| Alpena County Government
 The county government operates the jail, maintains rural roads, operates the major local courts, keeps files of deeds and mortgages, maintains vital records, administers public health regulations, and participates with the state in the provision of welfare and other social services. The county board of commissioners controls the budget but has only limited authority to make laws or ordinances. In Michigan, most local government functions — police and fire; building and zoning, tax assessment, street maintenance, etc. — are the responsibility of individual cities and townships.
The County operates three parks (and camp grounds) with beaches on local lakes, namely Beaver Lake Park in Lachine; Long Lake Park in Alpena; and Sunken Lake Park in Posen
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Notices |
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Application for employment please click here |
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Alpena County Youth and Recreation Committee Funding Applications for 2013 Now available and due June 1, 2012 at 4:00 pm More... |
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Application for Board Position please click here. |
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Alpena County Older Persons Funding Application for 2013 now available and due by June 1, 2012 More... |
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The Recycling Opt Out Form is available at your local government township or city office |
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2011 & 2012 Alpena County Directory is now available for download. Read More... |
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2012 Fairground Rental Agreement. Read More... |
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Now available, the 2011 Youth and Recreation Funding Amounts that were approved. Please clicking here for more information... |
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The County of Alpena is
accepting applications for Emergency Services
Coordinator. Applications and
a job description are available by clicking here or at the
County Commissioners' Office,
720 W. Chisholm Street, Suite
7, Alpena, MI 49707. Deadline
is Monday, May 14, 2012. Alpena County reserves the
right to reject any and all
applications and is an Equal
Opportunity Employer. |
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Public Safety Days held May 11-12 at 9:30 am to 3:30 pm at the Aplex. Safety Demonstrations and Static Displays will be there. Please come and join us! |
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Public Interest Spotlight |
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All board minutes are not officially approved until the
next board meeting. The Alpena County Board of
Commissioners meets monthly at 1:00 p.m. (unless
otherwise noted), in the Howard Male Conference
Room of the Alpena County Annex Building. Minutes
are official once approved at the following months
meeting. You will need a PDF viewer to open the
minutes.Minutes of the Board, terms and elections and lots more information can be found on the commissioners page or by clicking here. |
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The Alpena County Youth and Recreation Committee, were officially established on September 28, 2010. The committee consists of one representative from each of the districts of the Alpena County Board of Commissioners. Terms of office for representatives from the County Commissioners districts are established to be the same as the elected members of the Board of Commissioners districts, which is a two year terms. Read More... |
Local Museums and Landmarks |
Historical Markers
There are eight recognized historical markers in the county:
• Amber Stokes
• Alpena City Hall
• Alpena County Courthouse
• The Daniel Carter Family
• First Congregational Church [Alpena]
• Monarch Mill
• St. Bernard Catholic Church
• World's Largest Cement Plant
The Besser Museum Planetarium and the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
