News & Notices

HAMLIN TOWNSHIP
CLEAN-UP DAY

Hamlin Township Clean-Up Day is scheduled for Saturday, June 16, 2012 from 8:00 AM - 12:00 Noon.
Guidelines are on voucher.  Property owner must secure FREE voucher at the Hamlin Township Hall; Monday thru Friday from 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM.  Vouchers are NOW available.  Please contact me with any questions.

Nancy Vandervest
Hamlin Twp. Supervisor
(231) 845-7801 Ext 2.

Lakeshore Drive (Robert Street North to South Bayou Bridge);
The Mason County Road Commission will begin pulverizing, widening, reshaping and repaving on North Lakeshore Drive in Hamlin Twp. The project, is scheduled to begin April 9, 2012. The $225,000 project will be handled by Hallack Construction with a completion date set for July 1st. Some trees will be removed for the project and traffic will be controlled by flagpersons. One lane should be open most of the time during the project. Thank You for your cooperation.

Hamlin Lake Fireworks are scheduled for July 7, 2012; Rain Date July 8, 2012.

Seasonal Level change for Hamlin Lake
The Ludington State Park will begin the annual process of raising Hamlin Lake to its summer level on April 1.  This process will take approximately one month, depending upon precipitation during this period.  The summer level is maintained at approximately two feet above the winter level.

2012 - 2013 Hamlin Township Board of Trustees Meeting Schedule:

April 19, 2012
May 17, 2012
June 14, 2012
August 16, 2012
September 13, 2012
October 11, 2012
November 15, 2012
December 13, 2012
January 10, 2013
February 14, 2013
March 14, 2013

All Meetings will begin at 6:00 P.M. and will be held at the Hamlin Township Hall, 3775 N. Jebavy Drive, Ludington, MI 49431.
Settlement Meeting will be March 28, 2013 at 4:30 P.M. at the Hamlin Township Hall.

Hamlin Twp. Planning Commission Meeting Schedule:

May 21, 2012 @ 6:00 PM
July 2, 2012 @ 6:00 PM
September 10, 2012 @ 6:00 PM
November 5, 2012 @ 6:00 PM

All meetings are held at the Hamlin Twp. Hall, 3775 N. Jebavy Drive, Ludington, MI.

Hamlin Township 2012 Clean-Up Day is scheduled for Saturday, June 16, 2012 from 8:00 A.M. - 12:00 Noon.at the Hamlin Township Transfer Site on W. Dewey Road. Property owners must secure FREE Voucher at Township Hall prior to June 15, 2012. Vouchers will be available in May 2012.

HAMLIN TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY WATCH

The Hamlin Township Community Watch Organization has as decided to meet on Tuesday evenings. The Community Watch Group will meet on the last Tuesday of the odd numbered months beginning in January 2012. The next Hamlin Township Community Watch Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 29, 2012 beginning at 7:00 PM at the Hamlin Township Hall, 3775 N. Jebavy Drive, Ludington, MI 49431. If anyone has an idea on a guest speaker, please advise Mason County Sheriff Mr. Jeff Fiers or myself.

Neighborhood Watch is a program designed to increase neighborhood livability by reducing crime and the fear of crime by active citizen participation.

This program requires the help of willing residents to participate, and is of great value in reducing the risk of being a crime victim. Therefore, I am asking all of the residents to consider joining such a group to help protect our family's and our neighborhs.

Thank You

Nancy Vandervest

Hamlin Twp. Supervisor

Hamlin Township Transfer Site will continue with winter hours thru April 30th;
Winter Hours: Open: Wednesday & Saturday from 9 AM - 5 PM.

Beginning May 1st through September 30th; Summer Hours:
Open Monday, Wednesday & Saturday from 10 AM - 6 PM.

2012 - 2013 Yearly recycling stickers (June 1st through May 31st)
will be available May 1, 2012;  $15.00 Per year for Residents; $50.00 for non-residents.

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
888-STOP-CRIME --- 1-888-786-7274
www.lsotip.com (Email) OR
TEXT “LSOTIP”ťand your tip to 274637 (CRIMES)

A safe and anonymous way of reporting crime by telephone, e-mail or text message.

Sponsored by SSCENT, Mason/Oceana Central Dispatch, Manistee Central Dispatch, and a public safety granted awarded by the Manistee County Local Revenue Sharing Board.

NEW RECYCLING PROGRAM for Christmas Trees
Hamlin Twp. Christmas Tree Recycling Program. Beginning January 1, 2012, Hamlin Township Residents may drop off their Christmas Tree from January 1, 2012 thru January 30th at the Hamlin Township Transfer Site on W. Dewey Road.

1) Remove all decorations, tinsel, stand, etc from tree.
2) Hamlin Township Residents ONLY. Signature Required.
3)One (1) Tree per family/address.
4)Signature and Phone Number Required: (Transfer Site Attendant will require signature, address and telephone number).
5)Hours Wednesday and Saturday from 9 AM - 5 PM.

Questions, please contact Nancy Vandervest, Hamlin Twp. Supervisor at 231-845-7801 Ext 2. Thank You.

TRANSFER SITE
Starting November 3, 2010 Hamlin Township will be offering a 13-Gallon Purple Township Garbage bag in addition to the Township's 30-Gallon Green Garbage Bag.

Cost:
13-Gallon: 10 Bags - $5.00
30-Gallon: 10 Bags - $11.00

RECYCLING CENTER
Yearly Sticker REQUIRED
June 1st - May 31st

Hamlin Twp. Resident: $15.00 Per Year

Non-Resident: $50.00 Per Year
2010 Sticker Color is WHITE.

Planning Commission Survey:
Click here for Results
Click here for Comments

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
More Info

BURNING PERMITS:
Please call 1-866-922-2876 (8:00 AM - 5:00 PM) Monday thru Friday or visit www.michigan.gov/burnpermit and apply on-line.

3775 North Jebavy Drive
Ludington, MI  49431
Phone: (231) 845-7801Fax: (231) 843-1471
E-Mail: hamlintwp@hamlintownship.org

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.

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.

Sincerely,
Nancy Vandervest
Hamlin Township Supervisor
231-845-7801 Ext 2 OR 231-510-0076

Office Hours: 8 am to 4:30 pm Monday thru Friday

Population 3,192
Number of parcels of Land 3,139
Number of parcels Principle Residence 1,414
Number of parcels of Vacant Land 1,215

Please note that our Township has regular office hours Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM. Usually, you will find someone at the Township Hall earlier, later, and throughout the lunch hour. We are always happy to answer questions. The Township Hall is closed for holidays and occasionally during the week due to short staff times.

Hamlin Township
Sesquicentennial Celebration
1861 - 2011

Celebrating the past, present and future.

February 28, 2011 Anniversary Open House Photos

Left to Right:
Gail Hanna, Carol Parkinson, Janet Gaghen, Judy Thorp, Mike Nagle, Nancy Vandervest

August 6, 2011 and August 7, 2011 (Boat Regetta)
Boat Regetta Results
1st Place: Larry & Barb Scherer & Crew
2nd Place: Jim & Marilyn Pinkerton & Crew
3rd Place: Joe & Janet Gaghen & Grew
Thanks to the Judges:
Johnaiine Gurzynski
Wayne Disegna
Hank Wykretowicz

Click below for more photos of the:

150th Celebration

Regatta

4th of July Float