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A Brief History of Oceana County **Changes made after printing are highlighted. Last revised 2/5/2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS Census Numbers by Jurisdictions……………………………………… Courthouse Hours…………………………………………………………… Telephone Directory……………………………………………………….. National Officers……………………………………………………………… State Officers………………………………………………………………….. Board of Commissioners……………………………………………………. County Offices………………………………………………………………… Local Boards and Committees……………………………………………. TOWNSHIPS Benona Township……………………………………………………………. Claybanks Township………………………………………………………… Colfax Township……………………………………………………………… Crystal Township……………………………………………………………. Elbridge Township………………………………………………………….. Ferry Township………………………………………………………………. Golden Township…………………………………………………………… Grant Township……………………………………………………………… Greenwood Township………………………………………………………. Hart Township……………………………………………………………….. Leavitt Township…………………………………………………………….. Newfield Township…………………………………………………………… Otto Township………………………………………………………………… Pentwater Township………………………………………………………… Shelby Township…………………………………………………………….. Weare Township……………………………………………………………… CITY City Of Hart…..……………………………………………………………….. VILLAGES Village of Hesperia……………………………………………………………. Village of New Era……………………………………………………………. Village of Pentwater………………………………………………………….. Village of Rothbury…………………………………………………………… Village of Shelby………………………………………………………………. Village of Walkerville………………………………………………………… UPDATES TO THIS COUNTY DIRECTORY MAY BE FOUND AT http://oceana.mi.us/government/departments/county-clerk 1 **Changes made after printing are highlighted. Last revised 2/5/2019 A BRIEF HISTORY OF OCEANA COUNTY The first settlement in Oceana was located at the mouth of Whiskey Creek on Lake Michigan sometime in 1848 or 1849. By 1855 a settlement had also begun at the mouth of Stony Creek and another at the mouth of the Pentwater River. As early as 1831 the territorial legislature set up Oceana County which included all of present day Oceana County, as well as portions of Newaygo, Muskegon, Montcalm and Kent Counties. In 1840 the State Legislature reduced Oceana to northern Muskegon County and present day Oceana County. In 1855 Oceana County was re-established within its present boundaries. An election was held in April 1855 and a local government was established with three townships participating; Pentwater, Benona and Claybanks. The first session of the three-man Board of Supervisors was held in June 1855 at Stony Creek. The county continued to grow rapidly and by 1869 it had evolved to its present day configuration. Hart was selected in 1864 as the county seat by a majority vote. L. B. Corbin offered a square of land in Hart for the courthouse site and provided a building for temporary use to the county officers. The first county courthouse was built in 1874 and in August 1874, the supervisors met for the first time in the new building. Since that time, Oceana has changed from a lumbering and small farming community into a land of vast orchards, large fertile farms and wealthy resort areas. The old courthouse of 1874 remained in use until 1958 when the present structure was built and occupied. 2 **Changes made after printing are highlighted. Last revised 2/5/2019 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all." PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE MICHIGAN FLAG "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of Michigan, and the State for which it stands, two beautiful peninsulas united by a bridge of steel, where equal opportunity and justice to all is our ideal." 2010 CENSUS FIGURES TOWNSHIPS BENONA 1,437 CLAYBANKS 777 COLFAX 462 CRYSTAL 838 ELBRIDGE 971 FERRY 1,292 GOLDEN 1,742 GRANT 2,976 GREENWOOD 1,184 HART 1,853 LEAVITT 891 NEWFIELD 2,401 OTTO 826 PENTWATER 1,515 SHELBY 4,069 WEARE 1,210 CITY CITY OF HART 2,126 TOTAL 26,570 VILLAGES HESPERIA 954 (615 – OCEANA; 339 – NEWAYGO) NEW ERA 451 PENTWATER 857 ROTHBURY 432 SHELBY 2,065 WALKERVILLE 247 3 **Changes made after printing are highlighted. Last revised 2/5/2019 GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION GEOGRAPHIC SIZE - 536 SQ MILES LOCATED ON LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE 43 PARKS & RECREATION AREAS 20 MILES OF BIKE PATHS 14 ZONED TOWNSHIPS 2 UNZONED TOWNSHIPS (Colfax and Leavitt) Website: www.oceana.mi.us COUNTY BUILDING 100 State Street Hart, MI 49420 BUILDING OPEN: WEEKDAYS 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (See Individual Office Schedules) County Building Offices Are Scheduled To Close On The Following Holidays: New Year’s Day Martin Luther King Day President’s Day Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Veterans Day Thanksgiving Day Friday after Thanksgiving Christmas Eve Day Christmas Day New Year’s Eve Day 4 **Changes made after printing are highlighted. Last