Chikaming Township

Upcoming Meetings

2025 MEETING CALENDAR

**denotes time/date change**
ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME

• Zoning Board of Appeals- Tuesday, October 21st @1:00 P.M. Agenda

  • Public Hearings: 2063/2064

• GRSD - Wednesday, October 22nd @ 10:00 A.M.

• Short Term Rental Public Discussion- Tuesday, October 28th @6:00 P.M. - Agenda

  If You Cannot Attend This Meeting, You May Email Your Comments on This Topic to frontdesk@chikamingtownship.org Prior to Friday, October 24th, 2025 at 4:00 pm for Consideration

• Planning Commission- No November Meeting

• Township Board Meeting- Thursday, November 13th @6:30 P.M.

• Utility Board - Thursday, November 13th @6:30 P.M. (Directly following Township Board Meeting)

• Short Term Rental Public Discussion- Monday, November 24th @6:00 P.M. TENTATIVE HOLD

• GRSD - Wednesday, November 19th @ 10:00 A.M.

Township News

• Looking for a way to be a good neighbor? Chikaming Township has partnered with the Nutritional Exchange of SW Michigan to help feed those in need. Starting Wednesday, November 5th collection bins will be placed at the township hall. For a list of essential food items please see the flyer below.

• *The Chikaming Township Board enacted a 90-day moratorium on new Short Term Rental licenses during the 10/9/2025 meeting. During this moratorium period, only properties with valid or pending 2025 licenses prior to 10/9/2025 will be allowed to renew for a 2026 license.

  A public discussion opportunity regarding STR will be held at the Chikaming Township Hall on 10/28/2025 starting at 6pm.*

• Attention Union Pier area residents:

  The week of September 22, 2025, there will be work on Wintergreen Ave from Greenwood to Red Arrow Hwy from 8:00 am until early evening when the Utility work in the road is done. The closure will be from Greenwood to Red Arrow Hwy. There may be air in the water lines as well as tuberculation. Please avoid this area if possible. As usual, we appreciate your patience.

• Voting- November 4th, 2025

  • On the ballot: Lake Michigan College millages.

  • Public Accuracy Test -Thursday, October 16th @ 12:00 P.M.

  • If you are on our permanent ballot list; your ballot will be mailed to the address on file.

    • Ballots will be sent starting October 1st, 2025

• Public Notice: Streed Drain Construction Update – Chikaming Township, Michigan

  Construction on the Streed Drain is scheduled to resume on Monday, September 9 and continue through early December. Work will begin at the intersection of Wintergreen Place and Greenwood Avenue.

  Anticipated sequence of road work (in order):

  • Wintergreen Place

  • Greenwood Avenue (between Center and Oakwood)

  • Woodlawn Avenue

  • Oakwood Avenue (between Woodlawn and Red Arrow)

  • Oak Avenue

  • Greenwood Avenue (between Oak and Red Arrow)

   

  Road sections will be closed in sequence as contractors progress through these areas.

  Representatives from the contractor, engineering team, and/or the drain office will make every effort to contact adjacent landowners as construction moves forward. Contact will be made through door knocking, door hangers left at residences, and phone calls or emails when contact information is available. While our goal is to minimize disruptions, there may be times when temporary alternate parking arrangements or access routes to homes are necessary. 

  Essential services, including trash collection, mail delivery, and emergency services access, will be maintained during construction. If any unplanned disruptions to utilities (water, gas, sewer, etc.) occur, representatives will work with utility providers and landowners to minimize impacts and restore service as quickly as possible. Landowners who live on the roads listed above are encouraged to sign up for the CodeRed notification system, which may be used by Chikaming Township to issue urgent notifications. A link to CodeRed can be found on the Township’s website: ChikamingTownship.org.

  If you have any questions, please email Ehrland.Bosworth@spicergroup.com.

  Thank you for your patience and cooperation as we work to improve the Streed Drain system.”

       

• SCULPTURE/ART INSTALLATIONS SURVEY - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MFVKS8J

• SAFE STREETS 4 ALL FINAL SAFETY ACTION PLAN - More Information

• Attention:

  Due to safety issues Warren Woods Road will be closed between Three Oaks Road and the I-94 overpass. Motorists are driving reckless for contractors doing work along the shoulder of the roadway.
  For more information click here

  • Update 5/12/2025

• McKenna, a planning and consulting firm, is assisting Chikaming Township in the process of updating its Master Plan, and as such, public engagement is a critical component of this process. McKenna seeks to facilitate online (virtual) neighborhood engagement events that focus on the hamlets within the community. These engagement sessions are anticipated to be conducted within an hour, pending the level of interaction from those in attendance. Topics of discussion have the common themes of Housing, Transportation & Commerce/Place Making within specific regions of the Township.  The engagement sessions are listed in the meetings above.

• Safe Street and Roads for All Safety Action Plan- Attached

  • Public Meeting #1

  • Public Meeting #2

• Burn permits are now available via this online form - our previous voicemail system is being phased out and will no longer be accepted.

• Change in Rental Program. See Rental Program Tab for more information.

• Sawyer Streetscape Preliminary Rendering

• Park Donation Program

• Pier Street Beach Access - Abonmarche Site Evaluation

Upcoming Events

• Berrien County Land Bank Authority has been awarded a Community Development Block Grant to assist 12 - 15 homeowners with a maximum of $40,000 for homeowner repairs. Contact https://www.berriencounty.org/317/Housing

ANNOUNCING

A newsletter for our community.

CHIKAMING EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM

Sign up for CodeRED by clicking the icon above or from your mobile device: simply text CHIKAMING to 24639 and you will receive an enrollment link