301 East Main Street • Lowell, MI 49331 • Phone: 616.897.8457 •  Fax: 616.897.4085
Boards & Committees

City Council - Board of Review - Light & Power Board - City Planning Commission
Look Memorial Fund Committee - Local Officers Compensation Committee - Lowell Airport Board
Parks and Recreation Commission
- Construction Board of Appeals - Downtown Development Authority
Building Authority - Downtown Historic District Commission - Lowell Area Recreation Authority

Arbor Board - LCTV Endowment Board

CITY COUNCIL

Organized by City Charter (approved March 7, 1960) Chapter 4
Meets the first and third Monday of every month at 7:30 p.m.
                                                                                               
Jim Hodges – Mayor                               422 N. Jefferson
Sharon Ellison – Mayor Pro Tem          407 N. Division
Jeff Altoft                                                     611 West Main Street
Andrew Schrauben                                  755 Grindle Drive
Maryalene LaPonsie                                717 East Main Street

Also serves as Zoning Board of Appeals (thru ord. Adopted 12/03/1979)
Chairman ZBA – LaPonsie (01/04/2010)         
Representative to Fire Board – LaPonsie (02/02/2009)
Representative to Chamber of Commerce - Hodges (02/02/2009)       
Liaison to Light and Power - Hodges (01/04/2010)
Liaison to Downtown Development Authority – Altoft (01/04/2010)
Representative to Parks & Recreation Commission – Schrauben (01/04/2010)
Representative to LARA Board – Schrauben (01/04/2010)
Representative to Arbor Board – Ellison
Representative to LCTV Endowment Fund – Ellison
Representative to Board of Review – Altoft
Representative to Planning Commission – LaPonsie (01/04/2010)

 

BOARD OF REVIEW

Organized by City Charter (approved March 7, 1960) Chapter 9
Meets in March, July and as required.

Vacancy
Jeff Altoft*, 611 West Main
Leah Vredenburg, 850 Hillside Court

 

LIGHT AND POWER BOARD

Organized by City Charter (approved March 7, 1960) Chapter 16
Usually meets the first Thursday of every month at 5:30 p.m.

Perry Beachum, 924 Riverside Drive
Greg Canfield*, 403 N. Washington                             
Jim Hall, 724 N. Monroe                                   
Jim Valentine, 1001 Grindle Drive
Andy Johnston, 911 N. Hudson  
  

 

CITY PLANNING COMMISSION

Organized by ordinance adopted November 19, 1962, and Chapter 7 of the City Charter
Meets the fourth Monday of every month at 7:00 p.m.
                                                                                     
Clark Jahnke, 905 East Main Street   
Doug Folsom, 216 East Main Street
Jim Hall, 724 N. Monroe           
Vacancy          
Maryalene LaPonsie, 717 East Main             
Don Green, 609 Lafayette
Barbara Brown, 526 North Hudson

           

LOOK MEMORIAL FUND COMMITTEE

Organized thru the Look Memorial Trust - March 1982
Meets as needed

Dr. Donald Gerard*, 2360 Gee Drive
Maryann Gwatkins, 725 Bowes Road
Barbara Brown, 526 North Hudson                  
Leah Vredenburg, 850 Hillside Ct.                       
Jim Hodges, 422 N. Jefferson


LOCAL OFFICERS COMPENSATION COMMISSION

Organized by ordinance adopted March 2, 1987
Meets every odd numbered year

Teresa Beachum, 924 Riverside Drive
Roger LaWarre*, 681 Birchwood Court
Barb Vezino, 504 North Monroe      
Patricia Horn, 404 Riverside Drive     
Barb Zandstra, 423 King Street   
     

 

LOWELL AIRPORT BOARD

Organized by ordinance adopted January 4, 1988
Meets usually the first Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. (Check City Calendar)

Paul Nicholls, 877 Flat River Court
Gerald Hale, 709 Lafayette Street                            
Jim Myaard, 413 North Washington            
Kevin Vezino*, 889 Flat River Court                
Eric Nelson, 12920 Vergennes                                
James Sowle, 770 Lincoln Lake Road                       
Tom Grimm, 316 Spring St.                                     
Dan Williams (Fixed Base Operator), 730 Lincoln Lake

           

PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION

Organized by ordinance adopted February 16, 1988
Usually meets the third Saturday of the month at 8:30 a.m. (Check City Calendar for location of meetings)
                                                                                                               

Perry Beachum*, 924 Riverside Drive 
Susan Pomper, 948 Riverside Drive                             
Jim Hall, 724 N. Monroe                                   
Don Green, 226 North Center                                
Andrew Schrauben, 755 Grindle Drive

                                                                                                           

CONSTRUCTION BOARD OF APPEALS

Organized by ordinance adopted April 4, 1988
Meets as petitioned by property owner or building
Serves as Property Maintenance Board of Appeals adopted May 16, 1994

Dan DesJarden*, 301 E. Main                
Ray Zandstra, 423 King Street           
Greg Canfield, 403 N. Washington 
  
  


DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Organized by ordinance adopted November 16, 1992
Usually meets usually the third Thursday of the month (Check City Calendar)

Dr. James Reagan*, 207 West Main Street
Brian Doyle, 115 South Broadway               
Dean Lonick, 2487 W. Main Street               
Mike Sprenger, 123 West Main Street             
Greg Canfield, 403 N. Washington
Mike Larkin, 301 West Main Street             
Shelley Catlin, 211 East Main Street               
David Durkee, 13960 Rolling Creek Dr.         
Dave Pasquale, 301 E. Main Street    
      

                       

BUILDING AUTHORITY

Organized by resolution adopted December 4, 1995
Meets as needed

James Maatman*, 126 North Hudson
Dave Pasquale, 301 E. Main Street                              
Suzanne Olin, 301 E. Main Street      

 

DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION

Organized by ordinance adopted November 4, 1996
Meets usually the fourth Tuesday of the month as needed (Check City Calendar)

Chris Fleszar, 414 Howard Street      
Judy Straub, 219 North Washington
Robert Reagan, 427 King Street                       
Greg Canfield, 403 North Washington
Stephen Doyle*, 706 Riverside Drive 

 

LOWELL AREA RECREATION AUTHORITY

Organized through Lowell Area Trail Agreement effective November 15, 2004
                                                                       
City Appointments                            
Andrew Schrauben, City elected official representative
Perry Beachum (Vice Chair), City nonelected member

Vergennes Township Representatives
Mari Stone (Secretary), Township elected official representative                                    
Betsy Davidson (Treasurer), Township nonelected member

Lowell Charter Township Representatives
Linda Regan, Township elected official representative
Al Halbeisen (Chair), Township nonelected member
                       
At Large Representative

Gary Goff

ARBOR BOARD

Organized by ordinance adopted May 21, 2007
Usually meets the second Monday of the month at 12 noon
                                   
Diane LaWarre, 681 Birchwood Ct.      
James Reagan, 680 Bowes Road        
Dana Chase*, 400 North Washington
Jim Hall, 724 North Monroe
Sharon Ellison, 407 North Division  

  


LCTV ENDOWMENT BOARD

Organized by resolution adopted November 3, 2008

City Appointment
                        Barbara Barber, 318 King
                        Dan Brubaker, 528 Lincoln Lake
                        Dennis Kent, 1700 Faith
                        Sharon Ellison (Councilmember), 407 N. Division
Lowell Charter Township Appointments
                        Sue Simmonds, 3277 Segwun, S.E.
                        William C. Thompson, 10110 Foreman, S.E.
Vergennes Township Appointment
                        Tim Wittenbach