The Village of Pentwater, Michigan

Welcome to the Village of Pentwater municipal website. We are a wonderful small town governed by the General Law Village Act & the Village Charter. We develop this website daily as a community information resource. We hope you enjoy its interactive design and mobile-friendly features. Questions? Please visit our Questions and Suggestions page. Thank you.

New Life Rings

The Village of Pentwater would like to thank Ron Beeber and Amy LaBarge for their financial contribution which supplied four new life rings located at the North and South Pier. The Village Staff, Residents and Visitors appreciate Ron and Amy's willingness to always provide for the betterment of our community.

Park Place Rentals

For Park Place Rentals, please call Village Hall at 231-869-8301.

Meetings & Events

To see upcoming meetings and events in the Village, please visit the Public Notices Page, the Events and Market Page or the Village Event Calendar for the latest updates.

Water Quality Report

To review the 2021 Water Quality Report, please click on the link below.

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2021 Water Quality Report (PDF)

Village of Pentwater Performance Dashboard

Each municipality has an online performance dashboard that shows the Fiscal Stability, Public Safety, Economic Strength, and Quality of Life of their respective community. To view the Village of Pentwater's performance dashboard, please click on the link below.

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Village Performance Dashboard

Village Green Web Cams

New webcams, brought to you by the Downtown Development Authority, have been installed on the Village Green for your viewing pleasure! Watch live streams from two different angles, view the blue skies, beautiful water and wonderful atmosphere that Pentwater has to offer. To enjoy the views of the Village Green, please visit our web cams below.

Village Green Web Cam Water View

Village Green Web Cam Street View

Personnel Committee Meeting - August 23rd

The Pentwater Personnel Committee will hold a Meeting on Tuesday, August 23rd at 5pm at Park Place. To view the Agenda, please click on the link below.

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Personnel Committee Agenda (PDF)

Channel Dredging Update

The Channel Dredging is complete and is open to all boaters. Funding has also been secured for the 2023 boating season.

Community Master Plan Workshops

The Village and Township Planning Commissions welcome the residents of Pentwater to join them in interactive workshops to help finish our Community Master Plan. We will be holding these workshops during our regular scheduled Planning Commission Meetings. Below are the dates and topics of the workshops.

July 26th - Downtown Pentwater
August 9th - Master Plan Process, Status & Prep for Housing
August 23rd - Housing

All Workshops will be held jointly by the Village and Township Planning Commissions at 6pm at the First Baptist Church - 101 S. Rush St.

To read more about the workshops, please check out the flyer below.

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Master Plan Workshop Flyer (PDF)

Pentwater Public Arts - Sculpture Walk 2022

Brought to you by the Pentwater Arts Council in partnership with the Village of Pentwater DDA.

The Sculpture Walk 2022 runs June 1st through October 15th, featuring five sculptures by five different artists along Hancock Street in downtown Pentwater. All sculptures are available for purchase.

We invite all to participate in the "People's Choice" award by scanning the QR code at any one of the sculpture locations to cast your vote. Voting ends October 1st.

The Sculpture Walk will repeat in 2023 and 2024 with additional locations, new artists, and new sculptures.

An Artist Reception will be held on October 15th, at Park Place from 4pm - 6pm.

All the sculptures are for sale. They may be purchased for personal use or for donation to the Village of Pentwater for permanent installation.