Plainfield Township's staff publishes the informative newsletter "The Profile" three times a year.  Below is the list of Profile editions in our electronic library, as well as the Table of Contents for each issue.  These files are in the Adobe Acrobat© .PDF format for easy viewing online and printing to your printer.  If you do not have Adobe's FREE viewer, you can get it here.

October 2012:  Big New Park on 10 Mile Road!... "The End of a Long and Interesting Journey"... From the Assessor's Office... KDL News and Calendar... General Election id November 6, 2012- What you need to know... Commodities Distribution from River Grove... Northview Senior Citizens Program... From the Supervisor... North Kent Sewer Authority Reaches Another Milestone... Electrical and Mechanical Permits and Inspections Update... From the Chief's Desk... Special Passport Saturday hours, November 3...

November 2011: "Gimmicks and Gadgets Winner Saves $5,000 a Year"... From the Clerks desk: "Busy Year Ahead"... Fire Safety Tips... Water Dept: Utility Construction Update... History Buffs Take Note... KDL News and Calendar... Is your Streetlight Out?... Snow Plowing in Plainfield Township... From the Supervisor: Moving On... The Grand River: Yours to Protect...  Flood Mitigation Update... Helpful Hints for New Homeowners or Folks Unaccustomed to Flooding... From the Manager: Local Government Takes Another Hit... Building Permits 101... From the Chief's Desk...

July 2011: From the Township Manager - "How Quickly We Forget"... From the Township Clerk- "Fun In The Sun"... News from the Assessors Office... From the Supervisor- "Construction Zones"...  From the Treasurer's Desk...  Hyser River Museum Schedule Changes... KDL News and Calendar... Friends of the Plainfield Library... Township Cemetery Advisory Committee Established... From The Chief's Desk... Swimming Pool Safety.

April 2011:  From the Township Manager - Property Values and Belt-Tightening... From the Township Clerk- "Count Our Blessings"... Farmers Market News... Versluis Park News... Attention History Buffs!... Spring Inspections in the Wellhead Protection Zone... Memorial Day Celebration... KDL News and Calendar... Fire Safety Tips for Children... From the Township Supervisor - "Reflections and More"...  From the Chief's Desk... Green Lawn and Garden Tips.

October 2010: Our Water System Continues to Improve...From the Assessor's Office...Fire Safety Tips...Election 2010 Information... Hyser Rivers Museum News...Message from the Township Clerk...KDL News and Calendar...Friends of the Plainfield Library... Message from the Township Supervisor...Invasive Plants- The "Top 3" in the Unwanted List...From the Chief's Desk.

June 2010: Michigan Rural Water Association Honors Township Water Department... Passport Day in July!... Swimming Pool Safety... Farmers Market... Election Information... Belmont Road Project Canceled... KDL News and Calendar... Friends of the Plainfield Library... From the Clerks Desk... From the Supervisor... Budget Preparation for 2011... From the Treasurer's Desk... Plainfield Avenue Corridor Improvement Update... Highlighting Watershed Awareness... Versluis Park News... New Wellhead Protection Ordinance... From the Assessor's Office... From the Chief's Desk

February 2010: "Understanding Proposal A in a Declining Market-2010 "...Volunteers Needed for Township Commissions and Boards ... KDL News and Events ... "What a Year!-a Message from your Township Clerk ... From the Treasurer's Desk ... Caring for your Car and the Environment ... From the Chief's Desk ... Permits and Inspections; Information and Reminders ... Friends of the Plainfield Library ... Passport Day... Hyser House News

October 2009: 35th Year Anniversary Edition Of The Profile...Summer Is Over...Three Major Water Service Awards...PARCC Side Clean Water Plant - "Working For You, Working For Everyone"...Celebrate Veterans Day November 11...Commodity Distribution..."Hard Times II"...Hyser Rivers Museum...Township Benefits From Two Eagle Scout Projects...KDL News and Events...Proud To Be Your Clerk...Is Your Home Hazardous?...Friends Of The Plainfield Library...For Most, Taxable Value For 2010 To Stay The Same...Passport Day Is Back...From The Treasurer's Desk...From The Chief's Desk...Notice Of Special Election - Rockford Public Schools.

June 2009: Major Road Improvements - Coming Next Year..."Do You Have A Septic System"...I&I - What It Is And How It Affects Us...Message From The Supervisor...Looking For A Few Good Service Organizations...Versluis Park News...Township False Alarm Ordinance Proven Effective...KDL News And Schedules...From The Treasurer's Desk...25th Anniversary Celebrated By The Northview Senior Citizens Center...Your Clerk's At Work...Swimming Pool Safety...Friends of the Plainfield Library...From The Chief's Desk...Commodity Distribution...Farmers Market.

