Assessing Department

ASSESSING OFFICE HOURS ARE WEDNESDAYS FROM 9:00 AM TO 1:00 PM OR BY APPOINTMENT.

Email: Assessor@marquettetownship.org

Record card information, photos, and sketches and performing onsite property inspections for the township’s commercial, industrial, and residential neighborhoods.

Our department is primarily responsible for performing and maintaining property assessments for the equitable distribution of property tax burden, per the current Michigan General Property Tax Laws.

The Assessing Department compiles the annual assessment role on which taxes will be levied, maintains property tax descriptions and maps, processes personal property statements, and conducts field audits of both existing properties and new construction located within Marquette Charter Township. The Assessing Department provides the township treasurer with taxable value on all township properties, used to produce the annual tax bills.

• Establish legal assessment roll and annually site-visit 20% residential properties
• Review and evaluate commercial and industrial property
• Site visit and review all new construction
• Continue public education in areas such as non-consideration forms, homestead applications, property transfers, and personal property tax law
• Enhance and increase understanding of and compliance with the property tax system as established by Township ordinances and State law