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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
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 9/2022
Barb Johnson, 616-887-9334 (Township Board Liaison)
Linda Anderson, 616-887-8708, to 9/2022
Tim Driscoll, 616-887-7482, to 9/2022
Ken Humphreys, 616-481-2646, to 9/2023
Don Doyle, 616-887-8557, to 9/2023
Dale Flanery, 616-540-4318, to 9/2023
Visit Online:
Sparta Township Maps Page
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
Rick Shepard, to 1/2023
Christine Brown, to 1/2023
Mike Lamb, Alternate, to 1/2023
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
Robert Mead, 616-887-2404, to 9/2022
John Kozal, 616-481-5590, to 9/2021
Mike Lockard, 616-437-5512, to 9/2022
Andrew Barnum, Alternate, 616-745-6106, to 9/2022
Tom Antor, Alternate, 616-887-7210, to 9/2023
Get public meeting minutes from Sparta Township board and commission meetings. When available, video recordings of meetings are also posted here.
Download Documents:
(Draft) Sparta Recreational Authority Meeting Minutes 11/4/2021 (PDF)
Sparta Recreational Authority Meeting Minutes 10/7/2021 (MS Word)
Sparta Recreational Authority Meeting Minutes 9/8/2021 (MS Word)
Sparta Recreational Authority Meeting Minutes 8/5/2021 (MS Word)
Sparta Recreational Authority Meeting Minutes 6/3/2021 (PDF)
Sparta Recreational Authority Meeting Minutes 5/6/2021 (PDF)
Sparta Recreational Authority Meeting Minutes 4/1/2021 (PDF)
Sparta Recreational Authority Meeting Minutes 3/4/2021 (PDF)
Sparta Recreational Authority Meeting Minutes 2/4/2021 (PDF)
Download Documents:
(Draft) Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Sparta Township Board 1/13/2022 (PDF)
Minutes of a Special Meeting of the Sparta Township Board 12/22/2021 (PDF)
Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Sparta Township Board 12/09/2021 (PDF)
Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Sparta Township Board 11/11/2021 (PDF)
Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Sparta Township Board 10/14/2021 (PDF)
Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Sparta Township Board 9/09/2021 (PDF)
Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Sparta Township Board 8/12/2021 (PDF)
Minutes of a Special Meeting of the Sparta Township Board 7/22/2021 (PDF)
Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Sparta Township Board 7/8/2021 (PDF)
Minutes of a Special Meeting of the Sparta Township Board 6/24/2021 (PDF)
Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Sparta Township Board 6/10/2021 (PDF)
Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Sparta Township Board 5/13/2021 (PDF)
Minutes of a Special Meeting of the Sparta Township Board 4/27/2021 (PDF)
Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Sparta Township Board 4/08/2021 (PDF)
Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Sparta Township Board 3/11/2021 (PDF)
Minutes of the Budget Workshop & Special Meeting of the Sparta Township Board 2/25/2021 (PDF)
Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Sparta Township Board 2/11/2021 (PDF)
Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Sparta Township Board 1/14/2021 (PDF)
Go to Link:
Township Board Meeting, 01/13/2022
Download Documents:
(Draft) Planning Commission Minutes 1/11/2022 (PDF)
Planning Commission Minutes 12/14/2021 (PDF)
Planning Commission Minutes 11/9/2021 (PDF)
Planning Commission Minutes 10/12/2021 (PDF)
Planning Commission Minutes 09/14/2021 (PDF)
Planning Commission Minutes 08/10/2021 (PDF)
Planning Commission Minutes 07/13/2021 (PDF)
Planning Commission Minutes 06/8/2021 (PDF)
Planning Commission Minutes 05/11/2021 (PDF)
Planning Commission Minutes 04/13/2021 (PDF)
Planning Commission Minutes 03/09/2021 (PDF)
Planning Commission Minutes 02/09/2021 (PDF)
Go to Link:
Planning Commission Meeting, 01/11/2022
Download Documents:
(Draft) Sparta Fire Board Meeting Minutes 12/16/2021 (PDF)
