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Eaton County Directory
2019

1845 Eaton County Courthouse

Bennett Park, Charlotte

Photo by: Robert A. Monschein

Compiled by

Diana Bosworth
Eaton County Clerk and Register of Deeds
Updated as of 1/3/2019

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to
the Republic for which it stands; one nation under God, indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.

The citizens of Eaton County are welcome to call on any department
or the County Clerk's office for information or assistance with
County Government or related matters, during normal office hours (8
a.m. - 5 p.m.), Monday through Friday, except on the following
holidays:

New Year's Day ............................................................. Veteran's Day
Martin Luther King Day ......................................... Thanksgiving Day
President's Day ............................................... Day after Thanksgiving
Memorial Day ............................................................... Christmas Eve
Independence Day ........................................................ Christmas Day
Labor Day ................................................................... New Year's Eve

The County Clerk's office also welcomes suggestions for
improvements in future directories and information regarding
changes in office locations, personnel and telephone numbers listed
in this directory.

COURTHOUSE PHONE NUMBERS

Eaton County no longer has a switchboard. For direct phone numbers
to each office, please refer to this directory. Thank you.
For automated attendant: 517-543-7500 and listen to prompts.

Our Lansing line: 517-485-3417

Inclement Weather Information:
517-543-4404

ADDRESS: 1045 Independence Blvd.
Charlotte, MI 48813

http://www.eatoncounty.org
Check our website for information concerning individual county
offices.

