Located just four miles north of downtown Grand Rapids, Alpine Township is still primarily a rural community. Perhaps that explains the warmth and friendliness that extends all the way to the Township Hall. Thank you for visiting us, and if you have any unanswered questions, please email us, call us at 616-784-1262, or stop by. Our staff will be happy to assist you. For a less formal look at our Township, please visit our blog at Alpine Township Website Companion. You'll enjoy it.
The Harvester, Summer Edition
Get a sneak preview of the Summer Harvester before the hard copy edition reaches your mailbox. Click here.
Construction on Six Mile Road
Plans are to resurface Six Mile Road between Alpine Ave in Alpine Township and Pine Island Rd. in Plainfield Township. This project is scheduled to begin Monday, 6/28/2010 and will be completed by July 30th, 2010. It will begin in Plainfield Township between Pine Island Road and Division Ave. Signs to seek alternate routes will be posted.
The segment in Alpine Township will utilize a process called: Hot-in-Place Recycling. This is a process widely used in Indiana and Illinois but it will be the first time the Kent County Road Commission will use this technique. The process allows the existing asphalt to be heated, scarified, screeded (grinded?) and rolled.
2010-2011 Budget
On June 21, the Board of Trustees adopted an operating budget of 2,347,500 for the new fiscal year which began July 1, 2010. While this seems slightly less than last year's amended budget, it does include $180,000 for a new fire truck that had originally been expected to be delivered last fiscal year. Please click here to view the new budget.
Important Services available to Seniors and Low Income Families.
There are two agencies in Kent County that offer a variety of services of which you should be aware. If you are not in need of these services, perhaps you know of someone who is.
Kent County Senior Millage
Kent County contracts with the Area Agency on Aging of Western Michigan to administer a millage that was approved by the voters in 1998 and overwhelmingly renewed by the votes in 2006. In 2010, $6,641,922 is providing funding for 46 unique services for older adults. Please click Kent County Senior Millagefor many of the services available.
To qualify for Kent County senior millage services, persons must be at least 60 years old and a resident of Kent County. Co-payments may be required for some services for individuals whose incomes are above $21,660 or couples whose incomes are above $29,140 (for 2010). Fees are based on income
Home Repair Services
Home Repair Services is a non-profit organization that serves and empowers lower-income homeowners throughout Kent County, MI.
Their mission is to build value and dignity by equipping lower income homeowners and their families for successful, sustained homeownership, thereby strengthening neighborhoods and our community. They work closely with other non-profit organizations. They offer qualified home owners services such as Emergency Repair such as furnace replacement or houses re-roofed, (where health and safety are at risk) home access ramps and bathroom modification for disabled homeowners, building supplies at greatly reduced prices, power tools, hand tools and ladders for borrowing, hands on maintenance classes, and financial counseling to avert foreclosure.
Home Repair Sercices also offers interested men and women the opportunity to volunteer and assist in maintaining sustainable communities. More information can be found at Home Repair Services.
2010-2014 Community Recreation Plan
On February 15, the Township Board formally adopted the 2010-2014 Community Recreation Plan. The Plan has received formal approval by the State of Michigan, making us eligible to apply for state recreation grants. The final adopted plan can be found here. Ordinance 10-02 Sewer Use Ordinance
On February 15, the Township Board approved a new sewer use ordinance. A synposis was posted in a publication and the entire document is available for viewing right here. Be Counted!
Census 2010 helps determine how much federal money comes into Alpine Township. While the National Census Day has come and gone, if you respond to ten sinple questions when visited by a census worker, you can create a better future for you, your family and Alpine township.
