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News & Notices The Michigan Department of Natural Resources/Ludington State Park staff will begin the annual process of lowering Hamlin Lake on October 23, 2017 to its winter water level. This is a four to eight week process, depending upon precipitation during the period. Hamlin Lake's winter water level is maintained approximately 2 feet below the summer level. This process is necessary to control ice damage and erosion. A 1936 deed requires that the State of Michigan conduct the annual process each year. Hamlin Township is seeking volunteers to serve on the Hamlin Twp. Planning Commission and the Hamlin Twp. Zoning Board of Appeals. Please submit a letter of interest to Hamlin Twp., or contact Nancy Vandervest @ (231) 845-7801 Ext 2 before December 13, 2017. The Township of Hamlin is seeking sealed bids for renovations to an existing pole building located at 3775 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington, MI. Sealed bids will be accepted on or before 4:30 pm on October 11, 2017. Bid specifications can be obtained at the Hamlin Twp. Office (M-F; 8 am – 4:30) or email at hamlintwp@hamlintownship.org.Hamlin Township reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids. PLEASE NOTE: Renovations to be completed between April 1, 2018 AND September 30, 2018. Point and Pay. Click the link below to pay property taxes for Hamlin Township. 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.
INVITATION FOR SNOWPLOWING BID Hamlin Twp. will be accepting snowplowing bids. Bid package is available at the Hamlin Twp. Hall Monday - Friday from 8 am to 4:30 pm. Hamlin Twp. reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids. Bid package due to Hamlin Twp. on or before 4:30 pm on 10-11-17. 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 Hamlin Township Planning Commission Meeting Schedule Meeting to begin at 6:00 p.m., at the Hamlin Twp. Hall, 3775 N. Jebavy Drive, Ludington, MI. 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 Township Planning Commission will provide necessary reasonable aids and services, such as signers for the hearing-impaired and audiotapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meeting upon 10 days’ notice to the Hamlin Township Planning Commission by writing or calling Nancy Vandervest at (231) 845-7801. 2017 – 2018 Hamlin Township Meeting Schedule April 13, 2017 All meetings listed above to begin at 6:00 PM March 29, 2018 – Settlement Day Meeting @ 4:30 PM All meetings will be held at: This notice is posted in compliance with PA 267 of 1976 as amended (Open Meetings Act), MCLA 41.72a (2) (3) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). RECYCLING STICKERS Hamlin Township 2017 - 2018 Recycling Stickers are available. The yearly sticker for recycling is good from April 1st through March 31st. Cost is $15.00 for residents; $50.00 for non-residents. Please crush your plastic recyclables. 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: Leaf Corral is open, property owner please secure free voucher at Hamlin Twp. Office and place leaves in corral towards back. No garbage. 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
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 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.
