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News & Notices Jebavy Drive - Wednesday, July 8, 2020; The Hamlin Township July Board of Review will meet on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at 10:00 am at the Hamlin Township Hall, 3775 N. Jebavy Drive, Ludington, MI 49431. The July Hamlin Township Board of Trustees Meeting has been changed to July 16, 2020 beginning at 6 pm. Taking bids for 2006 Chevy Tahoe. Click here for more information. 2020 U.S. Census field offices are reopening. Census workers are now in the field dropping off information/packets for households that only receive PO box mail delivery. Census workers will begin visiting households for non-response follow-up beginning on August 11. Additional reminders are also scheduled to be mailed out this month and July. State of Michigan was the first state in the nation to reach and surpass its 2010 final census response rate. Census forms can be completed by visiting: https://my2020census.gov/ 2020 Census Total Self-Response rate for Hamlin Township is 54.8% thru 6-21-2020. Please complete the census as it will shape our future. The Mason County Household Collection Waste day is scheduled for Saturday, August 15, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Mason County Road Commission in Scottville, MI. Contact Mason-Lake Conservation District for additional questions at (231) 757-3707 Ext 5. Free to Hamlin Township residents. Be prepared to show ID. Hamlin Township Planning Commission The Hamlin Twp. Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, July 13, 2020 at 6:00 pm at the Hamlin Twp. Hall, 3775 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington, MI to review proposed amendments to the Hamlin Twp. Zoning Ordinance No. 45 now in effect. A copy of the proposed amendments are available at the Hamlin Twp. Office OR can be viewed at hamlintownship.org. Written comments may be submitted to Hamlin Twp. prior to the hearing and they will become part of the hearing record or you may express your views in person at the hearing. The Planning Commission may conduct any other business that may properly come before them upon completion of the Public Hearing. This notice is posted in compliance with Public Act 267 of 1976, as amended, the Open Meetings Act, MCL 41.72a, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Hamlin Twp. Planning Commission will provide necessary reasonable aids and services, such as signers for the hearing-impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meeting upon 10 days’ notice to the Hamlin Twp. Planning Commission in writing or call Nancy Vandervest at (231) 845-7801. Hamlin Township Article 5: 5:02 An outdoor area with permanent or built-in living features. Features may include: an area rug, stone, tile or wood, marking a distinct edge (area). The area may or may not be covered or partially covered. The area which is not attached to the primary residence may be marked by walls, barriers, or other forms of containment which defines the borders. Boarder walls may not exceed 7 feet in height. Features may include furniture allowing relaxation and/or entertainment items and beverages. They may also include patio heaters and fireplaces. One (1) outdoor living area may be permitted in all zoning districts except Industrial. The outdoor living area will not be used as a primary living area. The outdoor living area shall be counted as an accessory building for purpose of determining the maximum size of all accessory buildings under Section 4.06 (Eff. 1/26/19 Change underlined sentence to: One (1) outdoor living area per improved parcel in all zoning districts except Industrial Hamlin Township Offices to re-open Use main hall as entrance. No new hall rentals will be scheduled. Thank You. hamlintwp@hamlintownship.org Due to the COVID-19, the fireworks over Hamlin Lake are cancelled for 2020. The Township garbage bags can be purchased at the Y' Country Store on N. Lakeshore Drive AND at Hamlin Grocery on N. Jebavy Drive. Hamlin Township Board of Trustees has canceled the annual Clean-up day for 2020 due to the COVID-19. MAY 6, 2020 MEETING HAS BEEN POSTPONED The 2019 survey is complete. Click Here for the five-page report/results. The Hamlin Lake Preservation Society will be hosting a meeting on May 6, 2020 beginning at 6:00 p.m. to discuss the results. This meeting is open to the public. The meeting will be held at the Hamlin Township Hall, 3775 N. Jebavy Drive, Ludington, MI 49431. RECYCLING DECALS - April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021. Garbage Bags can be purchased at the Y Country Store on M-116. They are unable to accept credit cards for the purchase of garbage bags. If you are unable to obtain the bags from the Y Country Store, please contact the Township Supervisor Nancy Vandervest at 231-510-0076 and she will arrange a time and day to meet with you. Thank you and Be Safe. Transfer Site and Recycling Center: Hours: Open: April 25, 2020 from 9 am - 5 pm. Summer Hours Will start May 1, 2020.
