Monroe County meetings: New township clerk
MONROE COUNTY — The Monroe News is providing a weekly round-up of which meetings are happening throughout the county and the biggest topics being discussed.
Municipalities are not required by the Michigan Open Meetings Act to provide an agenda in advance of a meeting, but they are required to provide notice. Please visit your local municipality website for the most up to date information.
Here are the biggest topics for meetings scheduled Monday-Friday, April 14-18.
Ash Township
Planning Commission: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, 1677 Ready Road, Carleton
Full agenda: https://ashtownship.org/
Township Board: 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, 1677 Ready Road, Carleton
Appointment of clerk effective June 1, 2025
Full agenda: https://ashtownship.org/
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Bedford Township
Park Commission: 7 p.m. Monday, April 14, 8100 Jackman Road, Temperance
Township Board: 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, 8100 Jackman Road, Temperance
Full agenda: https://www.bedfordmi.org/government/agendas___minutes/index.php#outer-85sub-1541
Housing Commission: 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, Ivor Lindsay Senior Housing Center
Berlin Township
Township Board: 6 p.m. Monday, April 14, 8000 Swanview Drive, Newport
Brownstown Township
Planning Commission: 6 p.m. Monday, April 14
Beautification and Historical Commission: 6 p.m. Thursday, April 17
Downtown Development Authority: 12 p.m. Thursday, April 17
Zoning Board of Appeals: 6 p.m. Thursday, April 17
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Dundee Township
Planning Commission: 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, 179 West Main Street, Dundee
Village of Dundee
Village Council: 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, 350 West Monroe Street, Dundee
Downtown development authority: 6 p.m. Monday, April 14, 350 West Monroe Street, Dundee
Exeter Township
Township Board: 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, 6158 Scofield Road, Maybee
Frenchtown Township
Township Board: 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, 2744 Vivian Road, Monroe
Planning Commission: 7 p.m. Thursday, April 17, 2744 Vivian Road, Monroe
London Township
Township Board: 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 14, 13613 Tuttle Hill Road, Milan
Milan
City Council: 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, 147 Wabash Street, Milan
Monroe City
Citizen Planning Commission: 7 p.m. Monday, April 14, 120 East First Street, Monroe
Downtown Development Authority: 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 16, 120 East First Street, Monroe
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Monroe County
Board of Commissioners: 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, 106 East First Street, Monroe
Monroe Township
Township Board: 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, 4925 East Dunbar Road, Monroe
Raisinville Township
Planning Commission: 7 p.m. Monday, April 14, 96 Ida Maybee Road, Monroe
Whiteford Township
Township Board: 7:30pm Tuesday, April 15, 8000 Yankee Road, Ottawa Lake
— Contact reporter Connor Veenstra at CVeenstra@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on The Monroe News: Monroe County meetings roundup: April 14-18
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