Click on the link below for important information on how the municipalities in Cass and Berrien Counties are working together to ensure cleaner and safer water in the Lower St. Joseph River Watershed.

Lower St. Joseph River Watershed
 

Important Property Tax Information

Due to changes in the State Law, Berrien County will be collecting a portion (1/3) of County taxes, normally collected during the Winter Tax cycle, on the Summer bill starting with this Summer Tax Bill.  This will increase the amount due on the Summer portion, but decrease your 2005 Winter Bill by one-third of the County Line item tax. 

Next year, (2006), the County will be collecting 2/3 of the County Taxes on the Summer Bill instead of the Winter Bill, and in 2007, all of the County Taxes will be on the Summer Bill instead of the Winter Bill.
 

Royalton Township Lift Stations are equipped with a warning light to acknowledge a possible equipment malfunction.  If the red light on a sewer lift station is on, please call the Township immediately at 429-2501, or call Chris Laski, Maintenance Department on cell phone number 876-6152, or 429-4610, or 876-6149.  Thank you!
 

The Royalton Township Spring Run Cemetery Cleanup is the last Monday of March in the Spring, and the last Monday of October in the Fall.  Please remove any decorations you wish to keep before those dates.

Customers served by City Water and/or Sewers should be aware that if your home is connected to municipal water and/or sewer, you should be receiving a quarterly invoice for usage fees.  It is your responsibility to contact the Township Office to set up a billing account.  Usage fees begin the day your purchase your home or business. 

Beginning May 14, 2005, Royalton Township Board adopted an amendment to Ordinance Number 25, "Water Rate Ordinance", which addresses Water Conservation Regulations.  This amendment allows for lawn sprinkling using municipal (city) water on days that coincide with your address.  Properties with 'even' number ending addresses (example - 1436) may use water from the public water system for the purpose of sprinkling only on 'even' numbered calendar days, and residents whose address ends in 'odd' numbers (example - 295) may use water from the public water system for the purpose of sprinkling only on 'odd' numbered calendar days.  Properties without an assigned address are considered 'odd' numbered for the purpose of this ordinance.

Exemptions for this rule are for newly planted grass, trees, and other plants for the first 30 days following planting.  Further, sprinkling of vegetable gardens is exempt from this section of the ordinance.  Also, 'sprinkling' shall not include drip irrigation systems, the use of a container such as a watering can or pitcher, or the use of hose equipment with a spring-loaded shutoff device that automatically stops the flow of water if the hose is left unattended.

Lower St. Joseph River Watershed Info