Free hotdogs, an inflatable slide, kid’s games, popcorn, kids fire obstacle course, fire trucks from around the area, face painting, and so much more!

Shields of Hope will be on site with a dunk tank for your chance to dunk a firefighter. Bring some cash and donate to this great organization that helps spread hope, love, and encouragement to those in our community affected by cancer.

The Township’s food drive was successful and provided about 165 boxes of cereal to the “Bucs Care” pantry at Grand Haven High School.

  

The Bucs Care pantry provides food for students and their families at the high school. They support any student that asks their counselor for assistance. Bucs Care provides a lot more than just cereal, but the Township wanted to focus the collection on something that is seldom received in the quantity needed.

Thank you to everyone who contributed!

Leaves and yard waste may be dropped off behind the Township Public Services building (13300 168th Avenue) during normal business hours and weekend days. Signs will direct you to the drop-off location.

Going for a walk is the highlight of the day for most dogs. Plus, it is an important part of canine care.

Most people understand the fundamental manners expected, but many dog-walkers overlook the basic rules of walking dogs along the Township′s 36+ miles of pathways. Therefore, as a reminder, we would ask that you follow these four basic rules:

Public Works Director Chappell notes that there are 10.2 miles of irrigation installed at the park, which is scheduled to open next June.

As you may recall, the Township Board designated 25% of remaining American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) monies (i.e., about $378k) as matching monies for the Ottawa County broadband project designed to construct the “middle mile” (i.e., middle mile is the physical fiber optic infrastructure needed to enable broadband internet connectivity).

Paul Sachs (i.e., the Director of Ottawa County Department of Strategic Impact) indicated that timing of the County broadband projects will likely be related to the definition of “unserved” versus “underserved”. Assuming that GHT is more underserved than unserved, Sachs expects that actual capital projects will likely occur in 2024.

Michigan Search and Rescue (i.e., an all-volunteer missing persons response team serving the Great Lakes Region) used Hofma Preserve for training on Sunday, September 18th.  

Training a search dog takes anywhere from 12 to 24 months depending on the specialty and the age of the dog. About 20 canine teams (i.e., a dog, the handler, and an additional volunteer) participated in this local training exercise.

The allocation of the year-one payment of “Opioid Settlement” provided a total of about $26.96 million for the State of Michigan and its municipalities. 

 

Grand Haven Charter Township′s portion is about $786. A comparison of year-one payments with nearby communities is as follows:

Staff will be recommending that these settlement monies be directed to the Fire/Rescue Fund to offset costs (e.g., Narcan, etc.) associated with emergency calls related to overdoses.

Ottawa County is challenging the distribution formula that favors urban communities. 

If you have specific questions about Township operations, please send an email to bcargo@ght.org .