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7161 - 72nd Avenue  *   Hudsonville, Michigan 49426
Phone (616) 875-7707   *   Fax (616) 875-7034

Below is biographical information about our township officials and we will have photos soon. You can send an e-mail directly to any of the board members by clicking on their name.

Supervisor - Larry VerHage
I have lived with my wife Barbara in Blendon Township for over thirty years where we raised our three children, Julia, Alex and Drew.  I have a BA degree from Calvin College in Political Science and Economics; I studied law at the John Marshall Law School and studied finance and accounting at the Seidman Graduate School of Business, GVSU. 

I served with the US Army from 1967 through 1969.  As a co-owner of Ver Hage Motor Sales in Hudsonville, I operated and managed the automobile dealership for over thirty years.  During that time, I served on several church, school and community boards. 

I have been involved in Township government in various ways over the last twenty years.  I served on the Blendon Township Board of Review, Blendon Township Zoning Board of Appeals, the Blendon Township Fire & Safety committee and I served as a trustee elected to the Blendon Township Board for thirteen years. I was elected Township Supervisor in 2007.

Clerk - Phil DeLange
Along with my wife Theresa, I live on a farm on Port Sheldon Road.  We raised our five children there and we grow strawberries and raspberries for our livelihood.

After receiving degrees from Calvin College and the University of Michigan, I served Hudsonville Christian School for 32 years teaching in the 7th to 9th grades.  I have also been active in my church family, helping in a variety of tasks.

In Blendon Township, before I was elected Township clerk in 2007, I worked for six years under Henry Hoffman’s supervision as a member of the Planning Commission.

Treasurer - Donald VanderKuyl
I was raised in Bauer and graduated from Hudsonville High School. From there I went on to Grand Valley State University and graduated with a degree in Political Science and a Minor in Economics. I also served four years in the United States Air Force with a tour of duty in the Middle East and I received an Honorable Discharge in 1971. My wife Sue and I have three grown sons Jeff, Ben and Jon. Sue and I are members at Georgetown Christian Reformed Church. We enjoy camping together.

I manage the Byron Insurance Agency. Byron Insurance sells personal and business insurance and I spend most of my time devoted to designing business insurance plans.

Before I was elected Township Treasurer in 2007, I served on the Planning Commission for 10 years and the Board of Review for 6 years.

Trustee - Paul Blauwkamp
I have lived in Blendon Township my whole life.

I own a greenhouse operation here in Blendon.  I served as a volunteer firefighter for fifteen years.

Before I was elected as a Township Trustee in 2007, I served on the Board of Appeals for seven years. I continue to sit on the Planning Commission as I have done for the last four years.

Trustee - Bill VandenBerg
I grew up in Cascade, graduated from Grand Rapids Christian High School and went on to graduate from Grand Rapids Community College with an associate degree in art and applied science. My wife Mary and I have three sons Ed, Will, and Josh, a daughter Trisha, a daughter in-law Jen and two granddaughters, Mia and Faith.  I attend River of God Church in Byron Center. Some activities I enjoy are being a part of a Wild at Heart band of Brothers, hunting & conservation and investing in stocks & bonds.
 
I have owned Vanden Berg Homes for 30 years in which I design, build and inspect homes. I was the associate pastor for ten years at Native American AG.

I was the Zoning Administrator for Blendon Township for 4 years before being elected a Trustee in 2004. As Trustee I serve on the Planning Commission.

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