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May 6 Dexter School Special Election. 
Absentee Ballots will be mailed on March 26th to those on the Permanent Ballot List. Please return it to LODI TOWNSHIP either via postage paid return envelope or by dropping it in one of our secure drop boxes located at 3755 Pleasant Lake Road, Ann Arbor MI 48103.  All absentee ballots must be returned to the Lodi Township Clerk by 8pm on May 6th.  If you choose not to vote your absentee ballot and vote in person, you will be voting in person for this election ONLY at the Scio Township Hall located at 827 N. Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48103 on May 6th from 7am to 8pm.If you want to process your absentee ballot at the polling location, you will go to the polling location to do so.  Lodi Township Residents that have voting day issues, including registering to vote will have to do so in person at Lodi Township Hall @ 3755 Pleasant Lake Road for these issues. Please contact Lodi Township if you have any questions @734.665.7583 or via email christina@loditownshipmi.org.

Lodi Township Office Hours: Monday-Thursday: 9am to noon
For Election Purposes Office hours:
Saturday, May 3rd: 8am to noon
Sunday, May 4th: noon to 4pm
Monday, May 5th: 9am to 4pm
Election Day, May 6th: 7am to 8pm

CEMETERY HOLIDAY DECORATIONS
Please remove any holiday decorations around headstones and graves,
our lawn mowers will be out soon!
Please place items by the garbage bin and our sexton will dispose of them. Items not removed by March 31, will be removed by the Sexton. 

Plans for Arbor Preserve

ARBOR PRESERVE NORTH
ARBOR PRESERVE SOUTH
Engineering Review of Presented Plans
Planner Review of Plans

From Washtenaw County Road Commission:

WHAT: Seasonal Weight Restrictions

WHEN: Effective Friday, February 28, 2025, at 6 a.m. until further notice

WHERE: County-wide

WCRC Seasonal Weight Restrictions Web Page

2025 Lodi Township Road Funding Information from Washtenaw County Road Commission can be found HERE.

Residents can reduce their home water use while protecting waterways from
run-off with Rain Barrels from the Washtenaw County Conservation District.
The Washtenaw County Conservation District’s (WCCD) Rain Barrels &
Supplies sales have returned for 2025. The WCCD offers rain barrels, composters,
and related supplies available to the public to purchase for water catchment systems
and composting systems. These supplies promote systems that encourage
conserving rainwater, reducing home water use, and preventing runoff pollution, and
composting practices to reduce food waste and build healthy soils.
The Rain Barrels offered come in four colors and are all “upcycled” clean 55-
gallon food-grade durable plastic, fitted with a screened removable lid, and fittings
and valves to drain the barrel, connect to other barrels, and for overflow. Barrels can
be purchased with a “wide overflow” upgrade for the barrels to handle excess water
more efficiently during heavy rainfalls. Additional rain barrel accessories include a
wooden pedestal riser, linking hoses, downspout diverters, and downspout flex
elbows. We’re now offering barrel plant netting and plant hangers to decorate or
disguise rain barrels. For larger water catchment systems, the sales offer a 275-gallon
IBC Tote, a clean “upcycled” 4’x4’x4’ tank that is fitted with a valve and reducer to a
garden hose.
Discounts are available when buying multiple barrels or a “Starter Kit” which
includes a rain barrel, downspout diverter, and pedestal riser. For homeowners
associations or other cooperative living situations, we offer educational consultations
and bulk pricing when purchasing many rain barrels collectively, inquire for details.

The WCCD’s Rain Barrels & Supplies sales open in January and continue into
September. Rain barrels, accessories, and composters are available only by preorder. Preorders must be made within the pre-sale periods, which end a week before
pick-up. Order pick-up will take place on specific distribution dates or at the WCCD
office throughout the year, the first pick-up date is Monday, March 24 at the WCCD
office back parking lot: 705 N. Zeeb Rd. Ann Arbor, MI 48103.
Customers will receive reminders and detailed instructions of when and where
to pick-up their preordered supplies. All orders come with resources and instructions,
also available on the website: www.washtenawcd.org/rainbarrel
Preorders can be placed directly on the WCCD’s online store at:
https://store.washtenawcd.org/rainbarrels, or ordered by paper order forms. Paper
forms are available for download on the WCCD website:
www.washtenawcd.org/rainbarrel, at the WCCD office, or by requesting a mailed
copy. Payment is accepted by credit card online, or by check via mail / drop-off.
Checks can be made out to Washtenaw CD.

