Saugatuck, Michigan
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N 42° 40.170 W 086° 11.407
16T E 566364 N 4724432
A Township Office located in Saugatuck, Michigan.
Waymark Code: WM11ZVJ
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 01/18/2020
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Saugatuck Township Office is located in Saugatuck, Michigan on Blue Star Highway. The office is multi colored brick building with a flat roof. The front entrance faces West has brown door with a white curved awning over it.
Taken from Wikipedia:"Saugatuck Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,944 at the 2010 census,[3] down from 3,590 at the 2000 census. The drop is due to Douglas incorporating into a city.
The cities of Saugatuck and Douglas are within the township survey area, but are not a part of the township.
In 1837, Oshea Wilder and his sons founded the community named for the southeastern Asia city of Singapore at the mouth of the Kalamazoo River. In 1875, Singapore was abandoned.[6]
On December 13, 2004, Douglas residents voted to adopt a charter changing the status of the village into a city form of government removing Douglas from the Township.[7]
From 2004-6, Oklahoma billionaire Aubrey McClendon bought 400 acres (160 ha) of undeveloped duneland in Saugatuck Township for $39.5 million with plans to build luxury homes, 28 condos, a hotel, a marina, and a golf course. In 2006, the Saugatuck Township Board re-zoned the land, making McClendon unable to build his planned project. The Saugatuck Dunes Coastal Alliance opposes McClendon's plans, citing environmental concerns. In 2009, McClendon sold 171 acres (69 ha) of the land in order to alleviate the group's concerns. In March 2010, McClendon sued the township in federal court to overturn the zoning. The township has spent more than $250,000 fighting the lawsuit, and has raised taxes in the township in order to raise revenue.
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