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Sparta
Township Boards and Commissions
Board of Review
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Fire Board |
Historical Commission |
Library Board
Planning Commission
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Township Board
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Zoning Board of Appeals
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Board / Commission |
Meeting Time / Location |
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Board of
Review |
Meeting Time / Location |
Reviews property assessment values
as determined by the assessor; hears taxpayer appeals;
corrects errors in the tax roll.
For more tax information, visit the
Board of Review Information
Page
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Taxpayer appeal hearings -
second week of March;
also meets in July and December; in the Township Hall
meeting room (160 E. Division St.) |
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Board of Review Members |
Job Title |
Phone |
Email |
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Taylor, William |
Chairman |
(616) 887-2515 |
WTaylor@spartami.org |
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Bradford, Jason |
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(616) 887-4284 |
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Heyt, Valerie |
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(616) 887-0530 |
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Fire Board |
Meeting Time / Location |
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Controls
Fire Dept budget, funds and expenditures; appoints
fire chief
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7:00
pm,
Third Thursday every month; in the
Fire Department Office (36 Elmwood
St.) |
Fire Board
Members |
Job Title |
Phone |
Email |
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Bergman, Dale |
Chairman |
(616) 887-8863 |
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Maier, Bob |
Township rep |
(616) 887-6820 |
maierrw@msn.com |
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Goodfellow, Bill |
Township rep |
(616) 887-8787 |
wrgoodfellow@prodigy.net |
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Steffens, Rob |
Township rep |
(616) 887-2404 |
rjsteffens@iserv.net |
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Hibbard, Paul |
Village rep |
(616) |
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Taylor, William |
Village rep |
(616) 887-2515 |
WTaylor@spartami.org |
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Whalen, Bob |
Village rep |
(616) 887-0156 |
rwhalen@spartami.org |
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Historical
Commission |
Meeting Time / Location |
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Supervises and maintains museum and
artifacts; plans programs.
Historical
Commission / Museum Page |
2nd Saturday
every month; in the
Township Hall meeting room (160 E. Division St.)
Historical
Commission office is located at 71 N. Union St.
Myers School
Museum is at the corner of 13 Mile Rd NW & Division Ave.
Open 1st Sunday every month 2-5 pm.
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Historical Commission Members |
Job Title |
Phone |
Email |
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Brooks, Jamie |
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Carter, Larry |
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Cumings, Vern |
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Erhart, Barb |
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Feerick, Leonard |
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Hale, Marilyn |
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Pulsifer, Martin |
Chairman |
(616) 887-1566 |
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Tuinstra, Jim |
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Vanderwerff, Joanne |
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Library
Board |
Meeting Time / Location |
Adopts by-laws, rules, regulations;
controls library funds and expenditures; appoints librarians and
assistants
Contact: Lois Lovell, Director (616) 887-9937
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1:00 pm, 2nd Wednesday every month; at the Sparta Township Library
Library is located at 80 N.
Union St.
Library hours: Mon/Tues
9am-8pm, Wed/Fri 9am-5pm, Sat
9am-12 noon, closed Thursday & Sunday |
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Library Board Members |
Job Title |
Phone |
Email |
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Bosserd, Jane |
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Hayes, Janet |
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Johnsen, Kristin |
President |
(616) 887-2938 |
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Keller, Carol |
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Meyer, Mary Ann |
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Nellans, Mary E. |
VicePresident |
(616) 887-0437 |
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Planning Commission |
Meeting Time / Location |
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Develops & updates Master Plan for
approval by Twp Board; reviews plats, site plans and zoning
changes.
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7:00 pm, 2nd Tuesday every month;
in the Township Hall meeting room
(160 E. Division St.)
For many years, the Planning Commission met on the third Monday of
each month. Recently it changed its meeting time to the second
Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm, depending on what requests for
reviews have been made.
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Planning Commission Members |
Job Title |
Phone |
Email |
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Anderson, Linda |
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(616) 887-8708 |
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Doyle, Don |
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(616) 887-8557 |
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Wilde, Dan |
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(616) 887-0752 |
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Hartman, Terry |
Chairman |
(616) 887-1224 |
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Beuschel, Brent |
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Shangle, Rachel |
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(616) 887-8863 |
rachel@sparta-township.com |
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VanderWerff, Mark |
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(616) 887-1257 |
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Township Board |
Meeting Time / Location |
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Conducts Township business;
administers budget, finances and expenditures; adopts zoning
ordinances; decides what services to offer.
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7:00 pm, 2nd Thursday every month;
in the Township Hall meeting room
(160 E. Division St.)
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Township Board Members |
Job Title |
Phone |
Email |
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Bergman, Dale |
Supervisor |
(616) 887-8863 |
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Bitely, Sue |
Clerk |
(616) 887-8863 |
sue@sparta-township.com |
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Shangle, Rachel |
Treasurer |
(616) 887-8863 |
rachel@sparta-township.com |
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Fynewever, John |
Trustee |
(616) 887-8515 |
fyneweverjohn@sbcglobal.net |
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Goodfellow, Bill |
Trustee |
(616) 887-8787 |
wrgoodfellow@prodigy.net |
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Maier, Bob |
Trustee |
(616) 887-6820 |
maierrw@msn.com |
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Steffens, Rob |
Trustee |
(616) 887-2404 |
rjsteffens@iserv.net |
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Zoning Board of Appeals |
Meeting Time / Location |
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Acts on all questions that arise in
administering the zoning ordinance; decides variance requests.
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7:30 pm, 2nd Wednesday every month;
in the Township Hall meeting room
(160 E. Division St.)
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Zoning Board of Appeals Members |
Job Title |
Phone |
Email |
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Mead, Robert |
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(616) 887-2404 |
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Doyle, Don |
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(616) 887-8863 |
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Jost, Terry |
Chairman |
(616) 887-8863 |
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Kozal, John |
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(616) 887-0451 |
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May, Terrance |
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(616) 887-2614 |
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Beuschel, Keith |
Alternate |
(616) 887-8787 |
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Fynewever, John |
Alternate |
(616) 887-8515 |
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