Michigan Townships Association

2026 Township Focus Archive

Click on the cover image to read a PDF copy of that month’s issue of Township Focus.

This month’s cover story: Revenue sources playbook: Funding strategies for providing fire and EMS services

Additional articles include: 

  • Township reminders and updates for 2026 budgeting and administrative planning (Feature)
  • Legislature wraps up 2025 session; key issues for 2026 (Inside Lansing)
  • Payroll and W-2 compliances for 2026 (Financial Forum)
  • Data centers and local control (Hello, MTA…?)

This month’s cover story: Serving every resident: Why digital accessibility matters

Additional articles include: 

  • Welcome: New district directors appointed to MTA Board (Feature)
  • Federal BEAD investment will expand high-speed internet connection statewide (Feature)
  • 2025 public acts (Inside Lansing)
  • What happens when a township official resigns (Hello, MTA…?)
  • Understanding GASB Statement No. 105 (Financial Forum)

This month’s cover story: Employee discipline 101: Best practices to minimize liability and maximize productivity for your township staff

Additional articles include: 

  • The township behind the bayfront boom: One of the fastest growing communities in Michigan for good reason (Feature)
  • 2027 state budget expected to be tighter and challenging (Inside Lansing)
  • Board meetings: The business meetings of the township board (Hello, MTA…?)
  • What 2024 Uniform Guidance revisions mean for township single audits (Financial Forum)

This month’s cover story: What townships need to know about data centers

Additional articles include: 

  • The township juggling act: Build a better now — and a better future for your township (Feature)
  • Act now! Ask your lawmakers to oppose housing preemption attempt (Inside Lansing)
  • Township expenditures to celebrate America’s 250th birthday (Hello, MTA…?)
  • GASB 103 and how it impacts townships (Financial Forum)