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Plymouth Township seeks treasurer for $120,000 position

Plymouth Township is accepting applications for its next treasurer through Oct. 29. The full-time position pays $120,000 annually, and the Board of Trustees plans to begin considering candidates Nov. 10.

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Plymouth DDA reviews streetscape grants, parking plans Monday

Plymouth's Downtown Development Authority holds a public informational meeting Monday to review its five-year action plan, covering streetscape grants, Harvey Street resurfacing, parking deck upgrades and downtown flooding. The Planning Commission meets Wednesday.

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Plymouth Township parks millage heads to voters

Plymouth Township trustees voted unanimously in July to place a 0.5-mill parks and recreation millage renewal on the Nov. 3 ballot and approved a mixed-use development on Ann Arbor Road, while the board's Aug. 25 agenda included the township's first master plan update in 11 years and filling a second trustee vacancy.

Pond, dock and fall trees at Plymouth Township Park.

Plymouth, Canton homeowners can cut tax interest to 6%

Wayne County Treasurer Eric Sabree reopened the IRSPA program, which cuts the interest rate on delinquent property taxes from 18% to 6% for owner-occupied homes, after the Michigan Legislature renewed the enabling law in July 2026.

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