Paying Lodi Township Tax bills:

 Current full tax payments can now be made at Old National Bank (Saline Branch ONLY) at 200 North Maple Rd, Saline, MI  48176 (click for map) during the branch’s normal business hours.  Old National bank is open 9am-5pm M-F, and Saturdays from 9am-noon.  Bring the bottom part of your tax bill with your payment of check or cash to the bank. 
OR at any Bank of Ann Arbor location. Hours and locations can be found HERE.

Lodi Township located at 3755 Pleasant Lake Road (click for map) is open Monday – Thursday from 9am-noon, Friday the Treasurer is available via email at michelle@loditownshipmi.org.   You can always leave a check in the drop box anytime 24/7.  If you mail your check, please allow ample time for your payment to be received before the due date,
we suggest 10 days before.

Electronic payments are still an option through our website at LodiTownshipMI.org though BS&A online click to go to online payment.

Paying online with an electronic check is a $3.00 fee (payment comes out of your checking/saving account). The fee for a Visa debit card is $3.95 flat fee.  If you want to pay online with a credit card (not your checking account), the online credit card company charges 3% of your entire bill. 
Be careful and look at the charges online before you accept.  

Lodi Township is happy to welcome Deputy Frank Barabas to the Township!

Deputy Barabas has been a Deputy with the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office since January of 2022 and comes from a Law Enforcement family with a long history of community service.  As the Lodi Township COPS Deputy, he is focused on crime prevention, community engagement, commercial vehicle enforcement, and neighborhood watch initiatives.  Deputy Barabas is excited to serve as the new Lodi Township COPS Deputy. If you need to contact Deputy Barabas please email him @ barabasf@washtenaw.org. 

From the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office:

The Sheriff’s Office has implemented an, on-line, police reporting portal. Citizens can file certain types
of police reports on-line without needing contact with a Deputy or coming to a station. The following
types of incidents may be filed on-line:

• Harassing phone calls/ No Known Suspects
• Identity Theft/ No Known Suspects
• Lost property
• Larceny/Theft/ No Known Suspects
• Damaged Property/Vandalism
• Accidental/Non-Intentional Property Damage

Any and all incidents can still be reported by calling 911, Washtenaw Metro Dispatches non-emergency
dispatch number (734) 994-2911 or in person at any of our Community Police Stations.
The on-line reporting portal can be accessed through the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office website.
https://www.washtenaw.org/3439/File-a-Police-Report
The Sheriff’s Office has gone live with a crime data dashboard on our website.
The dashboard is interactive and pulls data by zip codes. The data is updated regularly.
There are various pages that can be viewed: Overall Crime Data, Victim Demographics, Arrest
Demographics, Traffic Overview and Subject Control (Use of Force Incidents).
Sheriff Data & Information Dashboard | Washtenaw County, MI
This is an excellent resource for those interested in taking a deeper dive into Sheriff’s Office operations
and who we have contact with.

NOTICE: Lodi Township & Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office has installed a Blue Light phone on the front side of the building for Emergency purposes.  It directly calls 911 when you hit the red button.  If you find yourself without a phone and must report an emergency, please use it.  We strive to make a safer community with the help of local law enforcement. 

Click HERE for Washtenaw County
Landowner’s Resource List
Information on Land Assessment, Land Management and Land Protection. 

ZONING COMPLIANCE 

ISSUED IN THE TOWNSHIP OFFICE
TUESDAY-THURSDAY 9:30AM-11:30AM
PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE WITH QUESTIONS
734.665.7583

ZONING COMPLIANCE INSTRUCTIONS

-Three copies of blueprints for structures or three copies of specs of generator/solar array.

-Three copies of a site plan that must include ALL STRUCTURES on the property INCLUDING indicating distance from residential structure and all property lines. If installing generator, staking the nearest property line to the generator is required.

-Blue prints and site plans sent via mail must include a stamped self-addressed envelope and a check payable to Lodi Township in the amount of $100.00. Zoning Compliance Permit and signed plans will be returned via mail.

-If applying in person, Zoning Compliance Permits are accepted Monday-Thursday 9:30am until 11:30am. Application fee is $100.00 at time of application.

Zoning Compliance required prior to building permits from Washtenaw County.

*ZONING COMPLIANCE IS NOT AVALIABLE ONLINE*

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.

ANN ARBOR RECYCLE CANCELLED THE CLEAN-UP VOUCHER IN 2020 DUE TO THE COVID PANDEMIC, WE CANNOT ISSUE THE ONE TIME CLEAN-UP VOUCHERS ANY LONGER.  WE ARE SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE THIS CAUSES.  YOU CAN TAKE YOUR ITEMS, BUT YOU WILL BE CHARGED A FEE FROM ANN ARBOR RECYLCE.  PLEASE CALL THEM FOR INFORMATION.  

 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 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.