Powell Township Meetings 2025

2025 meetings will follow the same meeting schedule/cycle as they did in 2024. Upcoming meeting notices, special meetings, cancellations, reschedules, or virtual instructions are listed below. For a calendar view, click here. To see public comment guidelines, check the Rules of Public Comment Participation.

• The Ambulance Department meets the first Sunday of each month – 7:00 P.M. at Powell Township Fire Hall

• The Parks & Recreation Committee meets the second Tuesday of each month – 6:30 P.M. at Powell Township Hall

• The Powell Township Board meets the third Tuesday of each month – 7:00 P.M. at Powell Township Hall

• The Planning Commission meets the third Wednesday of every other month – 7:00 P.M. at Powell Township Hall

• The Fire Department meets the last Thursday of each month – 6:00 P.M. at Powell Township Fire Hall

(SCROLL DOWN FOR) UPCOMING MEETING DETAILS:

NOTICE – Powell Township Budget Workshops and Budget Public Hearing – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Powell Township Hall, 101 Bensinger St., Big Bay, Michigan, 49808

Dates: 

1. First Budget Workshop: Tuesday, February 25, 2025, 6:00 P.M.
2. Second Budget Workshop: Monday, March 3, 2025, 6:00 P.M.
3. Budget Public Hearing: Thursday, March 13, 2025, 6:00 P.M.

OVERALL AGENDA: 

1. Conduct Budget Workshops
2. Conduct Budget Public Hearing
3. Approve Budget

Fire Department Meeting

February 27, 2025, 6:00 – 8:00 P.M. (last Thursday each month)

Powell Township Fire Hall, 103 Bensinger St., Big Bay, Michigan, 49808

Big Bay Stewardship Council (BBSC) Monthly Meeting

February 27, 2025, 6:30 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. (fourth Thursday each month)

Powell Township Hall, 101 Bensinger St., Big Bay, Michigan, 49808

To learn more about the BBSC, click here. 

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Ambulance Meeting 

March 2, 2025, 7:00 P.M. (first Sunday each month)

Powell Township Fire Hall, 103 Bensinger St., Big Bay, Michigan, 49808

March Board of Review (MBOR) Meetings: 

1. Organizational Meeting: Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 3:00 P.M.
2. First MBOR Meeting: Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 3:00 – 9:00 P.M.
3. Second MBOR Meeting: Friday, March 14, 2025, 9:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.

Powell Township Hall, 101 Bensinger St., Big Bay, Michigan, 49808

All meetings are at Powell Township Hall.

For questions or concerns, contact:

Dylan Jurasin, MCAO

Powell Township Assessor

906-361-6787

Parks and Recreation Meeting

March 11, 2025, 6:30 P.M. (second Tuesday each month)

Powell Township Hall, 101 Bensinger St., Big Bay, Michigan, 49808

Parks and Recreation Committee members:

• Heidi Shatz – Chair
• Coty Sorby – Vice Chair
• Darlene Turner – Treasurer
• Kelli Santilli – Secretary
• Lauri Shaw – Member
• Linda Ludwig – Member
• Sven Gonstead – Member

NOTICE – Powell Township Committee of the Whole Meeting – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

March 13, 2025, 7:00 P.M. 

Powell Township Hall, 101 Bensinger St., Big Bay, Michigan, 49808

This meeting is open to the public. Board members and Trustees will also be present. The meeting purpose is to discuss items on the below agenda. No decisions requiring Board voting will be made. A committee of the whole is a meeting where multiple committees meet together, sometimes including the entire board. This type of meeting allows for more interaction between committees and board members. This meeting includes a discussion on the Powell Township budget, so it occurs directly after the Budget Public Hearing. Otherwise, Committee of the Whole Meetings will occur regularly on the second Thursday of each month to discuss the upcoming Board Meeting’s Agenda.

