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KINDERHOOK
TOWNSHIP The township of Kinderhook is what is
known as a fractional township, comprising but twenty-four sections, and
lying on the southern border of the county on the Indiana line. It
was originally a part of Ovid Township, but the residents of the
township being ambitious to form an individual organization, the portion
now embraced in Kinderhook was set apart as a distinct township, with a
separate civil government in 1842. There are various speculations
as to the origin of the name. The correct facts having been given
by one of the older residents, who held an official position at the
time, can be vouched for. The Van Buren presidential campaign was
then at its height. A bill was presented to the Legislature
praying that the portion of Ovid Township set apart as a new township be
granted a name. Several names, some of them more or less absurd,
were proposed and voted upon, when one of the members facetiously
suggested Kinderhook, the birthplace of Martin Van Buren, as not only
appropriate, but as a happy compromise. Viewing the matter in a
humorous light, the name was voted upon and unanimously adopted, and has
since been borne by the township, though the result of the merest
accident. The impression, which has obtained some degree of
popularity, that it was called by some of the early residents after
their native village in New York State is, therefore, an erroneous one.
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TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS DIRECTORY
517-238-8182 Ext. 1 Paul Meredith Township Supervisor
517-238-8182 Ext. 1 Cynthia Carpenter Township Clerk
517-238-8182 Ext. 2 Russ Siler Assessor/Zoning Administrator
517-238-8182 Ext. 3 Debra Castor Treasurer
or treasurer@kinderhooktownship.com
For all Assessment, Homestead, Zoning, or Zoning Permit
questions, call Russ Siler.
For all Tax Collection questions, call Debra Castor.
For all other Township questions call, Cynthia Carpenter or Paul
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Michigan
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Kinderhook Township Meeting Dates
Monday, April 26, 2010
Monday, May 24, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
Monday, July 26, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
Monday, October 25, 2010
Monday, November 27, 2010
Monday, December 27, 2010
Monday, January 31, 2011
Monday, February 28, 2011
Monday, March 29, 2011 Planning Commission Meeting
Dates
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Thursday, February 17, 2011 |
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