Clerk

Ahh!!! Summer is finally here.

News on the Election Split for the Township

Due to the number of registered voters in Rutland Charter Township it is going to be necessary to create another precinct for voting. The Township will then have two precincts, Precinct 1 and Precinct 2. Both will be located  in the Township Hall so there will be no real change on were to come on election days. All the paperwork has been sent to the State Bureau of Elections and the split will occur January 1, 2011. New Voter Registration Cards will be sent out to all those voters who will now be included in Precinct 2 later this year. At the bottom of the page there is some important information on the upcoming Elections this year including the last days to register to vote. Check it out.

A Broadband Update:

OK, HERE'S THE LATEST AND GREATEST ON OUR POSSIBLE BROADBAND AVAILABILITY !!!!! (We hope so anyway)  Barry County Telephone Company is working on the Broadband Tower right now. They hoped to be up and running on June 1st. That deadline is not going to be met, however, it will happen yet this summer.

RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP CEMETERY

The Cemetery is open and ready. Please refer to our Cemetery Ordinance about the planting of trees and bushes. Remember any full size trees or large bushes or shrubs are not allowed because the roots from the trees or bushes, when they are mature, invade the surrounding cemetery lots. Also, benches and other memorablia should be kept out of harms way from the lawn mowers.

RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP CEMETERY CLEAN-UP

The time for the Cemetery Clean-up is every fall around the end of October. Every fall our Sexton and his crew clean up all the faded plastic flowers and dead plants etc. around the cemetery to get ready for winter and next spring. If you have something out there that you want to make sure to save, please come get it and take it home with you. The Township, as well as the Sexton, are not responsible for these things and we don't want you to lose something that means alot to you and your family.

ELECTION NEWS

Starting with the August Primary we will be using Federally purchased Laptops instead of paper books for our Voter Lists and Poll Books in our precincts. I ask for your patience as we adapt to this new technology for voting. As time goes on it will be better, we hope. On August 3, 2010 and November 2, 2010 we will be having elections at the Township. In August it will be the Primary for State and Federal offices also Hastings Area Schools have a proposal on the ballot as well as the County for 911. In November it will be the General election for Governor and State and Federal Offices.

The last day to register to vote in the August Primary:

July 6, 2010

The last day to register to vote in the November General Election:

October 4, 2010

Don't forget these two web addresses for all your voting information. They are direct links to the State of Michigan web pages. 

 www.Michigan.gov/sos

www.michigan.gov/vote