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56A JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT .............................................. 29
56TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT .............................................. 28
A
ANIMAL CONTROL...................................................................... 29
B
BELLEVUE TOWNSHIP ............................................................... 58
BENTON TOWNSHIP .................................................................... 59
BOARD OF CANVASSERS .......................................................... 29
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING DATES FOR 2017 .. 25
BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS ............................... 32
BROOKFIELD TOWNSHIP ........................................................... 60
BUILDING AUTHORITY .............................................................. 40
C
CAPITAL AREA COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC. ..................... 40
CAPITAL AREA MICHIGAN WORKS! ....................................... 41
CARMEL TOWNSHIP ................................................................... 61
CENSUS TABLE ............................................................................ 19
CENTRAL DISPATCH 911............................................................ 29
CHESTER TOWNSHIP .................................................................. 62
CIRCUIT COURT PROBATION ................................................... 28
CITY OF CHARLOTTE ................................................................. 54
CITY OF EATON RAPIDS ............................................................ 54
CITY OF GRAND LEDGE ............................................................. 55
CITY OF LANSING ....................................................................... 56
CITY OF OLIVET .......................................................................... 56
CITY OF POTTERVILLE .............................................................. 57
COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS .................................................... 30
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT .................................................. 29
COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITY ...................... 41
CONSTRUCTION CODES BOARD OF APPEALS ...................... 42
CONSTRUCTION CODES DEPARTMENT ................................. 30
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CONTROLLER/PERSONNEL ....................................................... 30
COUNTY ADMINISTRATORS ..................................................... 27
COUNTY CLERK ........................................................................... 30
COUNTY CLERK AND REGISTER OF DEEDS ......................... 15
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ....................................................... 23
COUNTY OFFICIALS.................................................................... 22
COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION .................................................. 38
COUNTY ROAD COMMISSIONERS ........................................... 38
COUNTY TREASURER ................................................................ 39
COURTHOUSE PHONE NUMBERS .............................................. 2
COURTHOUSE SQUARE ASSOCIATION .................................. 42
D
DATES OF FIRST RECORDS ....................................................... 10
DELTA CHARTER TOWNSHIP ................................................... 63
DENTAL CLINIC ........................................................................... 32
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES ..................................... 33
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES BOARD ...................... 34
DISTRICT COURT PROBATION ................................................. 29
DRAIN COMMISSIONER ........................................................17, 32
E
E A T R A N .................................................................................... 33
EATON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ................................................ 43
EATON CLOTHING & FURNITURE CENTER ........................... 41
EATON COMMUNITY PALLIATIVE CARE .............................. 42
EATON CONSERVATION DISTRICT ......................................... 32
EATON COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION CENTER ................ 42
EATON COUNTY COUNSELING CENTER ................................ 42
EATON COUNTY GENEALOGY SOCIETY ............................... 43
EATON COUNTY MEALS ON WHEELS .................................... 46
EATON COUNTY PARKS ............................................................ 48
EATON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS .................................... 77
EATON RAPIDS TOWNSHIP ....................................................... 65
EATON REGIONAL EDUCATION SERVICE AGENCY............ 77
EATON TOWNSHIP ...................................................................... 64
EATRAN LOCAL ADVISORY BOARD ....................................... 33
ECONOMIC CRIMES UNIT .......................................................... 37
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ................................................... 29
EQUALIZATION & PROPERTY DESCRIPTION ........................ 33
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FRIEND OF THE COURT .............................................................. 34
H
HAMLIN TOWNSHIP .................................................................... 66
HEALING & RECOVERY CENTER ............................................. 35
HEALTH DEPARTMENT .............................................................. 34
HELPING HANDS ......................................................................... 43
HISTORICAL COMMISSION ....................................................... 43
HISTORY OF EATON COUNTY .................................................. 10
HOUSING ADVISORY BOARD ................................................... 44
HOUSING SERVICES FOR EATON COUNTY ........................... 44
J
JURY BOARD ................................................................................ 28
JUVENILE COURT ........................................................................ 35
K
KALAMO TOWNSHIP .................................................................. 67
L
LOCATION OF VOTING PRECINCTS CITIES ........................... 53
LOCATION OF VOTING PRECINCTS TOWNSHIPS ................. 51
M
MEDICAL CARE FACILITY ........................................................ 35
MEDICAL EXAMINER ................................................................. 44
MICHIGAN VETERANS TRUST FUND ...................................... 44
MID-SOUTH SUBSTANCE ABUSE COMMISSION ................... 44
MSU EXTENSION-EATON ........................................................... 35
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NATIONAL OFFICIALS ................................................................ 20
O
ONEIDA CHARTER TOWNSHIP ................................................. 68
P
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION .............................. 36
PARKS DEPARTMENT ................................................................. 36
PHYSICAL PLANT ........................................................................ 36
PLANNING COMMISSION ........................................................... 45
PLAT BOARD ................................................................................ 45
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ............................................................ 2
POLITICAL PARTY COMMITTEE CHAIRS ............................... 50
PROBATE COURT ......................................................................... 36
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY ..................................................13, 37
R
REGISTER OF DEEDS .................................................................. 37
RESOURCE RECOVERY DEPARTMENT................................... 37
ROXAND TOWNSHIP ................................................................... 69
RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE EATON COUNTY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS .................................................................... 26
S
SENIOR CITIZENS OFFICE .......................................................... 45
SHERIFF ......................................................................................... 14
SHERIFF’S OFFICE CIVIL DIVISION ......................................... 39
SHERIFF’S OFFICE EMERGENCY SERVICES .......................... 39
SHERIFF'S OFFICE ........................................................................ 38
SOLDIER’S RELIEF COMMISSION ............................................ 46
STANDING COMMITTEES FOR 2017 ......................................... 25
STATE OFFICIALS ........................................................................ 21
SUNFIELD TOWNSHIP ................................................................ 70
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TECHNOLOGY SERVICES .......................................................... 39
TREASURER .................................................................................. 16
TRI-COUNTY AGING CONSORTIUM ........................................ 46
TRI-COUNTY AGING CONSORTIUM ADVISORY BOARD .... 46
TRI-COUNTY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION ............ 47
V
VERMONTVILLE TOWNSHIP ..................................................... 71
VETERANS SERVICES – EATON COUNTY .............................. 45
VILLAGE OF BELLEVUE ............................................................ 74
VILLAGE OF DIMONDALE ......................................................... 74
VILLAGE OF MULLIKEN ............................................................ 75
VILLAGE OF SUNFIELD .............................................................. 75
VILLAGE OF VERMONTVILLE .................................................. 76
VOTING INFORMATION ............................................................. 50
W
WALTON TOWNSHIP .................................................................. 72
WINDSOR CHARTER TOWNSHIP .............................................. 73
Y
YOUR COUNTY GOVERNMENT ................................................ 12
YOUTH SERVICES DETENTION AND TREATMENT FACILITY
..................................................................................................... 40
Z
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS ................................................... 47

