Lodi Township
Lodi Township is located in Washtenaw County, Michigan, just southwest of Ann Arbor. Established in 1834, three years before Michigan became a state, it was named after the Town of Lodi near New York State’s Finger Lakes.
Quick Links
Important Announcements
Lodi Connection Newsletter
Lodi Township Fall Newsletter 2020 can be found HERE
Permanent Absentee Voting List
With the approval of Proposal 18-3 last November ANYONE can request an Absentee Ballot. Save yourself some time on Election Day and sign up TODAY for the Permanent AV list and receive an APPLICATION for every election. You can use this application , and email it back to christina@loditownshipmi.org or drop it by the Township Hall (there is a drop box if you stop after business hours) OR you can use this form on our website to submit your request.
Saline Area Burn Permits
The Saline Area Fire Department requests that residents in York Township, Saline Township and Lodi Township serviced by this department call the department at 429-4440 and follow the prompts for a Burn Permit if you intend to burn. There is no fee for the permit. By reporting this to the Saline Area Fire Department, it MAY prevent an unnecessary fire run and cost to you.
Vacation Watch Request Form
Click HERE to complete the Vacation Watch Request Form. Please contact DeputyAdkins via email (adkinsp@ewashtenaw.org) when you return so the house watch can be cancelled.
News & Events
SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE
The Lodi Township Planning Commission will hold a SPECIAL MEETING on
Thursday, April 15, 2021 at 7:00pm
CLICK HERE FOR AGENDA
Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting
April 20, 2021 at 7pm
CLICK HERE FOR AGENDA
ROAD ADVISORY:
Zeeb Road between Pleasant Lake Road and Ellsworth
Click here for more information:
https://mailchi.mp/wcroads.org/lane-restrictions-zeeb-rd-and-pleasant-lake-rd?e=d50557939b
COMPLETE PLANS AND INFORMAITON CAN BE FOUND AT THIS LINK:
https://miwaters.deq.state.mi.us/miwaters/external/publicnotice/info/-3668916961019785415/documents
PUBLIC NOTICE for HP6-RZ9B-0V8VK, Zeeb Road Reconstruction; Ellsworth Road to Pleasant Lake Road
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, Water Resources Division (WRD), has posted the following notice to the MiWaters home page. To make comments and view documents please click on the following link: https://miwaters.deq.state.mi.us/miwaters/external/publicnotice/info/6981655474812129156/documents
Once the link is open, to view documents click the “Documents” button to view the Public Notice Announcement and the appropriate plans for the project. To leave a comment, please click on the “Add Comment” button.
The above link will expire 20 days from today’s date. In order to make comments after the expiration of the link, please e-mail your comments directly to the WRD contact listed below or mail your comments directly to the district office.
AS OF MARCH 5, 2021, ALL TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETINGS WILL BE HELD IN PERSON AT THE LODI TOWNSHIP HALL. THERE WILL BE NO ZOOM MEETINGS GOING FORWARD. SOCIAL DISTANCING AND MASKS WILL BE ENFORCED AT ALL MEETINGS.
THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING.
Washtenaw County Mental Health Millage Update
Please click HERE to see what the millage has done in Washtenaw County.
RECYCLE ANN ARBOR HAS CHANGED THEIR HOURS
PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGES:
Hours: Tues. & Thurs. 8:30 am to 6:30 pm
Saturday 9 am to 6 pm
CLOSED MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, FRIDAYS, & SUNDAYS
Address:2950 East Ellsworth Rd. Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Phone:734.971.7400
What’s Accepted
Credit Cards ONLY. No cash/check.
COVID-19 RESPONSE
DUE TO CHANGING SITUATIONS WE SUGGEST YOU CALL FIRST
ANN ARBOR RECYCLE DOESN’T NOTIFY THE
TOWNSHIP OF CHANGES TO THEIR SCHEDULES.
TAX PAYMENTS CAN BE LEFT IN THE DROPBOX TO THE LEFT OF THE DOOR. IF YOU WOULD LIKE A RECIEPT, PLEASE LEAVE AN EMAIL THAT WE CAN SEND A RECIEPT TO, OR INCLUDE A SELF ADDRESSED, STAMPED ENVELOPE AND WE WILL DROP YOUR PAID COPY IN THE MAIL.
TAXES CAN BE PAID ONLINE BY ELECTRONIC CHECK ($3.00 fee) OR BY CREDIT CARD (3% Fee), THE FEE FOR THESE SERVICES IS CHARGED BY THE PROCESSING COMPANY. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO PAY ONLINE.
NEW TO LODI!
If you are in a pinch and without internet and need to connect to for school work you are welcome to come to the Township and use our NEW HOT SPOT. Washtenaw County Broadband Task Force and Lodi Township are happy to bring this option to all those in need during these challenging and changing times with remote access for everyone in need. When using the hot spot please be mindful of business hours and use the far parking spaces by the field.
Please on the look out for your NEW Township Annual Recycle Pass.
Passes should be arriving in your mailboxes this week. If you don’t receive a pass please let us know. Your new pass will allow residents to take their monthly recyclables to the Drop Off Station at Platt on Ellsworth on your own schedule (during Recycle Ann Arbor business hours: Tuesday and Thursday 8:30am-6:30pm and Saturday 9am-6pm).
Millage breakdown on your tax bill
Here is a break down of your summer and winter tax dollars
| Tax Dollars in order of cost: | |
| Schools | 44% |
| Washtenaw County | 21%** |
| Washtenaw Intermediate Schools | 16% |
| Washtenaw Community College | 10% |
| Library | 4% |
| Lodi Township | 3%* |
| Fire Department | 2% |
*Township Services included in the 3%: Police Protection (Sheriff contract, plus overtime fees), monthly recycling and yard waste, trash vouchers, local road projects including dust & brine contract.
**Washtenaw County Services include: Washtenaw County Operating 62%, Mental Health & Public Safety 14%, County Parks 13%, County Roads 7%, Enhanced Emergency Communication System 5, County Veteran’s Relief Fund 1%.
More services, all residents
On May 1, Washtenaw County Community Mental Health (WCCMH) will begin to offer services and service-navigation assistance to all county residents, regardless of their ability to pay. 
Services will include individual and group counseling, medication management, substance use treatment and recovery support, and referrals to helpful community resources.
WCCMH will offer these services to any county resident who is unable to get timely care and will serve these residents until they can be referred to appropriate community partners.
Please call 734.544.3050 or 1.800.440.7548 for help with these services.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR AND DON’T DUMP YOUR GARBAGE ON OTHER PEOPLES PROPERTY. IF YOU SEE SOMEONE DUMPING, PLEASE REPORT TO THE TOWNSHIP, OR
WASHTENAW COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE.
NEW! Washtenaw County Fix It Program
The Washtenaw County Road Commission has launched “WCRC Fix It” an online platform that allows residents to report non-emergency issues online and via a mobile app available in the Apple iTunes & Google Play stores. The WCRC Fix It platform is to be used for non-emergency road issues. WCRC will check and respond to service requests submitted via WCRC Fix It during business hours. If you need to report an emergency or potentially hazardous road issue, we encourage them to call the Road Commission immediately at (734) 761-1500.
Join the Lodi Township Email List
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