“The Village of Lincoln is a family-oriented, safe and friendly modern lake-side community with an attractive streetscape and prosperous business district providing environmentally friendly recreation and entertainment opportunities for residents and visitors of all ages."
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News to Know
Employment Opportunity
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Flights of Imagination Fundraiser
Click here to download the fence picket form. Each personal fence picket is $25.00 and will go to help keep and maintain the flights of imagination playgrou.d
Blight Ordinance
Please click here for possible blight ordinance changes.
PUBLIC NOTICE(s)
THE VILLAGE OF LINCOLN ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON MONDAY APRIL 3RD AT 6:30 PM AT THE LINCOLN VILLAGE HALL AT 117 W. FISKE ST IN LINCOLN. BRAD COLE HAS REQUESTED A DIMENSIONAL VARIANCE AT 306 E. FISKE ST. TO BUILD A STORAGE UNIT WITHIN 10' OF PROPERTY LINE ADJOINING ALPENA ALCONA AREA CREDIT UNION. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS:PART OF NE-1/4 OF THE NE-1/4 OF SECTION 1,T26N, R8E DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 1, T26N, R8E.
WRITTEN COMMENTS MAY BE MAILED PRIOR TO THE MEETING TO: VILLAGE OF LINCOLN PO BOX 337, LINCOLN Ml. 48742 ATTN: VILLAGE CLERK/VARIANCE. THE PUBLIC MAY APPEAR AT THE MEETING BY PERSON OR COUNSEL.
LINDA K. SOMERS
VILLAGE CLERK
Village of Lincoln – Blight Ordinance
The Lincoln Village Council will hold a public hearing on April 17, 2023 at 5:45 P.M. to consider adoption of a new blight ordinance. The public hearing will be held at the Lincoln Village Hall at 117 W. Fiske Street, Lincoln Michigan, 48742. The full text of the new Blight Ordinance is available at the Lincoln Village Offices and at https:/www.lincolnmi.com/. Questions may be directed to Zoning Administrator Marsha Mahalak at 989-619-1089. The public may appear at the public hearing in person or by counsel. A summary of the new blight ordinance is as follows: The Village of Lincoln Blight Ordinance has a purpose to prevent, reduce or eliminate blight in the Village. Definitions are provided for brush, building materials, completely enclosed building, garbage, inoperable motor vehicle, junk automobile, junkyard, rubbish, person, and sealed container.  The proposed ordinance addresses cause of blight (including junk autos, building materials, uninhabitable structures, vacant buildings, unmaintained buildings, partially completed structures, junk, waste, and other causes); the responsibility of property owners, tenants, and occupants: enforcement authority; and violation procedures.
NOTICE
The Village of Lincoln Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on April 17th at 5:30 P.M. at the Lincoln Village Hall at 117 W. Fiske Street in Lincoln, David Snyder has requested rezoning of one of his two lots on Second Street, Parcel Number for this request is: 052-000-030-004-00.
At present one lot is Multi-Use zoned and one is commercial business district and he wants to zone them both CBD.
Written comments may be mailed prior to the meeting to:Â Village of Lincoln, PO Box 337, Lincoln MI 48742.
The public may appear at the meeting by person or counsel.
History
The vision for the village of Lincoln, located in Alcona County Michigan, began with its settlement in 1885. It is believed that the site was chosen because of the twin lakes, Brownlee and Lincoln, which surround the village. Lincoln Lake would eventually serve as an integral instrument for the logging industry, as it was used to transport lumber to a nearby train depot for the Detroit and Mackinac Railroad. The area was platted in 1886 by A.J. Freer, a surveyor hired by Alger Smith and Company.
The platting was unique in that it contained property in both Hawes and Gustin Township, with the village originally called West Harrisville. With the Local Act of 1907-No. 575, Gustin and Hawes Township incorporated the north half of section one, in town twenty-six north, range eight east, and the s ½ of section 36, town twenty-seven north, range eight east, as the newly named Village of Lincoln.
The first election to establish a village government was held on March 19, 1908. The council consisted of W.G. Anderson, president; Charles W. Schram, clerk; Peter LeCuyer, treasurer; Lorenzo L. Mills, assessor; Mack Apsey and T. A. Ferris, trustees. One week later the first council meeting was held with meetings to follow on the first Monday of each month. The council strove to make many improvements in the village; such as generating funds for a dock structure on Lincoln Lake, creating a village park for camping and picnics, and installing sidewalks in the business district.
Throughout the years Lincoln has continued to grow, and is now called home by 374 residents. The area consists of a close-knit community with thriving local industry, restaurants, gas stations, grocery store, fitness facility, post office, hardware, laundromat, drug store, car dealerships, banks, library, churches, Commission on Aging Center, and K-12 school. Lincoln also offers year-round recreation including cross-county skiing, snowmobiling, hunting and fishing. As we continue to improve the Village of Lincoln, we invite you to share in our vision, visit our village for one of our events, or become a part of our community.
