Green Charter Township is a charter township of Mecosta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 3,219.
Geography
Green Township is in the northwest corner of Mecosta County, bordered to the north by Osceola County, to the west by Newaygo County, and at its northwest corner by Lake County. U.S. Route 131 crosses the west side of the township, leading south to Big Rapids and Grand Rapids, and north to Reed City and Cadillac.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which are land and , or 1.58%, are water. This controversy resulted in the entire town board being recalled. On November 7, 2023 and following two earlier resignations, the remaining five members of the Green Charter Township board were recalled. Before the recall, the board had unanimously approved a property tax abatement initiative to attract the Gotion plant to Mecosta County.
Construction for the plant has not begun due to community pressure and the unresolved lawsuit filed by Gotion against the Township. In March 2024, Gotion filed a federal lawsuit against the township for breach of contract regarding the connection of the plan to the township's water system.