Tip "O" Thumb Haven Subdivision

07/24/2026

With the upcoming M-25 yard sale coming up, do we all want everything in one place or keep it separate? Shared for Don Oien

07/22/2026

Just passing this around for them

06/21/2026

, I just drove in and noticed that several people have put their trash up at the M25 entrance. So I shall repeat: DO NOT PUT TRASH UP AT THE M25 ENTRANCE. WE HAVE SECURED CURBSIDE PICKUP FOR THE SUMMER MONTHS!

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06/19/2026

OK, TOT peeps.... Good news! Curbside trash pickup will resume in the subdivision this Monday, the 22nd. Whoo Hoo!

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06/16/2026

Sad to report that we have lost a couple of our TOT family..... John Staat passed in December (I didn't find out until yesterday), and Jim Eason on Saturday. Rest in Peace :(

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06/16/2026

Sad to report that we have lost a couple of our ToT family..... John Staat passed in December (I didn't find out until yesterday), and Jim Eason on Saturday. I was also informed that another neighbor, Gean Gilbeault, passed as well recently. Rest in Peace :(

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06/10/2026

Just wanted to give a shout-out to Tom and Brigette Barnhart for the wonderful job you did on the roads this year. Thank you!!! If you haven't contributed to the road fund yet, you can still contribute, and it will be applied to future work. It's a big job, and we should all share in the cost of keeping the roads in good condition.

05/13/2026

One of our neighbors finally got a response from the Township regarding our trash pickup.

To all the residents of Tip O Thumb:
When the Township entered into a contract for township-wide garbage pickup, everyone was charged the same rate. After the first year, Emterra came to the Township and said their trucks could not go into some areas. With this information, the Township worked with our assessor and provided Emterra a list of addresses that would receive a "discounted" rate to take their garbage to a central location. Tip O Thumb was one of these areas. Unknown to the Township, Emterra has been picking up at the curb without being compensated for that curbside service. Emterra does not know how/why that changed. Now, we go back a few weeks, someone in a different area of the Township complained to Emterra about the trucks going down a private road.
NO ONE IN TIP O THUMB complained, but while having the discussion about the private road, Emterra asked about the other areas that get a discounted rate, Tip O Thumb was one, as well as other private associations. These rates are in our contract with Emterra. Everyone has received their bill for 2026, as it was on your tax bill in December. This was for the discounted rate. The Township will adjust the tax bill in December for 2027 to the "regular" rate, but we are still waiting to hear what will take place for the rest of 2026. I have had several conversations with Dan at Emterra on how to continue the curbside service in 2026, but at this moment, I am still waiting for a return call. It is my understanding that they will continue as long as they are compensated I have not heard how you will be charged the difference between the discounted rate to the regular rate. The winter months will still be at a central location. Please note that the Township meeting will be the third Tuesday of the month at 5:00 if anyone has questions that haven't been addressed already. The Township is working for you to get a solution.
Thank you for your patience as we work through this issue.
Debra Hubbard
Clerk/Port Austin Township

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05/04/2026

Well, as you probably noticed, they did not come in the sub to pick up trash. Someone messaged me to say that as of now, they will not be coming in to pick up the trash and recycling EVER! I did not speak to Emtera as of yet, so I know zero details as to why. This will add some issues that need to be addressed, such as DO NOT put trash up at M-25 before Sunday. If you put it there before its time, the critters will get into it, and someone will have to constantly be picking it up. The same goes for recycling. If it's windy, all the recycling ends up everywhere but in the containers. PLEASE be considerate of others and follow the directions.

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