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News & Notices Hamlin Township Treasurer: PLANNING COMMISSION - Hamlin Township Transfer Site Holiday Hours: Holiday Schedule: Hamlin Township is seeking individuals who wish to serve on the Hamlin Township Planning Commission or the Hamlin Township Zoning Board of Appeals. If interested, please contact Supervisor Nancy Vandervest at (231) 845-7801 Ext 2. Hamlin Township Transfer Site Hours: 2013 Yearly recycling stickers (June 1st through May 31st) Leaf Corral is open, property owner please secure free voucher at Hamlin Twp. Office. Christmas Tree Recycling Corrall will be open January 1, 2014 thru January 31, 2014. Property owners please secure free voucher at Hamlin Twp. Office. 2013 – 2014 Hamlin Township Meeting Schedule Ludington, MI 49431. Hamlin Township Fire Department has received a $1,799.99 grant from the Great Lakes Energy People Fund. The grant will be used to purchase a Honda 5,000 Watt Generator. The generator will be located in Hamlin Township’s Command Rehabilitation Trailer/Center. The Command Rehabilitation will house the Department’s ice rescue equipment, search and rescue packs, radios/pagers for inter communication with department personnel and other agencies. The on-scene Command Rehabilitation Trailer is designed to provide firefighters and other emergency personnel with a safe, clean and reliable rehabilitation facility. Members of the Great Lakes Energy support the People Fund by voluntarily rounding up their bills to the next highest dollar. The rounded up amount is distributed to non-profit organizations and charitable activities that benefit people in communities served by the cooperative. Visit gtlakes.com for details. Thanks to the Great Lakes Energy People Fund Mason County Board of Commissioners Western Mason County Fire District Authority New Law Bans Certain Open Burning Michigan is the last great Lakes state that allows rural residents to incinerate household waste in burn barrels. However, a new law rules out burning some materials. In April, Lt. Gov. Brian Calley signed HB 4207, banning the uncontrolled burning of plastic, rubber, foam, chemically treated wood, textiles, electronics, chemicals and hazardous materials. The bill became Public Act 102 of 2012. Rural residents still can burn yard waste such as brush and leaves, and household waste such as cardboard and paper products. FAMILY STORIES Hamlin Township is putting together a notebook collection of family stories. It has old articles that were posted in the newspaper, articles from Hamlin Currents along with stories that were turned into the Hamlin Lake Preservation Society. There is a story about ice skating on the lake, fishing in the narrows when the fog comes up, living in a cottage before running water and electricity, a wedding that involved riding horses into the lake, memories of grandparents, cottages that have burned and much more. Please feel free to send in your Family Story and/or photo and we will include it in this notebook collection. After the Township's Sesquicentennial activities in August, the notebook will be donated to White Pine Village for others to view. This notebook will be a true treasure.
LAKESHORE SILENT OBSERVER
NEW RECYCLING PROGRAM for Christmas Trees
Planning Commission Survey: If you are working within the road right-of-way, please remember that a permit from the Mason County Road Commission is needed. Mason County Road Commission is located in Scottville. # 231-757-2882.
LEAF CORRAL FOR HAMLIN TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS
VOUCHER REQUIRED
BURNING PERMITS:
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3775 North Jebavy Drive Ludington, MI 49431 Phone: (231) 845-7801Fax: (231) 843-1471 E-Mail: hamlintwp@hamlintownship.org
Today, Hamlin Township is the largest Residential Township in Mason County with a population of 3408 per the 2010 US Census. Hamlin Township provides some of the very best summer and winter recreational activities, with new and older homes blending for a delightful community with very little industry. Hamlin Township can truly boast "one-of-a-kind" status and is home to beautiful Hamlin Lake. Hamlin Lake, a man-made lake, is more than 12 miles long and 5,000 acres large that originated during the logging hey-day when lumbermen dammed the Big Sable River to make an enormous holding pond for trees that were felled upstream. Thank you for visiting our new website. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.
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Office Hours: 8 am to 4:30 pm Monday thru Friday
Population 3,408
2012 Clean-Up Day
Hamlin Township Celebrating the past, present and future. February 28, 2011 Anniversary Open House Photos
August 6, 2011 and August 7, 2011 (Boat Regetta)
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HAMLIN TOWNSHIP MISSION STATEMENT Hamlin Township recognizes its responsibilities to each of its constituents and Township officials make this pledge as a statement of the Township’s values and purpose as we conduct Township business. *Hamlin Township will strive to conduct its affairs in a socially responsible, lawful manner while maintaining a kind and courteous workplace.
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Hamlin Township was established on February 28, 1861 by the Michigan State Legislatures. It is named after Hannibal Hamlin, Vice President from 1860 to 1864 under President Abraham Lincoln. The first settlement in Hamlin Township was made by Charley Mears, in 1858 in Section Two. The next settlers were Mr. and Mrs. Louis Sladick in Section 12. A railroad traveled from Ludington to the North Bayou, it was called the Dummy Line. When the first people settled in the Township, there were woods all around. As years went past and the population grew, more timber was cut and now there are very little woods standing. At one point, there were 84 farms in Hamlin Township. Hamlin Lake hotels and large resorts added much interest to Hamlin Township.
