While there is no statutory requirement for any agency in Michigan to perform deer removal services, the OCRC picks up and disposes of dead deer as a courtesy service for the public when they are not conducting scheduled maintenance activities,
responding to storm events, or snowplowing.

Landfill costs and budget constraints have limited this service to just one day a week,
typically on a Friday, when the remains are taken to certified landfills.

Please contact them on their website,
https://www.ottawacorc.com/, or call our office at 616-842-5400
to report a dead deer to be added to their future list of removal.

Green reflective emergency house number signs are back!  Order forms are available online and at the township office.  All proceeds from the sale of these signs will directly benefit the Port Sheldon Township Fire Department.  Please use the link below to print out your order form and bring this completed document along with a check payable to Port Sheldon Township to the township office during normal business hours.

911 Emergency Reflective Signs

The Port Sheldon Fire Department applied for, and was awarded, a grant from SEMCO Energy.  The grant affords Firefighter, Katie Miles-Riggs, the opportunity to attend Fire Investigation training. A brief ceremony took place on Tuesday, July 6.  We thank SEMCO Energy for their generosity in helping make this training a reality.

Ottawa County will be continuing its cap seal project by microsurfacing Port Sheldon Street on Monday, July 12th & Tuesday, July 13th.  The portion of roadway affected is US-31 to Butternut Drive.

Drew Rayner works for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and is the West Michigan HWA Coordinator, specifically working on hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA). If you have not heard of HWA, it is a forest pest that is attacking our hemlock trees here in Michigan and if left unaddressed, will lead to tree mortality. Port Sheldon Township is located near current HWA infestations and Drew is a resource to the township and its residents. His position allows him to speak at meetings and outreach events, conduct trainings on how to properly treat trees for this pest, and be a resource to confirm the presence/absence of this species and provide advice. He is willing to speak with anyone on this issue and provide more information. Please feel free to email him at RaynerD1@michigan.gov or call him at 517-231-8763.

Ottawa County is exploring the use of federal funds in providing expanding broadband/internet access to underserved areas of the county.

To assist in this process, they are asking for Port Sheldon Township residents to complete a survey to identified the need.

Please use the link below to access the survey.  Your help is appreciated!

https://www.merit.edu/Ottawa/

Ottawa County Conservation District is hosting its next event in July.  See details here:

Reporting a street light outage is quick and easy with Consumers Energy new reporting tool.  See the details here:

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