West Traverse Township Assessing
Joe Lavender is the Township’s Assessor. Joe holds office hours on most Mondays from 8 am – Noon. To schedule a meeting with Joe or to leave him a telephone message, please contact the Township Office at (231) 526-7361. You may also send Joe an e-mail at assessor@westtraversetownship.com.
Board of Review
2020 Board of Review Schedule – All meetings are held at the Township Hall and are open to the public.
Organizational Meeting: March 3, 4:00 pm
Appeals Hearings:
- Monday, March 9: 9 am – Noon, 1 pm – 4 pm
- Wednesday, March 11: 1 pm – 4 pm, 6 pm – 9 pm
Meetings to review and correct clerical errors and mutual mistakes of fact, address principal residence and agricultural exemptions, and consider poverty and disabled veteran exemptions:
- Thursday, July 23, 5:00 pm
- Thursday, December 17, 5:00 pm
Public Inspection of Assessing Records
Assessing Forms
Common assessing forms are provided here. Others are available on-line at www.michigan.gov/treasury.
- L-4035 Petition to Board of Review
- Disabled Veterans Exemption Affidavit
- Poverty Exemption Guidelines - 2020
- Poverty Exemption Application
- Poverty Exemption Affidavit
- PRE Guidelines
- PRE Affidavit
- PRE Request to Rescind
- PRE Conditional Recission
- Parcel Division Application
- Small Business Property Tax Exemption Claim