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HAYES TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE

The Hayes Township Board of Trustees will be holding a special meeting on Tuesday June 26, 2018, 7:00 p.m. at the Hayes Township Hall, 09195 Old US 31 N., Charlevoix, MI.

The purpose of this meeting is to review and consider a change order for construction of Phase I at Hayes Township Park Camp Sea-Gull with MDC Contracting, review and consider an accounting proposal from Mason, Kammermann, & Rohrbach, P.C., and reschedule the July regular meeting of the Board of Trustees.

Marlene Golovich
Hayes Township Clerk clerk@hayestownshipmi.gov 231-547-6961

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BOARD OF REVIEW JULY 17

BOARD OF REVIEW MEETING

The Hayes Township Board of Review will meet at the Hayes Township Hall, 09195 N Old US 31, Charlevoix on July 17, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. to correct errors or mutual mistakes of fact, or act on principal residence exemptions.

Ron VanZee
Hayes Township Supervisor

(231) 497-4701

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Invasive Phragmites

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Invasive Phragmites (frag-mī-tēz)

Hayes Twp Phragmites Ordinance can be read here and a guide to control and manage it can be read here and how to identify prohibited plants here.

See Video below

Phragmites (Phragmites australis), also known as the common reed, is an aggressive wetland invader that grows along the shorelines of water bodies or in water several feet deep. Once introduced Phragmites invades a site it quickly can take over a marsh community, crowding out native plants, changing marsh hydrology, altering wildlife habitat, and increasing fire potential.
This video will help you distinguish between native and non-native or invasive Phragmites.

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High Speed Internet in Hayes Township

The Hayes Township Board of Trustees has taken the first step in helping to bring high speed internet to Township residents.

map emmet county and hayes twpAt their meeting on April 9, 2018 the Board adopted an ordinance to grant a franchise to Great Lakes Energy(GLE) to maintain and operate electric and fiber lines, poles and services on, along, across and under the highways, streets, alleys, bridges and other public places, and to conduct a local electric, broadband, and communication business in the Township of Hayes.
Additional information regarding the GLE project is available at http://www.gtlakes.com/blog/.

Work is scheduled to begin April 11 in the Petoskey area with plans to expand to Charlevoix (Hayes Township) and Cheboygan Counties. We are very excited to be part of this project and look forward to our residents having access to high speed internet.