Announcements
Backus Township Board Special Workshop Results
On Monday, August 17, a group that included people from Backus Board, Planning Commission, residents and a County Commissioner attended a Design Review Workshop. The purpose was to work through details for the BRITE recycling collection point site plan.
The group broke into two (2) teams, establishing needs, criteria, and design options. While the final design is not fully decided, a general layout has started to emerge that would include space for both metal and household non-hazardous material drop off.
Recycling In Backus Township
The project, Backus Recycling In a Township Environment (BRITE), has been verbally approved by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE). We are now waiting on the official Grant contract from Lansing!
Roscommon County will be holding a Household Hazardous Waste collection day September12th. For information see the Roscommon County website.
Burn Permits
Make sure to check with the DNR website to confirm you are allowed to burn
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Backus Township
Backus Township (T22N, R2W) is one of eleven townships located in Roscommon County. It is nestled between Higgins Township to the north Denton Township to the west, Richfield Township to the east, and Nester Township to the south. The township comprises approximately 35.9 square miles with approximately 34.3 square miles of land and 1.6 square miles of water.
Backus Township contains several rivers and creeks as well as numerous lakes and ponds. Denton Creek and the North Branch of the Denton flow across the southerly portion of the township. Major water bodies include Backus Lake and Denton Creek Flooding Lakes. Other small lakes include Shadow Lake which flows into Lake James and Lanes Lake between Sections 35 and 36. The township is mostly forested which is utilized as woodlands and hunting lands. Minimal cleared land is used for agriculture purposes. Houghton Lake State Forest is located throughout the township. Forested wetlands, scrub-shrub wetlands and emergent wetlands are scattered throughout the township and are
mostly associated with the drainage areas for the Denton Creek.
3888 S. Maple Valley Rd.
St. Helen, MI 48656
Roscommon County
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3888 S. Maple Valley Rd.
St. Helen, MI 48656