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.

Park Street Road Project Update

Wadel Stabilization will be starting to grade the subgrade of the road starting August 24th in the afternoon.
During this process, residents may or may not have access to their driveways, depending on the planned elevation of the road.
Grading will begin on the far east end of Park Street, near Third Avenue.
Residents in the area are asked to park on side roads if possible for the remainder of the week.

Noon Siren

The noon siren has failed. This model has not been manufactured in over 40 years and is not a repairable option. This is jointly owned by the Village and the Township. Both entities are reviewing the future options as to where to place it and how to fund it. Replacement cost is estimated around $10,000 for each entity. To correct any false or misleading information; at no time has any Village official said it was going to be eliminated. This topic will be discussed at a future council meeting.

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 2020 Water Quality Report, please click on the link below.

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2020 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

Planning & Economic Development Committee - September 29th

The Pentwater Planning and Economic Development Committee will hold a meeting on Wednesday, September 29th at 8am at Park Place.

To view the agenda, please click on the link below.

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Planning & Economic Development Agenda (MS Word)

Business Route 31/Hancock St. Road Work

MDOT's Business Route 31/Hancock St. Road Project will begin milling and paving in the Village beginning September 13th with an end date of September 29th. The road project will be along the business route starting at 6th Street going all the way to the US 31 on ramps.

Beginning September 13th, Rieth Riley will be in town at 7am setting up a traffic shift, pushing traffic to the East side of the roadway. The West side of the road will be closed off Monday, September 13th and the morning of Tuesday, September 14th and will then switch traffic before noon.

The East side will be closed off to lower all the manhole covers, there are a few areas that MDOT will be removing some curb and gutter.

MDOT is expected to have all the structures lowered and the curb removed on the East side by Wednesday, September 15th or Thursday, September 16th, depending on weather. One this is done, MDOT will open up the roadway and cone off the parking areas where curb and gutter have been removed.

On Thursday, September 16th, MDOT will remove the curb on the West side and on Friday, September 17th will pour the curb and gutter. Friday's work will have the parking areas closed off by the curb repair areas, to pour them back.

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

My Connected Community - Oceana County

The Oceana County Economic Alliance (OCEA), in partnership with Connected Nation Michigan (CN Michigan), has launched a Connected Community Engagement for the county, The program will leverage data provided by residents, businesses, community organizations, and others to identify problem areas and solutions for expanding high-speed internet (broadband) access across the county.

The survey portal is now closed and the results of the survey are being processed and will soon be made available. This pre and post Covid data will be valuable for Internet Service Providers and public/private partnerships to focus the millions of new funding that has emerged at the federal and state levels focused on getting high speed internet connectivity to our unserved and underserved neighbors.

To read more about the program, please click on the links below.