News & Notices

SUMMER TAX INVOICES will be mailed shortly. The Township Treasurer will be holding office hours on Wednesday’s from July 21st through September 8th from 10:00 AM – 3 PM. The Treasurer will also be at the Township Hall on Tuesday, September 14th from 9:00 AM- 5 PM.

REGISTERED VOTERS IN HAMLIN TOWNSHIP will receive a questionnaire on the NAME of the Township Park located on Barnhart Road, West of Jebavy Drive and East of Indian Pete Bayou. PLEASE RETURN BY AUGUST 20, 2010.

All property owners will receive a survey from the Hamlin Township Planning Commission requesting your input and/or suggestions.

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION DAY 2010
The Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day is August 21, 2010 from 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM at the Mason County Road Commission. Further details, please contact the Mason-Lake Conversation District @ 231-757-3708. Free to Residents.

PLANNING COMMISSION

The Planning Commission's next meeting is scheduled for September 20, 2010 at 6:00 P.M. at the Hamlin Township Hall.

L & N COUNTRY STORE: GARBAGE
Hours:
9 AM - 9 PM Mon. thru Fri.
9 AM - 10 PM Sat. and Sun.
Please do not leave garbage outside or in front of the dumpster.
Please sign in at the store and secure the key.
Dumpster is for Household garbage only.
No Carpet, furniture, etc

Hamlin Twp. Residents off Nurnberg Road: Garbage Service Rules:

*Sign in at L & N Country Store for Key.
*Do Not Leave Garbage on Ground.
*Do Not Leave Garbage on top of dumpster.
*LIMIT: 2 Garbage Bags Per Week Per Address.
This is a service for Hamlin Twp. residents residing on the North Side of Hamlin Lake in Hamlin Township. If these rules cannot be followed and the dumpster service is abused, it will be pulled IMMEDIATELY.

Thank You. Nancy Vandervest, Hamlin Twp. Supervisor
Posted 7-9-09

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.

NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY WATCH
Hamlin Township Community Watch Meetings are the last Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM at the Hamlin Township Hall. Please e-mail or call us if you have any questions.

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 3,192. 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