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Sewer Update 09/28/17; On September 26th, 2017 Worth Township and Sanilac County closed on the loan from the USDA for the sewer project. The engineering company will be kicking off the project with the contractors on October 25th, 2017 at which time we will have more information as to where the contractors are starting and when.

While sewer lead location stakes are available at the township, only residents who are leaving for the winter prior to October 25th 2017 should pick up stakes before then. The purpose of these stakes is for property owners to place the stake in the ground along their property line where they would like their stake to be.

If you do not know where to place your stake you should seek assistance from a friend, relative, or contractor who can identify the best route to the road right of way from the location of your sewage discharge pipe out of your house.

Water bills did not go out for the month of September due to a program change. 

Look for a two month water bill in October. Sorry for any inconvenience. 

WORTH TOWNSHIP

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NEW ZONING MAP

On October 4, 2017, at 6:30 P.M., at the Worth Township Hall, located at 6903 S. Lakeshore Road, Lexington, Michigan, 48450, the Worth Township Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on a proposed new Zoning Map regulating the development and use of land within Worth Township. The proposed new Zoning Map will affect all areas of Worth Township. The proposed new Zoning Map can be examined in the office of the Township Clerk, during regular business hours, Monday through Thursday, 9:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. and 1:15 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. at the Township Hall address cited above. The proposed new Zoning Map is also available for download from the Township website at www.worthmi.org. Those unable to attend the public hearing are invited to submit written comments to the attention of the Chair of the Planning Commission at the Township Hall address cited above. All written comments must be received by no later than 4:00 P.M., on October 4, 2017. Persons needing special accommodations to attend should contact the Township Clerk.

Publishing Date: September 15th and 20th, 2017

Worth Township Planning Commission

Worth Township Draft Zoning Map

Moore Public Library Expansion Public Hearing  

August 30, 2017 at 7:00pm At the Lexington Village Hall Conference Room. The Library Board will be holding a public meeting to discuss long range plan options to expand the library facility.  At this time Option #1 is to purchase the building to east of the library.  Option #2 is to build a new addition to the back of the library.  Interested local citizens are invited to attend and speak at the meeting. 

Sewer Update August 2017

On August 7th, 2017, the Worth Township Board held a meeting and public hearing at the Greenbush Banquet Hall (formerly the Knights of Columbus) located at 7556 Lakeshore Rd to confirm the special assessment roll for the court ordered sewer district.  The assessment per REU (Residential Equivalent Unit) has been set at $15,000.  Vacant property assessments have been set at $3,000.  Commercial and Industrial Assessments vary and were set by the engineering company.

State law requires we wait 30 days from the confirmation of the roll to proceed with the loan, so we plan to close on the loan in September and award the contracts to the construction companies in the end of September or October timeframe.

The construction is set to be completed within 9 months from award of the contracts.  Contractors will shut down for Winter as deemed necessary by themselves and the engineering company and this time will be added to the contractor’s deadlines.

Assessments may be paid off in full without interest if payment is made by September 15th, 2017. Special assessments not paid in full by September 15th, 2017 will have their first annual payments on the 2017 Winter Tax Bill.

Sewer District FAQ Sheet

Annual Household Sewer Assessment Cost Schedule


Taxes are now payable at Sanilac County Treasurer.

Meetings and other events are found on the Calendar Tab

Sewer Project is expected to begin spring of 2017: 

Assistance is Available: If you need assistance connecting to water or sewer, you may be eligible for a grant that you don’t have to pay back or a loan through USDA Rural Development. They are offering a grant and loan program for Water and Waste Disposal. Please click on the links below for information and an application.

View, Pay or Print your Receipts for your Tax or Water bill online:

Click on the link to view and pay your tax and water bills online: www.accessmygov.com For Customer Service, call 1-888-891-6064.


Chapter 300 of the Code of Worth Township:

Recycling Information:
 
Township Hours

Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 9am to 4pm, closed for lunch 12:30 - 1:15

Phone # 810-359-8852  Fax # 810-359-7027 

For closures please reference the calendar page. The office will be closed if Cros-Lex schools are closed due to inclement weather.
 
Public notices

PUBLIC NOTICE OF WORTH TOWNSHIP REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS

WORTH TOWNSHIP
6903 S. LAKESHORE ROAD
LEXINGTON, MI 48450

The Worth Township Board Trustees will meet on the following dates for the 2017 year.  All meetings will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will take place at the Worth Township Hall at 6903 S. Lakeshore Rd., Lexington, MI 48450.