The Hamlin Township Planning Commission's next meeting is scheduled for Monday, July 13, 2020 at 6:00 pm at the Hamlin Township Hall, 3775 N. Jebavy Drive, Ludington, MI. PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY District Health Department #10, in collaboration with the Northern Michigan Public Health Alliance (NMPHA), issues the following advisory to protect the health of the public in the 31-county NMPHA region: Northern Michigan is seeing increased travel from “snowbirds” and from southern Michigan and other areas of those heading north to seek shelter in their seasonal homes. While we understand the desire to want to shelter in your cabins and cottages, this potentially poses an unnecessary risk to full-time residents in northern Michigan. The increased population to the northern Michigan area puts a substantial strain on our communities as travelers seek supplies, such as groceries and toiletries, as well as potentially needing health care in the event they become sick. During this public health crisis, many rural communities may not be equipped with personnel, supplies or resources for a surge in population. If you still choose to travel to your seasonal home or return home from travel, District Health Department #10, along with the Northern Michigan Public Health Alliance, is advising that you abide by the following guidelines:
By following these simple guidelines, the risk for spreading COVID-19 lowers significantly, thus protecting everyone who lives, works, and plays in beautiful northern Michigan. This advisory will remain in effective until lifted and is endorsed by local public health, local healthcare systems, local law enforcement, and county leadership. To your health, Point and Pay. Click the link below to pay property taxes for Hamlin Township. The 2020 March Board of Review heard a total of 46 property appeals. The next meeting for the Board of Review will be held on July 21, 2020 at 10: 00 am AND Board of Review will
meet on December 15, 2020 at 2020 - 2021 RECYCLING VOUCHERS are available at the Hamlin Township Office. A new Recycling Voucher is required each year beginning April 1, 2020 to use the Recycling Center. $20.00 per year for township residents and $100.00 for non-residents. Please recycling correctly; Crush plastics #1, #2 and #5 only. No Styrofoam please. The MI DNR Fisheries completed a fish survey on Hamlin Lake to determine the current status of the fishery. 2019 Fish Report Click Here
Please be counted. Volunteers - Much Thanks!
STYRO-FOAM - ***PLEASE NOTE*** CodeRED is a FREE community notification system available to Mason County residents & visitors that will send you alerts concerning time-sensitive and/or emergency information that may impact your area via phone calls, text messages, emails, and social media. (missing persons/children, evacuation notices, natural disasters, boil water advisories, inclement weather warnings, criminal activities, road closures/traffic alerts, shelter in place/lockdowns). MI DNR Burn Permits visit: 2020 – 2021 Hamlin Township Meeting Schedule April 30, 2020 Hamlin Township Fire Department received 304 calls for service in 2019. Thank you to all the volunteer members! In 2018, the Department received 255 calls for service and in 2017 the Department received 209 calls. LEAF CORRAL: Leaves Only. Leave should be taken back as far as possible. Please respect this policy or leaf corral may need to be closed. (No concrete, lumber, large stumps, etc.) Hamlin Township garbage bags may be purchased at the Y County Store on 1860 N. Lakeshore Drive (CASH OR CHECK ONLY). Credit Cards are not accepted as there are fees associated with accepting credit cards. Please respect this policy. In addition to the Y Country Store, Township garbage bags can be purchased at Hamlin Grocery, 3611 N. Jebavy Drive, Ludington, MI 49431 Oak Wilt – Please Be Aware! Oak wilt, a non-native invasive fungus, is causing the widespread death of our precious oak resource in Michigan. As many of you know, oaks provide shade, acorns for wildlife, and are a valuable wood product in our forests! These trees are worth saving! So what can you do? DO NOT cut or prune your oak trees from April to August as these wounds can attract the sap-feeding beetles that spread oak wilt. ALSO, DO NOT move infected oak firewood! If you would like more information about this disease, contact Josh Shields, Forestry Assistance Program forester with the Manistee and Mason-Lake Conservation Districts, at 231-889-9666 (Office Phone), 989-220-9236 (Mobile Phone), or via email at joshua.shields@macd.org. Also contact the Manistee or Mason-Lake Conservation Districts about an informational meeting on oak wilt and how to slow the spread of it, on April 4th, 2018, 7:00pm, at Hamlin Township Hall! PLEASE NOTE: Western Mason County Fire District Authority 2020 meeting dates are as follows: April 20, 2020 - Cancelled
Hamlin Township received a $2,500.00 grant from the Great Lakes Energy Peoples Fund. The grant money was used towards the parking lot on Duneview Drive. Members of 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. Contact Great Lakes Energy at 888-GT-LAKES or visit gtlakes.com for more information.
HAMLIN TOWNSHIP EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 2018 Green garbage bags will be $13.00 for a sleeve of ten 30 gallon bags. Purple garbage bags will be $ 7.00 for a sleeve of ten 15 gallon bags. Recycling Stickers run from April 1st to March 31st Bags along with Recycling Stickers may be purchased at the Hamlin Township Transfer Site and Hamlin Township Office. EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2017 HAMLIN TOWNSHIP ZONING PERMIT FEE Effective June 1, 2017, Hamlin Township Zoning Permit Fee will be $40.00 PLEASE NOTE FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA has recently updated their FEMA Flood Plain Maps in Hamlin Township. Visit FEMA.gov | Federal Emergency Management Agency or Susan A. Conradson at 231-876-4443 or conradsons2michigan.gov for additional information. PLEASE NOTE: Call before your dig. Miss Dig System, Inc - Michigan - Miss Dig System, Inc - Michigan  Miss Dig System, Inc - Michigan - Miss Dig System, Inc -... One toll free call to 800-482-7171 or 811 reaches the MISS DIG System who serves as a message handling notification service for underground facility owners. MISS DI... Hamlin Township Transfer Site Hours: 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 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. LAKESHORE SILENT OBSERVER 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
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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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Population 3,408 Number of Commercial Parcels - 57 Total (6 Vacant AND 51 Improved)
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.
