ELMWOOD TOWNSHIP

NOTICE OF SPECIAL BOARD MEETING & REENACTMENT OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR TOWNSHIP BUDGET

THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2025 AT 7:00 PM

6437 LINCOLN STREET

GAGETOWN, MI 48735

The Elmwood Township Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing on the proposed township budget for the fiscal year 2025-2026 on Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. at Elmwood Township Hall, 6457 Lincoln Street, Gagetown, MI 48735. The property tax millage rate proposed to be levied to support the proposed budget will be a subject of this hearing. A copy of the proposed budget will be available for review six days prior to the hearing by appointment at the township hall. Appointments can be made by contacting the Township Supervisor, Chris Graff, at 989-551-1367 or by email at elmwoodtwp@gmail.com.

This notice is posted in compliance with the Open Meetings Act, Public Act 267 of 1976, as amended, (MCL 41.72a (2)(3) and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services upon a 5 day notice to the Township Clerk. Individuals requiring auxilary aids or services should contact Township Clerk, Pam Brinkman, at 989-872-2864 or email at elmwoodclerk@gmail.com.

Chris Graff

Elmwood Township Supervisor

Posted 4-29-25

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ELMWOOD TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING DATES

The Elmwood Township Board of Trustees Regular meetings for 2025 will be held on the following dates. The meetings are held at the Township Hall located at 6437 Lincoln St., Gagetown MI 48735 and begin at 7:30 p.m.

April 16

May 21

June 18

July 16

August 20

September 17

October 15

November 19

December 17

This notice is posted in compliance with 1976 PA 267 as amended (Open Meetings Act), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Individuals with disabilities requiring axuillary aids or services who are planning to attend the meeting should notify the Township Clerk, Pam Brinkman, (989) 872-2864, within a reasonable time in advance of the meeting.

Dated: 04/25/2025

Pam Brinkman

Elmwood Township Clerk

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AMENDED NOTICE FOR APRIL 2025

ELMWOOD TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING DATES

The Elmwood Township Planning Commission Regular meetings for 2025 will be held on the following dates. The meetings are held at the Township Hall located at 6437 Lincoln St., Gagetown MI 48735 and begin at 7:00 p.m.

February 18 (also posted as a special meeting)

March 18

April NO REGULAR MEETING April 15 REENACTMENT BEING HELD ON APRIL 22

May 20 - RESCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON MAY 14, 2025

June 17

July 15

August 19

September 16

October 21

November NO REGULAR MEETING

December NO REGULAR MEETING

This notice is posted in compliance with 1976 PA 267 as amended (Open Meetings Act), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Individuals with disabilities requiring axuillary aids or services who are planning to attend the meeting should notify the Planning Commission Chairperson, Daryl Mendrick, (989) 553-5474, within a reasonable time in advance of the meeting.

Dated: 04/21/2025

Nancy Laskowski

Elmwood Township Planning Commission Secretary

Elmwood Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,060 at the 2020 census.

The township was organized with the name Waterloo in 1860 and renamed Elmwood by the state legislature in 1863.

Elmwood Township Hall
6437 Lincoln St.
Gagetown, MI 48735
Phone: (989)-872-2864

Brothers Joseph and James Gage immigrated from Canada in 1860. Joseph filed a homestead claim in Elmwood Township. In 1869, Joseph built a store and mill on his land. Two years later, he platted the village of Gagetown where five roads met.

In 1878, a Methodist Protestant class was organized. The next year, Father Clement Krebs established St. Agatha’s Parish, the first Catholic Church in Tuscola County. In 1882, the Pontiac, Oxford, and Northern Railroad reached Gagetown carrying daily mail and passengers.

The village incorporated that same year, electing Father Krebs as its first president. Residents elected to the first town council included John Williams, Joseph Gage, Eliphatel Robertson, John Wilson, George Perkins and Louis Lenhard. The Village of Gagetown grew quickly in the late nineteenth century after the arrival of the railroad.

In 1890, Preston Purdy and his son James opened the State Savings Bank of Gagetown. The Opera House debuted in 1907 with electricity and seating for 315 people. St. Agatha’s dedicated its new brick church in 1917. From 1920 to 1922, James Purdy built an octagon-shaped barn on his farm. It became the Thumb Octagon Barn Agricultural Museum, located one mile east of town.

Fire damaged Gagetown in 1925. Departments from seven towns fought the fire for six hours in high winds before containing it. Eighteen buildings were lost and many businesses were never rebuilt. In 2012, part of the former State Savings Bank was converted into the Village Hall.