Sparta Township Boards and Commissions

Board of Review | Fire Board | Historical Commission | Library Board
Planning Commission
| Township Board | Zoning Board of Appeals
 

Board / Commission Meeting Time / Location

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

Contact: Township Office
Taxpayer appeal hearings - second week of March;
also meets in July and December; in the Township Hall meeting room (160 E. Division St.)
Board of Review Members Job Title Phone Email
Taylor, William Chairman    
Youngquist, Mark
Heyt, Valerie


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Fire Board Meeting Time / Location

Controls Fire Dept budget, funds and expenditures; appoints fire chief

Contact: Leonard "Skip" Meyer
 

7:00 pm, Third Thursday every month; in the Fire Department Office (36 Elmwood St.)
Fire Board
Members
Job Title Phone Email
Meyer, Leonard "Skip" Chairman (616) 887-8251 spartapresident@charter.net
Anderson, Cliff Township rep (616) 887-0451 cajaapple@prodigy.net
Goodfellow, Bill Township rep (616) 887-8787 wrgoodfellow@prodigy.net
Steffens, Rob Township rep (616) 887-2404 rjsteffens@iserv.net
Keech-Chambliss, Sandy Village rep (616) 887-8267
Taylor, William Village rep (616) 887-2515
Whalen, Bob Village rep (616) 887-0156
     

 
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Historical Commission Meeting Time / Location

Supervises and maintains museum and artifacts; plans programs.


Contact: Steve Barnum or Gail Klein
 

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.

Historical Commission Members Job Title Phone Email
Brooks, Jamie      
Carter, Larry
Cumings, Vern
Erhart, Barb
Feerick, Leonard
Hale, Marilyn
Pulsifer, Martin Chairman (616) 887-1566
Tuinstra, Jim
Tuinstra, Tim

 
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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
 
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

Library Board Members Job Title Phone Email
Bosserd, Jane      
Johnsen, Kristin
Keller, Carol
Meyer, Mary Ann
Nellans, Mary E.
Potes, Kelly Chairman
     

 
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Planning Commission Meeting Time / Location

Develops & updates Master Plan for approval by Twp Board; reviews plats, site plans and zoning changes.



Contact: Township Office
 

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.
 
Planning Commission Members Job Title Phone Email
Anderson, Linda   (616) 887-8708  
Doyle, Don   (616) 887-8557  
Jantovsky, Ken   (616) 887-  
Hartman, Terry Chairman (616) 887-1224  
Beuschel, Brent      
Robinson, Bonnie   (616) 887-8863 bonnie@sparta-township.com
VanderWerff, Mark   (616) 887-1257  


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Township Board Meeting Time / Location

Conducts Township business; administers budget, finances and expenditures; adopts zoning ordinances; decides what services to offer.

Contact: Township Office
 

7:00 pm, 2nd Thursday every month; in the Township Hall meeting room (160 E. Division St.)
 
Township Board Members Job Title Phone Email
Bergman, Dale Supervisor (616) 887-8863  
Robinson, Bonnie Clerk (616) 887-8863 bonnie@sparta-township.com
Fynewever, Pat Treasurer (616) 887-8863 pat@sparta-township.com
Anderson, Cliff Trustee (616) 887-0451 cajaapple@prodigy.net
Antor, Tom Trustee (616) 887-2614 toma@iserv.net
Goodfellow, Bill Trustee (616) 887-8787 wrgoodfellow@prodigy.net
Steffens, Rob Trustee (616) 887-2404 rjsteffens@iserv.net
     

 
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Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting Time / Location

Acts on all questions that arise in administering the zoning ordinance; decides variance requests.

Contact: Township Office
 

7:30 pm, 2nd Wednesday every month; in the Township Hall meeting room (160 E. Division St.)
 
Zoning Board of Appeals Members Job Title Phone Email
Antor, Tom   (616) 887-8863 toma@iserv.net
Doyle, Don   (616) 887-8863  
Jost, Terry Chairman (616) 887-8863  
Kozal, John   (616) 887-0451  
May, Terrance   (616) 887-2614  
Beuschel, Keith Alternate (616) 887-8787  
Mead, Robert Alternate (616) 887-2404  


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