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Peninsula Township Staff Directory

Physical and Mailing Address - 13235 Center Road, Traverse City MI 49686
Hours - Monday 7:30  a.m. - 6:30 p.m. and Tuesday - Thursday 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 
Office: ​231.223.7322   Fax Number: 231.223.7117
Supervisor,  Maura Sanders ​(Supervisor webpage) or [email protected] or 
231. 223.7323
  • Township Budgets
Clerk's Office - Clerk, Becky Chown (Clerk webpage) or [email protected] or 231.223.7321:
handles:
  • Elections, including voter registration questions and absentee ballots
  • The newsletter (published each summer and winter)
  • FOIA Requests
  • Township Records
Deputy Clerk, Robin Noval
[email protected]om handles:
  • Accounts payable/billing/insurance
  • Payroll
  • Human resources/personnel matters
  • Cemeteries/purchasing a lot or plot
Treasurer's Office - 231.223.4484 or (Treasurer webpage):
Treasurer, Katie Clark
[email protected] 
Deputy Treasurer, Elena Dritsas​
[email protected]
handles:
  • Tax collection (residents pay taxes two times per year, in the summer and in the winter; special assessments for applicable properties are sent out once a year in July)
  • Requests for duplicate tax bills or receipts
  • Tax receipting
Township Board Trustees -  (Trustee webpage):
  • Julie Alexander - [email protected] or 573.268.5810
  • J.P. Milliken - [email protected] or 231.632.2120
  • David K. Sanger -[email protected] or 231.216.1212 ​
  • Isaiah S. Wunsch - [email protected] or 231-620.0791
​Lighthouse Manager, Ginger Schultz (lighthouse website) or [email protected] or 231.645.0759
Office Manager, Susan Piehl
[email protected] or   231.223.7322​
Assessor, Sally Murray (Assessor webpage) or assessor@peninsulatownship.com or 231.223.7313 
handles:
  • Deeds
  • The Peninsula Township Board of Review (this occurs three times a year)
  • Property ownership issues
  • Tax maps
  • Land divisions
  • Property exemptions such as the PRE (Principal Residence Exemption)
  • Questions about what impacts a property tax amount
  • Changes to mailing addresses for tax bills
Field Appraiser, David Yack  (Assessor webpage) 231.223.7312 or [email protected]
Contracted Planning Support, Elise Loud, Placecraft, [email protected], provides contracted planning technical assistance to the Planning & Zoning department. ​
  • Master plan updates and related planning initiatives
  • Zoning amendments (text and map)
  • Special land use permits (SUPs) as required by the township's zoning ordinance
  • Grant applications
  • PDR program
  • Peninsula Township Planning Commission
Zoning Administrator, Sara Koprivia ​[email protected] or 231.223.7318
​handles:
  • Land use permits (LUPs) (these are required for any changes or additions to the land)
  • Storm water permits
  • Large event permits
  • Short-term rentals
  • Violations and complaints
  • Peninsula Township Zoning Board of Appeals
Book an appointment online with Sara Kopriva (website opens in new tab)
Ordinance Enforcement Officer, Dave Sanger [email protected] or ​231.216.1212 
Fire Chief, Fred Gilstorff (fire department website) or [email protected] or 231.223.4443
Sheriff Deputy, Virnell France (non-emergency only) - Sheriff Deputy webpage or [email protected] or ​231.620.0687
Sheriff Deputy, Tony Martinez (non-emergency only) - Sheriff Deputy webpage or ​[email protected] or 231.633.2276
Grand Traverse County Sheriff's Office non-emergency number is 231.922.4550. 
Peninsula Township :: 13235 Center Rd. :: Traverse City, MI 49686
Monday 7:30 am - 6:30 pm*  ::  Tuesday - Thursday 7:30 am - 5:00 pm*
*Peninsula Township's Inclement Weather Policy: If TCAPS closes Traverse City area schools, Peninsula
Township offices are closed at least until 10am. Please check the homepage of our website for any updates.​
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