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​Taxes
4 EASY OPTIONS FOR PAYMENT:
1-USPS MAIL (SILVER CREEK TWP, POB 464, DOWAGIAC MI 49047 ATTN: TAXES);
2-DROP IT IN THE LOCKED PAYMENT BOX IN THE BREEZEWAY;
3-CREDIT CARD (ONLINE ONLY AT THIS TIME - see below);
4-PAY AT TOWNSHIP HALL EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY 10AM - 4PM (excluding holidays listed on the township website).
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CHECKS:
*Make sure checks are payable to Silver Creek Township; are written for the exact amount of your tax bill; are signed and dated (no post dated checks).
*Include the top portion of your tax bill to verify your parcel# (also on check)
*Post-dated or unsigned checks, will not be deposited and may be returned.
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CREDIT CARD: (ONLINE ONLY) To pay by credit card, please call: ​All Paid at 888-604-7888
OR to pay online, click here: Payments (allpaid.com)
​Use pay location 5330 for Taxes
Please note there is a service charge to pay by credit card!
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Summer tax payments are due and payable: July 1st through September 14th to be interest free; after 9/14, 1% is added to balance each month beginning 9/15.
Summer Office Hours for tax payments on 9/14 are 9am - 5pm
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Winter tax payments are due and payable: December 1, 2023 through February 29, 2024 to be interest free; after 2/29, 1% is added each month beginning 3/1.
Winter Office Hours for tax payments on 2/29 are 9am - 5pm
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Q & A:
*If your mortgage company has requested a copy of your tax bill, it has been mailed to them. You are receiving a copy for your records per State requirements.
*For address changes, you can click here to complete a form; or call us at 269-424-3025 x1.
For the latest paid/unpaid report, click here, go to page 2 for Silver Creek Township.
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To check the status of your tax payment:
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To check the status of a current tax payment, click here. (It should say BS&A online with the words Silver Creek Township in the upper left.)
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To check the status of past year tax payments, click here. (It should say BS&A online with the words Cass County in the upper left.)
or to see a PDF of the latest paid/unpaid report, click here, and go to page 2 for Silver Creek Township.
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SUMMER DEFERMENT
Taxpayers may defer their summer property tax until 2/14 IF they meet the following criteria:
• Has a total gross household income of $40,000 or less for the preceding tax year, and
• Is totally and permanently disabled, blind, paraplegic, hemiplegic, quadriplegic, or
• Is an eligible serviceperson, eligible veteran, or eligible widow or widower, or
• Is at least age 62.
NOTE: A deferment of summer taxes allows the summer taxes to be paid on or before February 14 without any additional penalty and interest.
Application for Deferment of Summer Taxes
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​Behind on your bill and worried about losing your home??
Click here for more information on the Michigan Homeowner Assistance Fund
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Sewer payments
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Sewer payments must be separate from any tax payments.
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​Make Checks: payable to Sister Lakes Area Utilities Authority and mail to: PO Box 832, Dowagiac, MI 49047
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Sewer payments can be made in person at the new SLAUA building, 50652 Garrett Road, Dowagiac MI 49047. (corner of Garrett and M 152) Hours: T & TH 10-4
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If you would like on-line payments, contact us at: 269-424-6926 or by email: SLAUA@sisterlakescable.com
​If you have questions, please email: SLAUA@sisterlakescable.com
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Here's a link to the Sewer page for more information.
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Drain Assessments
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