February 2009:   What Property Owners Should Know- from the Assessors Office...Proposal "A"- 1994- What It Means For You in 2009... Foreclosure Response.org..."Hard Times"- from the Township Manager...The Rogue River- A Designated Natural River... Message from the Supervisor..."What Does a Clerk Do?... May 5th Election Dates...From the Community Development Department... Rogue River Watershed...KDL News and Events...Versluis Park News...Friends of the Plainfield Library... Building Permits 101... Water Rate Increase

November, 2008-  SPECIAL ELECTION EDITION:  Important information on the upcoming General Election, including Absentee Voting, Registration Information, Polling Locations, Sample Ballot and more.

July, 2008:  Plainfield Township:  A New Book on the History of our Township...PARCC-Side Clean Water Plant- an Update...From the Treasurer's Desk... Message from the Supervisor... Detours and Orange and White Barrels Signal Progress- Road Projects for this Summer... KDL News and Events... Versluis Park News... Jackie Wiltzer retires...Friends of the Plainfield Library...From the Assessors Office... It's a Passport Party!... From the Chief's Desk... The Plainfield Farmer's Market is Open

March, 2008:  The New Plainfield Farmers Market Announced...Words from the Water Dept...Plainfield Avenue Corridor Improvement Authority News... What is the Comstock Park Downtown Development Authority... Message from the Supervisor... From the Assessor's Office... No Free Tree Program in 2008... Election Inspectors Needed... Hyser Rivers Museum Schedule...New Information on Passports... No Boat for the Fire Department??... From the Treasurer's Desk... KDL News and Events...Versluis Park News... Friends of the Plainfield Library

November, 2007:  Department Profile: The Township Clerk's Office...Message for the Supervisor...KDL News and Schedules...Zoning Ordinance Changes...Our new Round-a-Bout Traffic Interchange...Relocation of Polling Stations...Election Inspectors Needed...A-VOTE; the Absent Voter Online Tracking Engine...From the Assessor's Office...Hyser Museum Events and Schedules...Township Pictorial History Being Developed..."Taking our Sewage Systems Seriously"...Information about your Drinking Water...From the Chief's Desk... From the Treasurer's Office.

June, 2007:  Department Profile: The Treasurer's Department...Passport Party...KDL News and Schedules... Election News... Message from the Supervisor... From the Assessor's Office... Citizen's Guides to: Household Hazardous Waste, Auto Care, and Lawn Care... From the Treasurer's Desk... Hyser House Events and Schedules...From the Chief's Desk.

February, 2007:  Plainfield Avenue Corridor Authority (PACIA) Created...Run-Mile-for-a-Child...New Parking Lot for Comstock Park Library...From the Township Treasurer's Desk...Message from the Supervisor...Township Master Plan News...Recap of November's General Election...Wanted: 'Lifesavers' Needed!...KDL News and Schedule...Used Book Sale dates... From the Assessor's Office... Mid-Decade Census Recap..."Kristin may be Calling You"... Sewer Rate Adjustments... Department Profiles-  The Accounting Office... From the Chief's Desk... An Invitation to a Passport Party... Snow, Ice, and Keeping the Sidewalks Clear.

November, 2006:  Department Profile- The Buildings and Grounds Department... Absentee Voter information for the upcoming General Election... Update on Wireless Networking for Plainfield Township... Message from the Township Manager; Anonymous Voice Mails and Letters... Message from the Supervisor... Commercial Snowplowing Licenses... Assessors Department; Assessments May Decrease?... Mid-Decade Census... A Citizen's Guide to Cold Weather... Kent District Library News... New Passport Requirements... Township Code of Ordinances is now Online... Update on The North Kent Sewer Authority construction of a new Clean Water Plant... What are the Odds of a 100-Year flood?... Plainfield Fire Department News...

June, 2006: Plainfield Township's Water System... Message from the Supervisor... Kent County Road Commission Sealcoat Program... Wireless Broadband comes to Plainfield Township... What is a "CIA"- The story behind the Corridor Improvement Authority... Plainfield Fire Department News... Household Environmental Hints... Kent District Library News and Event Schedule... From the Assessors Office... Hyser Rivers Museum Hours

February, 2006:  North Kent Sewer Authority- "It's for Real!"...Columbarium Installed at the Plainfield Cemetery...Township Supervisor's Message: Skateboarders and Rollerbladers... Department Profiles: The Assessors Department... Passport Program now offers Passport Photos... Free Tree Program... Reconstruction of Northland Drive Bridge... Run-a-Mile for a Child Event... Plainfield Township Fire Department News... From the Assessors Office... Kent District Library News and Event Schedule... White Pine Trail Update and Meeting Schedule... North East Business Association Schedule

August, 2005:  North Kent Sewer Authority News and Updates... False Alarms Ordinance... Medicare Prescription Drug Program Assistance... New Passport Initiative Announced... From the Assessors Office... Web Site Renovation...  "Be Stormwater Savvy".. Hyser Museum News... Kent District Library News and Schedule... White Pine Trail Update... Swimming Pool Safety Requirements... A Citizen's Guide to Boat and Vehicle Care... Printer Cartridges and Cell Phone Recycling Program... The Rapid Launches County-Wide Transportation Service... Fire Dept News... Supervisor Meek... Public Sewer Hookups Fee to increase...

