Custer Township
Tue., Nov. 10, 7 p.m. · Township Board regular meeting, Custer Township Hall, 2949 Alden Hwy., Mancelona
That meeting (Tue., Nov. 10, 7 p.m.) has passed. We’ll post what happened when minutes are out.
Before the board, and recent decisions
- Info
The state environmental agency (EGLE) held a public open house at Shanty Creek on the Wickes TCE groundwater plume: 2025 test results, the plume’s footprint, the Well First policy and planned public-water extensions.
- Approved
Resolution #8 of 2026 declaring data centers “not desired within township boundaries,” 5–0. It says the township can’t prevent one without zoning.
- Info
The water authority (MAWSA) reported TCE found in a small subdivision on Schuss Mountain, “5 parcels, 3 homes,” and that EGLE has asked it to bring a plan to extend water lines there.
- Approved
Signed county Road Commission contracts for three 2026 road projects and paid a $250,250 deposit. (The minutes are headed July 11, 2026.)
- Info
The water authority reported that EGLE expanded the Well First Policy area in Custer and Kearney townships, and that recent heavy rain is expected to widen the TCE plume.
- Info
No township vote on license-plate cameras. The supervisor reported an email from the county undersheriff saying “the flock cameras have been approved and purchased.” The minutes don’t say where they are or how many.
- Approved
Adopted the 2026–27 budget (Resolution #7) and a franchise ordinance for Great Lakes Energy (Ordinance No. 1 of 2026), each 4–0 with one absent.
- Pending
Shanty Creek Resort’s sewage lagoons and discharge field are in Section 5 of the township. Their permit expired in 2020; renewal has been in process since Oct. 30, 2019.
Projects in this township
- Shanty Creek Resort’s sewage plantPermits expired in 2020; phosphorus over the limit
When it meets
| Township Board | Second Tuesday, 7 p.m., Custer Township Hall, 2949 Alden Hwy., Mancelona (next: Nov. 10 and Dec. 8) |
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| Planning Commission | None: the township has no zoning |
County commissioner: District 4 for most of the township, Jason Helwig; a corner near Bellaire is in District 3, Terry VanAlstine. District map · What the county board decides
Where to find the records
Official website: custertownshipantrim.org
Take part
Township meetings are open to the public and start with public comment. Written comments go to the township clerk or, for zoning matters, the zoning administrator. Official notices of hearings are published in a print newspaper, which must also post them free on mipublicnotices.com. For a zoning request, neighbors within 300 feet are also sent notice by mail. Townships often post the notice on their own website too. We aren’t a paper of record (why). Know something we should look at here? tips@torchlakeobserver.com. A correction: corrections@torchlakeobserver.com.