{"id":13,"date":"2025-03-10T19:35:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T19:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westbranchtownship.net\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2026-07-22T11:17:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:17:34","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.westbranchtownship.net\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.westbranchtownship.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Election-Position.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-755\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.867022662151602;width:381px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.westbranchtownship.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Rec-Shirt-Sale-768x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-713\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7500174910795494;width:273px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.westbranchtownship.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Rec-Shirt-Sale-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/www.westbranchtownship.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Rec-Shirt-Sale-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/www.westbranchtownship.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Rec-Shirt-Sale-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/www.westbranchtownship.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Rec-Shirt-Sale-1536x2048.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.westbranchtownship.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Rec-Shirt-Sale.png 1728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><mark><strong>SEEKING NEW BOARD MEMBERS :<br><br>&#8211; Zoning Board of Appeals<br>   <em>Submit interest at the township or send to    KrisShawSupervisor@westbranchtownship.net<\/em><\/strong><\/mark> <br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Notices<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-pale-cyan-blue-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westbranchtownship.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ZBA-Notice-2026-0815.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.westbranchtownship.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ZBA-Notice-2026-0815.pdf\">Zoning Board of Appeals &#8211; August 15, 2026 7pm @ West Branch Township Hall<\/a><\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westbranchtownship.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/West-Branch-Township-Ordinance-Moratorium-2026-0714.pdf\">West Branch Township Moratorium 2026-03:<\/a><\/mark><br>Temporary Moratorium on Data Centers, Artificial Intelligence Computing Facilities, Cryptocurrency Mining Facilities, &amp; High Density Computing Facilities.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><\/summary>\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/www.westbranchtownship.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ZBA-Notice-2026-0815.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of ZBA Notice 2026 0815.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-fdc1a388-e578-47ef-884d-1821834b57b5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westbranchtownship.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ZBA-Notice-2026-0815.pdf\">ZBA Notice 2026 0815<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westbranchtownship.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ZBA-Notice-2026-0815.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-fdc1a388-e578-47ef-884d-1821834b57b5\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#fcb900\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobs.mitalent.org\/job-seeker\/job-details\/JobCode\/68653715\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/jobs.mitalent.org\/job-seeker\/job-details\/JobCode\/68653715\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">POSITION AVAILABLE ~ Transfer Station Attendant<\/a><\/mark><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out our new tab &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westbranchtownship.net\/index.php\/news\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"473\">News<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Latest Township Newsletter &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westbranchtownship.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Spring-Newsletter.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"622\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spring 2026<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uppermichiganssource.com\/video\/2026\/05\/27\/marquette-rotary-club-awards-grants-up-organizations\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.westbranchtownship.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Marquette-Harbor-Rotary-Grant-Recipient-Notice-2026-May-791x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-675\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7724691977907381;width:313px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.westbranchtownship.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Marquette-Harbor-Rotary-Grant-Recipient-Notice-2026-May-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/www.westbranchtownship.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Marquette-Harbor-Rotary-Grant-Recipient-Notice-2026-May-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/www.westbranchtownship.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Marquette-Harbor-Rotary-Grant-Recipient-Notice-2026-May-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/www.westbranchtownship.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Marquette-Harbor-Rotary-Grant-Recipient-Notice-2026-May-1187x1536.png 1187w, https:\/\/www.westbranchtownship.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Marquette-Harbor-Rotary-Grant-Recipient-Notice-2026-May.png 1545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.westbranchtownship.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Join-Us-For-Community-Euchre-Group-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-651\" style=\"width:259px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westbranchtownship.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cemetery-Ordinance-2026-FINAL-Signed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Updated Cemetery Ordinance <\/a>(v. 1\/5\/26) is now available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>It\u2019s time to get REAL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of May 7, 2025, Michigan residents will need to present a REAL ID-compliant document to fly within the United States and enter certain federal facilities to comply with federal law. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/sos\/license-id\/real-id\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.westbranchtownship.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/real-id-ready-002.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-183\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.9140527646242034;width:191px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.westbranchtownship.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/real-id-ready-002.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.westbranchtownship.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/real-id-ready-002-300x157.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.westbranchtownship.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/real-id-ready-002-768x401.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SEEKING NEW BOARD MEMBERS : &#8211; 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