Welcome to Jamestown Charter Township!

The flag has been lowered to half-mast in honor of Deputy Sarah Flick who passed away Friday, September 20 while surrounded by family. With relish, Deputy Flick served this township for many years as our Community Policing officer. She was on a first-name basis with many of the students in the Jamestown schools and was frequently seen stopped along the side of the road just to chat with the residents. She took her job seriously and loved Jamestown. She is greatly missed.

Jamestown is a charter township of Ottawa County in the U.S. State of Michigan. The population was 7,034 at the 2010 census.

News & Public Notices

Pubic Notice for October 21 Township Board Meeting

Jamestown Charter Township
Public Hearing Notice

To consider an Application for an Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate for
Emergency Technology, Inc. dba SoundOff Signal in an Industrial Development District.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Township Board of the Jamestown Charter Township, Ottawa County, Michigan, will hold a public hearing pursuant to Section 5(2) of the Plant Rehabilitation and Industrial Development Districts Law of 1974, being Michigan Public Act 198 of 1974, on October 21, 2019, at 7:00 PM or later, at the Township Hall located at 2380 Riley Street, Hudsonville, MI 49426.

At the hearing, the Township Board will consider a request from Emergency Technology, Inc. dba SoundOff Signal , who is located at 4182 Royal Court in Jamestown Charter Township, Ottawa County is designated an Industrial Development District under the provisions of Act 198 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1974, to have issued to it an Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate, pursuant to said Act. An Application has been filed with the Jamestown Charter Township for the benefits available pursuant to said Act, and a copy of the Application may be reviewed at the Township Hall on Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 9:00am – 5:00pm and at the public hearing.

All interested persons shall have the opportunity to be heard. The Township Board shall consider any written communication received on the request and shall provide full opportunity for the expression of opinion, argument on the merits, and introduction of documentary evidence pertinent to the request prior to the Township Board acting upon such Application.

Candy DeHaan, Clerk
616-896-8376 ext 12

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2019 Construction Projects and Timelines

2019 Construction Projects

April 15 – August 1: MDOT closure – EB I-196 at M-6, Ottawa County
Eastbound I-196 will close at M-6 starting 9 a.m. this Monday through August. Eastbound I-196 traffic will exit to eastbound M-6 and can take northbound US-131 to eastbound I-196. During this time, the ramp from westbound M-6 to eastbound I-196 will also be closed.

Project info: https://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,4616,7-151-9621_11008-494718–,00.html

Project map: https://tinyurl.com/yxda5498

The work is weather dependent.

April 15 – July 4: Sidewalks

Both sides of Riley Street between 24^th Avenue and Cobblestone Lane

April 22 – April 29: Permitted Sanitary Crossing and Widening Work

22nd Avenue between Jackson Street and Quincy Street

Mid Spring – Summer: Subdivision Repaving

Floyd Drive

Happy Hollow Drive

Highland Court

James Drive

Jamieson Drive

Sun Chase Avenue

Sunbrook Court

Sunbrook Drive

Sundance Lane

Sundial Drive

Suntree Avenue

June – End of August: 32nd Avenue – Intersections and Road Widening, then Repaving

32^nd Ave between Quincy and Riley:

Starting June 3, 2019, the Ottawa County Road Commission will begin a project to widen the intersection at Riley Street and 32nd Avenue.

The Riley intersection will be widened 300 feet west and 300 feet east of 32nd Avenue, with both right and left turn lanes added.

This work will result in the closure of the Riley Street/32nd Avenue intersection west of 32nd Avenue for one week, beginning June 3. The detour for this one-week closure is 40th Avenue to Byron Road to 32nd Avenue.

This scheduled project also involves widening 32nd Avenue to three lanes between Greenly and Quincy streets.

Crews will focus on intersection and widening work on the west side of 32nd, then move to the east side.

During work on the west side, 32nd Avenue will only be open to northbound traffic. When work commences on the east side, 32nd Avenue will be open to southbound traffic.

Please note that there will be one day, to be announced, when both north and southbound lanes of traffic on 32nd Avenue will be closed for a culvert crossing. The detour when this work occurs will follow Greenly Street east to 24th Avenue then south to Riley Street, then back west to 32nd Avenue.

The entire project is expected last 6 weeks, however all dates are tentative and subject to change due to weather conditions. Please check our website, http://www.ottawacorc.com/ for the most up-to-date information.

32^nd Ave from Byron Rd to the city limit (repaving)

April – September: I-196 Reconstruction Grandville/Hudsonville, Kent & Ottawa Counties

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is reconstructing approximately 5 miles of westbound I-196 from Kenowa Avenue to 32nd Avenue in the city of Hudsonville. The project also includes new drainage, signs, traffic signals and bridge improvements at 22nd and 32nd avenues.

Westbound I-196 traffic will be shifted to the eastbound side of the roadway at Kenowa Avenue. Westbound I-196 through-traffic will not have access to 32nd Avenue. The westbound I-196 ramp to eastbound M-6 will remain open. All eastbound I-196 traffic will have to exit to eastbound M-6.

Westbound M-6 traffic will have access to 32nd Avenue and will also be able to continue west on I-196. The westbound M-6 ramp to eastbound I-196 will be closed.

Jamestown Charter Township Master Plan Information

The following page serves as the public hub for information throughout the master planning process for Jamestown Charter Township. Here you’ll find meeting dates and results, public workshop details, documents, and more!

https://www.freshcoastplanning.com/jamestownmp

2019-2020 Adopted Budget