The Casco Township Nature Preserve stairs were destroyed by erosion in 2020 The Casco Township Parks & Recreation Committee held a special meeting on Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 6:00 pm to receive presentations from three different engineering firms. The firms proposed a plan to restore public access to Lake Michigan at the Casco Township Nature Preserve. The three firms included Prein & Newhof , with Matt Levandoski, PLA, presenting; Fleis & Vandenbrink , Matt Biolette,

The Board of Trustees meets monthly The Casco Township Board of Trustees' monthly meeting was dominated by public comment and discussion focused on putting the senior millage on the ballot, a topic treated in a separate news report. Public comment also included complaints from several residents about open burning at 107 72nd St, locally known as the former deBest landscaping services. Cheryl Overholser, 7169 103rd Ave, said commercial burning was taking place at 107 72nd St.

A senior crowd attends the December Casco Township Board of Trustees meeting The Casco Township Board of Trustees conducted their monthly business meeting before a crowd of thirty residents on Monday December 15, 2025. The majority of the public was there to advocate for putting a millage on the ballot to continue the Casco Senior Program currently being operated by Senior Services of Van Buren County (SSVBC). The advocacy began with public comment. A resident of Scotsonia s

The Board meets monthly on the third Monday at 7pm The Casco Township Board held its regular monthly meeting on Monday November 17 at 7:00 pm with all board members present: Supervisor Allan Overhiser, Clerk Rachel Ridley, Treasurer Kenny Clevenger, and Trustees Mary Campbell and Dan Fleming. Diane Rigozzi, Executive Director of Senior Services of Van Buren County, addressed the Board of Trustees at the start of its November 17 monthly meeting. She announced that Linda Teeter

JoAnn DeYoung of Allegan Co Lakeshore Women who Care, with Tony Schippa of SDHeartsafe.org The Allegan County Lakeshore Women Who Care , a philanthropic group of women that meets quarterly, held their 4Q25 meeting at Saugatuck Brewery on Thursday November 13 at 5:30 pm. A crowded Barrel Room hosted leaders from three different non-profit organizations there to educate the members: Saugatuck Center for the Arts (SCA), Allegan County Legal Assistance Center, and Saugatuck-Dou

Casco Township contracts with the Allegan County Sheriff's Department on an annual basis for one full time deputy and a patrol car, funded by a voted .25 millage, with .2491 being collected in the coming year (due to the Headlee rollback.) This role is currently filled by Deputy Zach Hoyt, a 2012 South Haven High School graduate. Deputy Hoyt started his career in law enforcement by enlisting in the U.S. Navy in the winter of 2013. In the U.S. Navy he served as a Master-at-