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Built: 1976
Architect: Robert Cain & Associates
Contractor: TerHorst & Rinzema
Construction

The New Formalism style Eaton County
Governmental Complex located on the
outskirts of Charlotte is Eaton's third
and present County Courthouse.
Adjoining this building is the Sheriff's
Current Courthouse
Office and Jail built in 1984.
Built: 1976
Built: 1888
Architect: D.W. Gibbs & Co.
Contractor: Miles & Horn and
Bradford Kellogg

The Renaissance Revival structure with
its walls of sandstone and brick is
Eaton's second County Courthouse. The
square block of property on which the

Courthouse and the former Sheriff's
Second County Courthouse
residence are located has been sold to
Built 1888
the Courthouse Square Association for

continuation of the restoration which
began in the 1980's.
Built: 1845
Architect:
Contractor: S.E. Millett & Lewis Scour

Eaton County's first Courthouse was
moved from the Courthouse square in
1872. It served as a garage until by
Historic Charlotte, Inc. and moved to
Bennett Park in 1983 where restoration First County Courthouse
is in progress. Built 1845

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DATES OF FIRST RECORDS

Circuit Court Judgments – 1847
Circuit Court Criminal – 1859
Births – 1867
Deaths – 1867
Marriages – 1838
Probate – 1832
Land Records – 1836

HISTORY OF EATON COUNTY

Eaton County, named for President Andrew Jackson's Secretary of
War (John Eaton), sometimes referred to as a cabinet county, was
organized in 1837. Due to lack of population and buildings in the
designated county seat (Charlotte), government and judicial functions
were performed in the village of Bellevue. However, by 1840 the
population of Charlotte had grown sufficiently to warrant the move to
this community. Circuit Court proceedings were held in the Eagle
Hotel with Circuit rider Epaphroditus Ransom (later Governor of
Michigan) as presiding judge.

Six years later, the first Eaton County Courthouse was completed at a
cost totaling five hundred dollars on land donated for this purpose by
Edmund Bostwick.

By 1880, growth in Eaton County had outstripped the capacity of the
first courthouse. In 1882 the Eaton County Board of Supervisors
resolved "to erect a building for court and public office purposes" at
no more than $50,000 cost; this was later amended to $40,000. When
completed, the cost of this courthouse was nearly $80,000.

The contract for design was awarded to D.W. Gibbs & Company of
Toledo, Ohio with the firm of Miles, Cramer and Horn also from
Toledo doing construction. The corner stone was laid on July 4, 1883
and this building was ready for use in October 1885.

Placed on the register of national historic buildings, the courthouse
served the residents of Eaton County as the focal point of County
Government for nearly ninety-one years. During the late 1960's the
county again experienced a tremendous population growth. As a
result, the Courthouse of 1885 could no longer house the rapidly
expanding County government.

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Late in 1970, the commissioners began in earnest discussing the need
for more space. Several options were weighed; they included
building additions on to the present Courthouse, purchasing land
surrounding the courthouse annex buildings or the purchasing of land
and developing a governmental complex within that area.
Advantages and disadvantages were weighed for each option;
however, after months of discussion the final proposal of developing
a governmental complex was accepted.

With the decision to build a new Courthouse complex, the firm of
Cain and Associates of Kalamazoo was retained for architectural
work on the new building, and the TerHorst & Rinzema Construction
Company of Grand Rapids as general contractors.

Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Courthouse were held January
24, 1975, with the building being dedicated on July 4, 1976. This
new building was designed to include sixteen county offices and
departments, encompassing 87,700 square feet of office and storage
space and costing close to $4,000,000 total. The building was
constructed without the need for assessing additional taxes upon the
residents of Eaton County. The new Courthouse complex typifies the
growth development of Eaton County as it moves toward the 21st
century.

Douglas C. Kelsey
Eaton County Bicentennial Commission
1975 – 1976

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