March, 2005:  Plainfield Fire Department... Assessment Notices Going Out Soon... Plainfield Township Revamp Website... "Run a Mile for a Smile"... Helpful Tips to Prevent Damage to Your Sewer System..  Greetings from the New Township Supervisor... The Whys of Precinct Changes... Boater Safety Courses Announced... Senior Services; Who Qualifies?... Hyser Museum 2005 Programs... White Pine Trail News... Library News and Programs.

November, 2004: Plainfield Township’s Building Inspections Department… “Checks, Taxes and Tags”… Election News… David Groenleer leaves Township Supervisor Position… Rising Waters… Consumers Power to build new Power Line… Evolution of a Holiday: Halloween… While Pine Trail Updates… Library News… Fire Dept News…

July, 2004: Planning in Plainfield Township… Hyser Museum News… Election News… Library Millage Election… New Township Master Plan… While Pine Trail Updates… Library News… Fire Dept News…

March, 2004: What is Plainfield Township Government All About?.... Absentee Voting… Checking your Voter Registration… Accessing Property Tax Information… While Pine Trail Updates… Library News… Fire Dept News…Water Dept News… Did you Know: Assessor’s Dept News… Run a Mile for a Smile…

November, 2003: Life Line Screening Offered… “Bits and Pieces” from the Twp Manager…. Veterans Memorial Park Development News… Treasurers Dept News… Pedestrian safety, Sidewalks and Courtesy… While Pine Trail Updates… Library News… Fire Dept News…Rockford Arts Commission…

August, 2003: North Kent Sewer Update… West Nile Virus… HAVA: Help America Vote Act… Water Conservation Reminder… Ordinance Enforcement… Hazardous Waste… While Pine Trail Updates… Library News… Fire Dept News… Treasurer’s Dept: Summer Taxes and Assessing Tax Info… Citizen Planner Program…

April, 2003: Responding to the West Nile Virus… North Kent Sewer System, Chapter 8… Building Dept: Answers to Building-Related Questions… Assessor’s Office: myPAL … Hyser Museum News… White Pine trail Update…. Updating Plainfield Township in the 21st Century- Part 2... Oak Wilt Disease… Tax Info… Veterans Memorial Park dedication… Fire Dept News… Free Bush Program… Library News…

October, 2002: North Kent Sewer System Ballot Proposal… General Election… Library News,… White Pine trail Updates… Sidewalk Ordinance… Keep your Water and Pipes Safe… Treasure’s Office: Taxes and Dog Licenses…10 Mile Road Corridor Planning… Fire Dept. News…. Hyser Museum News… New Offices for Buildings & Grounds, Parks and Recreation…

August, 2002 Township Board Reviewing Sewer Rates… White Pine trail Updates… North Kent Sewers, Chapter 7… Election News- The August 6th Primary… Passport Fees increase… Township Water Department News… Fire Department News… Library News…Hyser Museum News…

April, 2002: North Kent Sewers, Part 6…Parks and Recreation News… From the Assessor’s Office… YMCA Receives Site Plan Approval… Hyser House Celebrating 150th Birthday… White Pine trail Updates,…. Library News… Comstock Park Street Improvements… New Law Regarding Sewer Backups… Tax Information…

December, 2001 Clerks Office is now a Passport Agency….Updating Plainfield Township in the 21st Century- Part 1… Closing Abandoned Wells Protects Groundwater…. New Voter Registration Cards… Traffic Improvements… Historical Preservation Committee News… White Pine Trail Updates… Community Policing… North-East Business Association… Gypsy Moth Programs for 2002… Plainfield Fire Department News…

August, 2001: North Kent Sewer System Chapter 5….Citizen Planner Program… County Sheriff Open’s office at Township Hall… Plainfield/Rockford Fire Dept Consolidation called off… White Pine Trail Update… Historical Commission Board News… Building Department Ordinance Enforcement of Signs… Library News

April, 2001: North Kent Sewer System; Chapter 4:…Kent County Sheriff Department Community Services Unit Community Policing Update….Plainfield./Rockford Fire Department Consolidation Review…"The Rapid" Bus Service…White Pine trail Update…Notes from the Assessors Office