Rockton Township Annual Meeting
Both Rockton and Roscoe Townships hold their annual meeting on Apr. 12
The Rockton Township Annual Town Meeting [PDF] will take place on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. at Rockton Town Hall, 1315 N. Blackhawk Blvd. Rockton, IL 61072. All residents of Rockton Township may participate. First, they will elect a moderator for the meeting. Then they will vote to approve the minutes of the previous Annual Town meeting.
Residents will discuss and make decision about Greater Rockton Centre improvements and vote whether to declare the township car as surplus because of its low usage. Finally, they will officially set the date for the 2023 annual town meeting, though it is always the second Tuesday in April.
Township government is the oldest existing unit of government continuing to serve on the North American continent, established in Providence, Rhode Island in 1636. Township government was in existence for 140 years prior to the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.