Township Board

Conducts Township business; administers budget, finances and expenditures; adopts zoning ordinances; decides what services to offer. (elected every four years)

Meeting Time and Location:
7:00 p.m, second Thursday every month; in the Township Hall meeting room (160 E. Division Street)

Dale Bergman, Supervisor, 616-887-8863 Email
or (616)952-1441
Marcy Savage, Clerk, 616-887-8863 Email
Rachel Shangle, Treasurer, 616-887-8863 Email
Jason Bradford, Trustee, 616-887-4284 Email
Barb Johnson, Trustee, 616-887-9334 Email
Bill Goodfellow, Trustee, 616-318-8244Email
Rob Steffens, Trustee, 616-887-2404 Email

Planning Commission

Develops and updates Master Plan for approval by Township Board; reviews plats, site plans and zoning changes. (appointed)

Meeting Time and Location:
7:00 p.m., second Tuesday every month; in the Township Hall meeting room (160 E. Division Street).

Terry Hartman, Chairman, 616-887-1224, to 9/2025
Barb Johnson, 616-887-9334 (Township Board Liaison)
Linda Anderson, 616-291-1272, to 9/2025
Tim Driscoll, 616-887-7482, to 9/2025
Ken Humphreys, 616-481-2646, to 9/2023
Don Doyle, 616-887-8557, to 9/2023
Dale Flanery, 616-540-4318, to 9/2023

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Board of Review

Reviews property assessment values as determined by the assessor; hears taxpayer appeals; corrects errors in the tax roll. (appointed)

Meeting Time and Location:
Taxpayer appeal hearings, second week of March; also meets in July and December; in the Township Hall meeting room, 160 E. Division Street.

William Taylor, Chairman, to 1/2023
Christine Brown, to 1/2023
Mike Lamb, to 1/2023

Zoning Board of Appeals

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

Meeting Time and Location:
7:00 p.m., second Wednesday each month; in the Township Hall meeting room (160 E. Division Street).

Terry Jost, Chairman, 616-887-8863, to 9/2023
Ken Humphreys, PC Liaison, 616-481-2643, to 9/2024
John Kozal, 616-481-5590, to 9/2024
Mike Lockard, 616-437-5512, to 9/2025
Andrew Barnum, 616-745-6106, to 9/2025
Tom Antor, Alternate, 616-887-7210, to 9/2023
Larry Goodfellow, Alternate, to 9/2025

Construction Board of Appeals

The Construction Board of Appeals is tasked with hearing applications for a variance from or interpretation of any provision of the Township’s building, electrical, fire, mechanical or plumbing code, or any matter authorized by the Sparta Township Code. It is comprised of three members. (Appointed)

Bill Taylor, Chairman, to 9/2025
Gary Moody, to 9/2025
Tim Driscoll, to 9/2025