revised 2/5/2019 TELEPHONE DIRECTORY (AREA CODE 231) Administrator/Fiscal Officer 873-4835 Airport 861-9910 Ambulance Director 873-8241 Animal Control 861-5395 Inspection Department 873-5355 C.A.L.L. 2-1-1 (Community Access Line of the Lakeshore) 2-1-1 or 877-211-5253 Central Dispatch 869-5858 Circuit Court 873-3977 Chamber of Commerce (Hart/Silver Lake) 873-2247 Visitor Center (231) 873-3982 or 800-870-9786 Chamber of Commerce (Pentwater) 866-869-4150 or 869-4150 www.pentwater.org Choices West Counseling Services 873-1443 Conservation District 861-5600 www.oceanaconservationdistrict.org Council on Aging 873-4461 www.oceanacountycouncilonaging.com County Board of Commissioners 873-4835 County Clerk 873-4328 County Treasurer 873-3980 Department of Human Services 873-7251 Children’s and Adult Protective Services 24/7 855-444-3911 District Court 873-4530 Drain Commissioner 873-3887 DNR Field Office (M-20) 861-5636 Burning Permits www.michigan.gov/burnpermit or call 866-922-2876 DNR (Silver Lake State Park) 873-3083 DNR (Charles Mears State Park) 869-2051 Economic Development Corporation 873-7141 Emergency Management (night) 9-1-1 (day) 873-4473 Equalization Department 873-4609 Friend of the Court 873-4605 Hart Public Library www.hart.lib.mi.us 873-4476 Health Department www.dhd10.org 873-2193 Historical Society 873-2600 www.oceanahistory.org Open Wednesdays 10 to 5 West Shore Educational Service District 873-5651 Hart Office (Formerly the Mason-Lake and Oceana (231) 757-3716 Ludington Office Intermediate School Districts) www.wsesd.org Jail Information 873-3967 Juvenile Officer 873-3811 Mason/Oceana 911 9-1-1 Non-Emergency Calls 869-5858 Administrative Office 869-7911 Toll free 800-364-7332 Medical Care Facility 873-2148 www.oceanamcf.org Mental Health (West Michigan CMH System) 873-2108 5 **Changes made after printing are highlighted. Last revised 2/5/2019 24-Hour Crisis 800-992-2061 Customer Service 866-575-2894 Michigan Vote Information Center www.michigan.gov/vote MSU Extension Office 873-2129 Oceana’s Home Partnership 873-2222 Planning Commission 873-4835 Probate Court 873-3666 Probation and Parole Officer 873-4776 Progressions 873-6496 Prosecuting Attorney 873-4608 Register of Deeds 873-4158 Road Commission 873-4226 Sanitarian 873-2193 Secretary of State 888-767-6424 www.michigan.gov/sos Sheriff 873-2121 State Police 873-2171 Surveyor 869-2391 Transfer Station/Recycling Center 861-6394 www.oceana.mi.us/transfer_station.php Veteran’s Service Officer (VSO) 873-6834 NATIONAL OFFICERS President of the United States.................................Donald J. Trump (01/2017) Vice-President...........................................................Mike Pence The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW PH: (202) 456-1414 Washington, D.C. 20500 Fax: (202) 456-2561 Website: www.whitehouse.gov E-mail: [email protected] U.S. Senator...........................................................Debbie A. Stabenow (01/2019) 3280 E. Beltline Court NE, Suite 400 133 Hart Senate Office Bldg. Grand Rapids, MI 49525 Washington, D.C. 20510 PH: (616) 975-0052 PH: (202) 224-4822 Fax: (616) 975-5764 Fax: (202) 228-0325 Website: stabenow.senate.gov E-Mail: Click Email Me, located in the bottom left corner U.S. Senator...........................................................Gary Peters (01/2015) Patrick McNamara Federal Bldg. U.S. Senate 477 Michigan Ave., Suite 1860 SRC-2 Russell Senate Office Bldg. Detroit, MI 48226 Washington, DC 20510 PH: (313)-226-6020 PH: (202)-224-6221 Website: www.peters.senate.gov U.S. Representative, 2nd District.........................Bill Huizenga (01/2019) 1 South Harbor Ave., Suite 6B 1217 Longworth HOB Grand Haven, MI 49417 Washington, DC 20515 PH: (616) 414-5516 PH: (202) 225-4401 FAX: (616) 414-5521 FAX: (202) 226-0779 Website: huizenga.house.gov STATE OF MICHIGAN OFFICERS 6 **Changes made after printing are highlighted. Last revised 2/5/2019 www.michigan.gov Michigan.gov LIVE Help Center 1-877-932-6424 Governor...........................................................................Gretchen Whitmer (01/2019) Lieutenant Governor........................................................Garlin Gilchrist II (01/2019) Governor Gretchen Whitmer PH: (517) 373-3400 P.O. Box 30013 Constituent Services - PH: (517) 335-7858 Lansing, MI 48909 Website: www.michigan.gov/whitmer Secretary of State............................................................Jocelyn Benson (01/2019) Richard Austin Building PH: (517) 335-2436 Fourth Floor 430 W. Allegan Lansing, MI 48918 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.michigan.gov/sos Attorney General..............................................................Dana Nessel (01/2019) G. Mennen Williams Bldg., 7th Floor PH: (517) 373-1110 525 W. Ottawa St., P.O. Box 30212 FAX: (517) 373-3042 Lansing,
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