• Located in Saginaw County adjacent to the northwest boundaries of the City of Saginaw
• 26.5 square miles
• Population of 37,684 (US Census 2000) 11th largest Township in the State

Government

• Charter Township
• 7 Elected board members
• Appointed, professional manager
• 105 full-time Employees

Planning & Zoning

• Comprehensive Development Plan and Zoning Ordinance
• Both planning documents are regularly updated and consistently enforced

Police Department

• 47 Sworn officers, including management and support staff
• 22 Marked vehicles

Fire Department

• 3 fire stations and 1 central office
• 5 full-time employees and a professionally trained volunteer force of 87 firefighters
• 13 firefighting vehicles
• ISO Rating = 4

Water

• Supplied from Lake Huron and purchased from the City of Saginaw
• Design capacity - 10 million gallons per day (peak consumption to date is 6 million gallons per day)

Sanitary Sewer

• Local sewage treatment facility available to approximately 3/4 of Saginaw Township

Energy

• Electricity and natural gas supplied by Consumers Energy
• Electric capacity - 6.83 million kilowatts
• Natural gas capacity - 2.8 million mcf per day
• No restriction foreseen in supplying new customers

Medical Facilities

• In Saginaw Township
  Doctors.....................96 Offices
  Dentists.....................57 Offices
  Optometrists..............14 Offices
  Veterinarians...............5 Offices
  Blue Care Network Family Health Center
• Area Hospitals
  St. Luke's
  St. Mary's
  Saginaw General
  HealthSource
  Veterans Affairs

Transportation

• MBS International Airport (3 miles north of Saginaw Township) served by United, Northwest, Continental, and US Air
• Saginaw Transit System (STS) provides public bus service for portions of Saginaw Township
• Major highway connections via I-675 along the Township's eastern boundary
• Railroad service available through CSX Transportation and Central Michigan Railway
• Trucking services are available through approximately 33 motor freight companies in the Saginaw Area

Parks

• Olson Recreational Center (17 acres) including the new Center Courts Recreation Center
• Harvey Randall Wickes Rereation Complex (100 acres)
• Imerman Memorial County Park (96 acres of trails, fishing and recreation along the Tittabawassee River
• William H. Haithco County Recreation Area (71 acres featuring swimming, fishing and sailboarding on the lake)
• 8 neighborhood parks ranging from 3 to 12 acres
• One of the Nation's finest recreational soccer facilities
• Boat launch on the Tittabawassee River located on South Center Road
• Two Little League baseball centers

• Saginaw Township Community Schools provide K-12, adult education and community education programs
• Enrollment for 1996 is 4,656 students
• There are 6 elementary schools, 1 middle school and 1 high school
• Elementary schools offer music, physical education and foreign language programs
• The middle school offers music, theater, art, physical education, sports and foreign languages
• The high school program offers many advanced courses and a full range of extracurricular sports and activities
• Extensive programs offered to students with special needs and to talent development (Gifted and Talented)
• High school students have access to vocational training through the Saginaw Career Complex
• Students at all levels consistently score well above average on state- and national-level assessment tests

Private and Parochial Schools

• 2 parochial private elementary schools and 1 high school located in Saginaw Township operated by the Catholic Diocese of Saginaw
• 1 Lutheran high school located in Saginaw Township
• Numerous other private schools located in or near Saginaw Township

Library (Zauel Memorial)

• Owned and supported by Saginaw Township, 1976/1981
• Operated under contract to the Saginaw Public Library System
• Provides access to over 382,000 books in 5 branches throughout Saginaw County and 122,000 books locally

Golf Courses

• Sawmill Golf Club - planned unit development with semi-public 18 hole championship golf course, driving range a short game fairway resident discounts and memberships also available
• Pleasant View Golf Course - 9 hole par 3 course
• Saginaw Country Club - 18 hole golf course for members only

Shopping Areas (major retailers)

• Fashion Square Mall (approximately 100 stores including Sears, JC Penny, Marshall Fields)
• Fashion Corners Shopping Center (Best Buy)
• Green Acres Plaza (approx. 30 stores including JC Penny, Farmer Jack)
• Towne & Campus Plaza
• LeCommercant Plaza
• Bay Town Plaza (K-Mart)
• West Valley Shopping Center (Dick's Sporting, Barnes & Noble, Pets Mart Old Navy)
• Numerous other smaller shopping facilities including K-Mart, Wal-Mart, ABC Warehouse Wolohan Lumber (including corporate headquarters)
• Retailers adjacent to Saginaw Township include Target, Home Depot, Art Van, Meijer Thrifty Acres, Sam's Club
  

Area Lodging/Restaurant/Meeting Facilities

• 6 motels with 600 rooms (others nearby)
• 100 eating establishments ranging from fast food to fine dining
• 3 facilities in Saginaw Township with meeting capacity of 200 or more
• Horizons Conference Center with a total 85,000 sq. ft. can serve 3,000 people, elegant ball room and several full time chefs
• Saginaw Civic Center and Heritage Theater in downtown Saginaw with a seating capacity of up to 7,500 in the main auditorium
• Saginaw Valley State University Conference Center

Where We Are Located

Saginaw Township Hall is located at:

4980 Shattuck Rd
P.O. Box 6400
Saginaw, MI 48603-2963, US
Map to the Saginaw Township Hall

Phone: 989-791-9800
Fax: 989-791-9815
Business Hours 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Other Information

2007 State of the Township Message

Financial Audit: 2006
Financial Statement: 2007 2006  2005  2004

Employment Application