AGENDA:

1. Discuss the March 18, 2025, Powell Township Board Meeting Agenda and items
2. Discuss the Powell Township Budget and expected approval at the March 18, 2025, Powell Township Board Meeting

Powell Township Board Meeting

March 18, 2025, 7:00 P.M. (third Tuesday each month)

Powell Township Hall, 101 Bensinger St., Big Bay, Michigan, 49808

The following documents are available here for the public the day of the meeting. Hardcopies are available at the Hall the day of the meeting:

• Agenda (with available Agenda item attachments)
• Previous Meeting’s Draft Minutes (for review and approval)
• Bills to be Paid
• Revenue and Expenditure Report
• Treasurer’s Report
• Budget Amendments

To attend remotely, two options are available:

1. Join Zoom Meeting (to use computer audio and video):
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   Phone: 1-689-278-1000
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NOTICE – PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE MARQUETTE COUNTY ORV ORDINANCE

For full details on the March 18, 2025, Marquette County Public Hearing in Marquette, Michigan, click here. An “ORV” is an Off-Road Vehicle. 

Planning Commission Regular Meeting

March 19, 2025, 7:00 P.M (third Wednesday, every other month)

Powell Township Hall, 101 Bensinger St., Big Bay, Michigan, 49808

Powell Township Food Bank Now Open

• With donated funds and volunteers, the Powell Township Emergency Management Dept. will be reopening the food bank at the Bill Dionne Fire Hall at Halfway starting Wednesday, November 6.
• Non-perishable food, paper goods, hygiene and cleaning supplies are available for anyone in need.  The food bank will be open from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm on the first and third Wednesday each month through March. 
• Continuing the food bank through the summer will be determined in March.  
• Call Emergency Manager Kim Bourgeois at 906-362-7275, or the township office at 906-345-9345, for more information.

The Food Bank is open the following dates from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M.:

• Wednesday, November 6, 5:00 – 7:00 P.M.
• Wednesday, November 20, 5:00 – 7:00 P.M.
• Wednesday, December 4, 5:00 – 7:00 P.M.
• Wednesday, December 18, 5:00 – 7:00 P.M.
• Wednesday, January 1, 5:00 – 7:00 P.M.
• Wednesday, January 15, 5:00 – 7:00 P.M.
• Wednesday, February 5, 5:00 – 7:00 P.M.
• Wednesday, February 19, 5:00 – 7:00 P.M.
• Wednesday, March 5, 5:00 – 7:00 P.M.
• Wednesday, March 19, 5:00 – 7:00 P.M.

Food Bank Donations

• You can make a monetary donation to the township office, make checks out to Powell Township and “food bank donation” in the memo line. A great holiday idea.
• Food/supply donations can be dropped off at the Powell Township office during regular office hours (Mon & Thu 9-12) or dropped off directly to the food bank during operating hours.
• Questions?  Call Kim Bourgeois at 906-362-7275.

NOW AVAILABLE IN POWELL TOWNSHIP:

HOME DELIVERED MEALS or “MEALS ON WHEELS”

A hot meal is delivered to seniors who are homebound and are unable to prepare nutritious meals for themselves. Suggested donation: $3.50 per meal

In addition to providing healthy and well-balanced meals, the meal deliverers also provide an important service by checking on the homebound seniors when they deliver the meals.

DO YOU QUALIFY FOR HOME DELIVERED MEALS?

– Eligibility requirements for Home Delivered Meals include:

– You or your spouse must be 60 years of age of older.

– You must be homebound and cannot leave your home without assistance.

-You are unable to prepare meals and you have no one nearby to prepare your meals.

Call 228-6522 ext 302 for more information or to see if you or someone you care about qualifies.

WHAT DO THESE PROGRAMS COST?

The suggested per meal donation is $3.50 for each Congregate or Home Delivered Meal, but no one is ever denied service due to their inability to donate. Family members are also encouraged to donate on behalf of their loved ones. Since federal and state funding does not cover the full cost to operate the Senior Meal Programs, the generosity of program participants and their families is crucial. Without these donations CAAM would not be able to serve every senior in need of Congregate or Home Delivered Meals.

Community Action Alger-Marquette Senior Meals Programs serve close to 100,000 meals a year to seniors in Alger and Marquette Counties, helping those seniors live longer, healthier and more enjoyable lives. Volunteers are needed in a variety of ways to continue providing these important meals. If you wish to learn more call our office for more information.

For local info call:

Kim Bourgeois, Powell Township Emergency Manager, 906-362-7275

Gene Champagne, Meals on Wheels Driver, 906-250-2140