About This Site
This website is intended to serve as a shadow for the local government of Presque Isle Township. Its purpose is to make relevant township information available to all interested parties — as well as bringing into focus aspects of the local government that are perhaps worthy of closer scrutiny. Some of the materials available here will be identical to that found on the official township website. Other items may include information and/or documents that, at one time, were displayed but are no longer available for viewing. Some information or documents may never have been posted but are or have been available through the township offices. It is possible that some information/documents originated from the local government but have never been officially released to the general public.
In general, there are multiple reasons for the existence of this site — some of which are related to the following concerns expressed by members of the community ...
- Lack of public interest in the local governing process
- Limited availability of current township information such as meeting minutes
- Minutes of township meetings that do not accurately and/or fairly represent what took place
- Failure of the Board of Trustees to deal with issues in a timely manner
- Inconsistent or selective enforcement of township ordinances
- Cliques, cronyism and "inbreeding" within township officials
- Small interest groups that unduly influence the actions of the Board and committees
- Failure of the township to adequately utilize and support the volunteers available to them
- Lack of visibility of elected officials at local events
This site is a work in progress. It is privately owned and operated, but represents opinions, issues and concerns of a significant portion of the community — the silent majority, perhaps. As time goes on, additions, deletions and changes will occur. Commentary will ebb and flow. At times, you can expect things to be quite lively — at time, very tame. At a minimum, you should find it an interesting experience. Hopefully, more than just that.
F.Y.I. ... Presque Isle Township Website
At the end of August, the Presque Isle Township website stepped out of sight. A new and better online presence is being developed and should appear in the near future. Until that happens, telephone will be your best method to obtain information directly from the township. Of course, we will continue as in the past and may be able to supply some of what you require.
Please keep in mind, that until the new Township website has been operational for some time, there will be transitional "bumps" experienced. Some township email addresses will suffer interruption and some areas of the website may experience issues. Since the Shadow website does link and draw some information directly from the Township website, it will take some time for it to adjust as well.
Update ... Sept. 14/11
The new version of the Presque Isle Township website has gone live. It is very much "a work in progress" with a lot of content yet to be added. You can see it at: http://www.presqueisletwp.org.Update ... Sept. 16/11
Oops ... looks like the site has gone back into hiding. It wasn't really ready for the world. Like the February groundhog — 6 more weeks of hibernation, perhaps.Update ... Sept. 26/11
The new website has resurfaced again — looking like it has staying power now. Basic content is in place, but there is much more yet to be added. Take a look.Update ... Nov. 18/11
Website progress has been disappointingly slow. There appears to be some technical issues behind the scenes resulting in page load failures and overall site sluggishness. Content addition has been almost non-existent. Hopefully an improvement in the staffing situation will soon display results.
This is not the official site for the Township of Presque Isle, Presque Isle County, Michigan. If you are looking for the official website for the local government of Presque Isle Township, click here.
As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him, so I am no less pleased with an old man that has something of the youth. He that follows this rule may be old in body, but can never be so in mind.
... Marcus Tullius Cicero
