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2007-2025 by Colfax
Township, Michigan
and ATI Consulting
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Welcome to Colfax
Township in Beautiful
Benzie County !!
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Wednesday, March 12, 2025 |
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Budget Hearing 10 minutes following
the close of the Regular Monthly Township Board meeting to set the 2025-2026 FY budget
for the Township of Colfax.
(Posted 2/24/2025) |
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Thursday, March 13, 2025 |
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The March JPC meeting has been
rescheduled from 3/6/2025 to March 13, 2025 at 7 pm.
(Posted 3/01/2025) |
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Saturday, June 14, 2025 |
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The Spring Clean-up will be
from 8 am to noon. The first pick-up truck/4'x8' trailer load is free. Then $20 for
each additional load. Colfax Township residents only.
(Updated 2/05/2025) |
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| ANNOUNCEMENTS: |
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Seeking:
- Colfax Township Board of Review
— two applicants to fill alternate positions (do not need to be residents of the
township)
- Colfax representative to serve
as alternate on the Joint Planning Commission (must be resident of Colfax
Township)
- Betsie Valley District Library
Representative (must be a resident of Colfax Township).
- Individuals to work as election
inspectors in upcoming elections
Interested applicants – please
send a letter of interest to Colfax Township, P.O. Box 68, Thompsonville 49683 or
an email to colfaxbenziesupervisor@gmail.com.
(Updated 1/17/2025)
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 Colfax Township
is situated in the southeast corner of beautiful Benzie County in Michigan's northwest
Lower Peninsula. Its residents enjoy the area's quiet rural character yet have the
convenience of services offered in nearby Benzonia and the villages of Thompsonville
and Beulah. The larger cities of Manistee, Cadillac and Traverse City are an easy
drive from the township, between 29 to 39 miles away. The township is about 40% state
land with a population of 657 residents according to the 2010 census.
Colfax Township offers residents and visitors a variety of seasonal activities.
- Early spring is a great time to
enjoy the outdoors, and the township has over ten thousand acres of state land to
explore, much of it along the Betsie River. Don't forget your camera!
- In May the hunt is on for morel
mushrooms just as trilliums begin to bloom.
- During the summer the Betsie River
is well-known for canoeing, kayaking, tubing and fishing and offers many access points.
- The Betsie is a designated Natural
River and an important natural resource that runs through the entire township.
- Camping at the township's rustic
Grass
Lake Campground on the
Betsie River and golfing at nearby Crystal Mountain Resort are also popular summer activities.
- Salmon fishing takes center stage
in September (check the DNR website for rules and dates).
- There are many trails to travel
on state land throughout the year by foot, bike or horseback and are especially spectacular
when fall colors are in full display.
- Winter months offer outdoor enthusiasts
many choices, including downhill and cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, snowshoeing
and sledding.
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