PUBLIC NOTICE - ST. JAMES TOWNSHIP BOARD OF REVIEW MARCH MEETING SCHEDULE

February 22, 2026
by St. James Township Board

The St. James Township Board of Review for 2026 will be held at the Beaver Island Historical Society Museum at the corner of Forest and Main Street on the following dates: 
Organizational Meeting: 
  • Tuesday, March 3, 2026 from 01:30 PM - 03:00 PM 
Appeal Hearings: 

  • Monday, March, 9, 2026 from 03:00 PM - 09:00 PM 

  • Tuesday, March 10, 2026 from 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM 

The Board of Review will meet as many more days as deemed necessary to hear questions, protests, and to equalize the 2026 assessments. 
By township board resolution, residents are able to protest by letter, provided the protest letter is received prior to March 9, 2026. 
The tentative ratios and the estimated multipliers for each class of real property and personal property for 2026 are as follows:

Property Class  | Ratio  | Factor
Commercial  | 48.36%  | 1.03391
Residential  | 44.28%  | 1.12918
Developmental  | 50.00%  | 1.0000
Timber Cutover  | 50.00%  | 1.0000
Industrial  | 50.00%  | 1.0000
Personal Property  | 50.00%  | 1.0000

American With Disabilities (ADA) Notice: The Township will provide necessary reasonable services to individuals with disabilities at the Board of Review meetings upon 3 days notice.  Museum is barrier free if you enter from the museum entry that faces Forest Ave. Contact: Julie Gillespie, P.O. Box 85, Beaver Island, MI 49782 231-448-2761 

Board of Review Members Frank D’Andraia (Chair), Kathleen Antkoviak, & Audrey Vandyke. Board of Review Alternates: Nancy Darling (Alternate), John Manza (2nd Alternate). Secretary of the Board of Review Lori Taylor-Blitz, Deputy Township Supervisor. St. James Township Assessor: Brooke Mildbrandt.