Mar 15, 2021
HARRIS TOWNSHIP Supervisor Peter Kleiman has been named 2021 president of the Michigan Townships Association (MTA). Serving more than 99% of Michigan’s 1,240 townships which includes more than 6,500 elected leaders plus tens of thousands of additional township appointed officials, staff and volunteers, MTA is the largest municipal association in the state, and one of the largest in the nation.
Kleiman, who has been township supervisor since 1988, has served on the MTA Board of Directors since 2011.
In addition to serving as township supervisor, Kleiman is a lifelong farmer, who retired from dairy farming in 2018 and is now raising beef cattle. He was president of the Menominee County Farm Bureau for 15 years and continues to serve on its board. He also recently joined the executive committee of the Central Upper Peninsula Panning and Development Regional Commission, and serves on the Equity Cooperative Livestock Corporation Board of Directors. In addition, he se