Bay Township Charlevoix County

Bay Township is located in Charlevoix County between Lake Charlevoix and Walloon Lake within an imaginary triangle formed by the cities of Boyne City, Charlevoix, and Petoskey.

Within Bay Township there are 3.4 square miles of surface water area, and 15.5 square miles of land surface area. Bay Township is rural and striking in it’s natural beauty, with extensive environmental resources including: extensive upland hardwood and coniferous forests; one of Michigan’s largest and most well-know lakes–Lake Charlevoix; and one of Michigan’s deepest, most pristine inland lakes–Walloon Lake; as well as diverse wildlife habitat; rolling hills and meadows; wetlands; and productive farmland. These natural resources contribute to a magnificent, mostly rural setting for people to live, work, and recreate within the Township. The close proximity of Bay Township to Lake Michigan, and the extensive shorelines of both Lake Charlevoix (2.25 miles) and Walloon Lake (7.5 miles) within township boundaries are natural attractions to those who enjoy water-based recreation, and seasonal or permanent residence.

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Bay Township Spring Clean-Up

Saturday, June 21, 2025, from 8-12

 

  • All items must be placed at the curb prior to 7:00a.m.
  • Please consider recycling cardboard, paper, books, glass, cans, etc. at a local recycling center
  • Residents who live on private roads must place items for pick-up at the nearest public road intersection
  • For your convenience items may be placed curbside beginning Saturday June 14
  • Please separate metal items from other trash
  • There will be one pickup at each site for miscellaneous household waste. (No more than what would fit in a standard pickup bed or a pile 4ft x 4ft x 4ft.

 

Items not accepted:

  • Hazardous waste (gas, oil, anti-freeze, wet paint, batteries, pesticides, tires, and items containing freon)
  • Construction materials (concrete, roofing shingles, siding, lumber, bricks, blocks, etc.)
  • Electronics (computers, TV’s, microwaves, monitors, etc.)
  • Yard debris (brush, tree limbs, lawn clippings)
  • Mattresses and box springs

 

Most of the above items are accepted at the Charlevoix County Household Hazardous Waste Event held each spring and fall. (see flyer below)

 

 

Bay Township Board of Trustees Zoom Meetings

Please sign in prior to the 6PM starting time and the Board meets on the second Thursday of the month.

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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83679504859?pwd=K2JselIrNjJWQmg0aE5NbVNUa1VKQT09

Meeting ID: 836 7950 4859
Passcode: 895178

 

To ask questions or if you need information about the township, please complete the form below.

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