Sparta Fire Board Meeting Minutes 11/18/2021 (PDF)
Sparta Fire Board Meeting Minutes 10/21/2021 (PDF)
Sparta Fire Board Meeting Minutes 9/23/2021 (PDF)
Sparta Fire Board Meeting Minutes 8/19/2021 (PDF)
Sparta Fire Board Meeting Minutes 7/22/2021 (PDF)
Sparta Fire Board Meeting Minutes 6/14/2021 (PDF)
Sparta Fire Board Meeting Minutes 5/20/2021 (PDF)
Sparta Fire Board Meeting Minutes 4/22/2021 (PDF)
Sparta Fire Board Meeting Minutes 3/18/2021 (PDF)
Sparta Fire Board Meeting Minutes 2/18/2021 (PDF)
Sparta Fire Board Meeting Minutes 1/21/2021 (PDF)
Download Documents:
(Draft) Sparta Township Library Board Minutes 12/10/2021 (PDF)
Sparta Township Library Board Minutes 11/9/2021 (PDF)
Sparta Township Library Board Minutes 10/12/2021 (PDF)
Sparta Township Library Board Minutes 9/14/2021 (PDF)
Sparta Township Library Board Minutes 6/22/2021 (PDF)
Sparta Township Library Board Minutes 5/11/2021 (PDF)
Sparta Township Library Board Minutes 4/13/2021 (PDF)
Sparta Township Library Board Minutes 2/9/2021 (PDF)
Sparta Township Library Board Minutes 1/12/2021 (PDF)
Download Documents:
(Draft) Historical Commission Meeting Minutes 12/14/2021 (PDF)
Historical Commission Meeting Minutes 10/18/2021 (PDF)
Historical Commission Meeting Minutes 9/14/2021 (PDF)
Historical Commission Meeting Minutes 8/10/2021 (PDF)
Historical Commission Meeting Minutes 7/13/2021 (PDF)
Historical Commission Meeting Minutes 6/8/2021 (PDF)
Historical Commission Meeting Minutes 5/11/2021 (PDF)
Historical Commission Meeting Minutes 4/13/2021 (PDF)
Historical Commission Meeting Minutes 3/09/2021 (PDF)
Download Documents:
(Draft) Minutes of the Sparta Township Zoning Board of Appeals ~ 12/08/2021 (PDF)
Minutes of the Sparta Township Zoning Board of Appeals ~ 11/10/2021 (PDF)
Minutes of the Sparta Township Zoning Board of Appeals ~ 10/13/2021 (PDF)
Minutes of the Sparta Township Zoning Board of Appeals ~ 1/13/2021 (PDF)
Minutes of the Sparta Township Zoning Board of Appeals ~ 12/9/2020 (PDF)
Adopts by-laws, rules, regulations; controls library funds and expenditures; appoints librarians and assistants. (elected every four years) Contact: Mary Jo Tuinstra, Director (616) 887-9937
Meeting Time and Location:
Second Tuesday monthly at 6:00 p.m. at the Sparta Township Library, 80 North Union Street.
Library hours: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Closed Thursday and Sunday.
Mary Ann Meyer, President, to 11/2024
Janet Hayes, to 11/2024
Carol Keller, to 11/2024
Jane Ohanesian, to 11/2024
Richard Beauchamp, to 2024
Joy Leussenkamp, to 2024
Controls Fire Dept budget, funds and expenditures; appoints fire chief. (appointed from Village Council and Township Board)
Meeting Time and Location:
7:00 p.m., third Thursday every month; in the Fire Station (45 N. State Street)
Dale Bergman, Chairman, 616-887-8863 Email
or (616)952-1441
Dean Anderson, Township Rep,
Bill Goodfellow, Township Rep, 616-318-8244Email
William Taylor, Village Rep, 616-887-2515
Betty VanPatten, Village Rep, 616-835-2351 Email
David Cummings, Village Rep 616-644-6884 Email
Supervises and maintains museum and artifacts; plans programs.
Meeting Time and Location:
2nd Tuesday of every month: 7pm, 71 N. Union St., Sparta
Myers Schoolhouse Museum is open 1st Sunday of every month Memorial Day through Labor Day 2-4pm. Private tours by appointment. 1613 Mile Road, Sparta
BOARD MEMBERS (appointed)
Mike Metzger, chairman to 3/2023 616-581-7522
Jaime Brooks, secretary/treasure to 3/2023
Adele Jones, to 3/2021
Rick Kingsbury, to 3/2022
Jim Tuinstra, to 3/2021
Robert Shangle, to 3/2022
Annalicia Barnum, to 3/2023
Visit Online:
Historical Commission Website
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160 E. Division Street
Sparta, Michigan 49345
Phone: (616) 887-8863
Fax: (616) 887-3823
Emergency: Phone 911
Office Hours:
Mon, Tue, Thu 8am-5pm
Wed 8am-6pm
(Closed most Fridays,
Weekends, Holidays)