January 18, 2017        July 19, 2017
February 15, 2017   August 16, 2017
March 15, 2017   September 20, 2017
April 19, 2017
October 18, 2017
May 17, 2017   November 8, 2017
June 21, 2017   December 13, 2017

All Regular Board of Trustees Meetings listed above fall on the third Wednesday of each month.

This notice is posted in compliance with the Open Meetings Act, Public Act 237 of 1976, as amended, MCL 41.725 a(2) and (44), and the American With Disabilities Act.

For individuals with disabilities at the board meetings or public hearings, the Worth Township Board of Trustees will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services.  These services include signers for the hearing impaired and audio taps of the printed materials being considered at the meeting.  Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Worth Township Board by writing or calling upon seven days notice to the Worth Township Board.

Philip G. Essenmacher
Supervisor
6903 S. Lakeshore Rd.
Lexington, MI 48450
810-359-8852, Ext. 106

Posted Monday, November 30, 2015
Jennifer Stanyer - Clerk Worth Township

NOTICE

THE WORTH TOWNSHIP OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE FOLLOWING HOLIDAY DATES:

MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 2017 - MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2017 - PRESIDENT'S DAY

FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 2017 - GOOD FRIDAY

MONDAY, MAY 29, 2017 - MEMORIAL DAY

MONDAY, JULY 4, 2017 - INDEPENDENCE DAY

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2017 - LABOR DAY

MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2017 - COLUMBUS DAY

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2017 - VETERAN'S DAY

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2017 - THANKSGIVING DAY

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2017 - THANKSGIVING DAY - In Observance of

MONDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2017 - CHRISTMAS DAY 

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2017 - CHRISTMAS DAY - In Observance of

MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 2018 - NEW YEAR'S DAY - 

TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2018 - NEW YEAR'S DAY - In Observance of

These dates were approved on Monday, November 16, 2016 Worth Township Board of Trustees Special Meeting.
 
History Minimize

History of Sanilac County, Michigan

The area that would become known as Sanilac County, was originally made part of St. Clair County. for judicial purposes. The area extended to Saginaw Bay and west to Tuscola County in 1848, the Legislature authorized the separate organization of the county and Lexington was the county seat until 1879 when it was moved to Sandusky.


In the Census of 1850, Sanilac Co. had three townships: Worth Lexington and Sanilac. Worth and Lexington Townships were close to the present size; Sanilac Twp. included the rest of the territory in Sanilac and Huron Counties.


The county was covered with forests and travel was difficult. A pioneer account from the HISTORY OF SANILAC COUNTY 1834-1984 p. 225 states Upon their arrival at the Fort (Ft. Gratiot) their packs were remade and only the absolute necessitates could be taken as the balance of the trip, a distance of about 24 miles, had to be made on foot. The balance of the belongings were left at the Fort to be picked up at a later date. There were no roads, only a trail made by the Indians through the woods. This story took place about 1842.


The names of this pioneer and his wife were David & Susanna Taylor McClure. The first settler was Joel Carrington who came into the area that is now know as Worth Twp. in 1834. Reuben Dimmon was 2nd settler and taught the first school just south of the Village of Lexington. Early pioneers as stated in the Portrait and Biographical Album-1884 included Dr. Woodard, John Smith, Uri Raymond, John Ryan, William Leonard, George Smith; William Austin, and the list goes on. See our complete list elsewhere.


Political unrest in Ontario and the promise of jobs in the lumber mills brought many to Sanilac Co. These settlers were of Scotch, Irish and English nationality. By 1860, the townships of Fremont, Speaker, Maple Valley, Buel, Elk, Washington, Marlette, Bridgehampton, Forester, and Austin had been organized and the southern part of the county was being cleared for farming. The first newspaper was The Sanilac Jeffersonian established at Lexington in 1858 and still in operation, is now located in Croswell.


In an article on the front page of The Jeff April 27, 1861 we read an account of a war rally to recruit soldiers to fight for the Union cause in the Civil War. The Sanilac Pioneers, better known as Co. D, 10th Michigan Infantry with Capt. Israel Huckins was made up of many men from Sanilac Co. By 1870 all but two townships were organized. Evergreen, 1873, Custer in 1877 and Wheatland in 1881 completed Sanilac Co. as we know it today.


Sanilac Co. is an agricultural county with sugar beets, corn, wheat, oats, soy beans, and hay as its major crops. Some of Sanilac Counties tourist attractions are the Sanilac Co. Historical Museum in Port Sanilac; the historic Sanilac Petroglyphs in Greenleaf Twp.; the picturesque village of Lexington; Croswell's Swinging Bridge; and many other interesting sites.

taken from: http://sanilaccountymichigangenealogy.blogspot.com/
 
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