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 - Lowell Area Fire and Emergency Services Authority

CITY COUNCIL

Organized by City Charter (approved March 7, 1960) Chapter 4
Meets the first and third Monday of every month at 7:00 p.m.                                                                                             

Jim Hodges – Mayor, 422 N. Jefferson
Sharon Ellison – Mayor Pro Tem, 407 N. Division
Jim Hall, 724 North Monroe     
Andrew Schrauben, 755 Grindle Drive
Jim Valentine, 1001 Grindle Drive

Also serves as Zoning Board of Appeals (thru ord. Adopted 12/03/1979)
Chairman ZBA –
Representative to Fire Board – Valentine (01/03/2012)
Representative to Chamber of Commerce - Hodges (01/03/2012)         
Liaison to Light and Power - Hodges (01/03/2012)
Liaison to Downtown Development Authority – Ellison (01/03/2012)
Representative to Parks & Recreation Commission – Schrauben (01/03/2012)
Representative to LARA Board – Schrauben (01/03/2012)
Representative to Arbor Board – Ellison
Representative to LCTV Endowment Fund – Ellison
Representative to Planning Commission – Hall (01/03/2012)

 

BOARD OF REVIEW

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

Greg Canfield, 403 N. Washington    
Laurie Noble, 220 N. Jefferson 
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                
Maryalene LaPonsie, 717 E. Main                           
Tina Cadwallader, 806 Lafayette
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.

David Cadwallader, 806 Lafayette Street
Shannon Hanley, 829 N. Jefferson
Maryalene LaPonsie, 717 East Main          
Al Mathews, 822 Grindle
Vacancy           
Rachel Schwab, 423 Howard Street

Jim Hall*, 724 N. Monroe
           

LOOK MEMORIAL FUND COMMITTEE

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

Dr. Donald Gerard*, 2360 Gee Drive
Chris Godbold, 3190 Natures Place Drive, S.E.
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 
Andrew Schrauben, 755 Grindle Drive                  
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 Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. (Check City Calendar for location of meetings)
                                                                                                               

Perry Beachum*, 924 Riverside Drive 
Susan Pomper, 948 Riverside Drive                             
Chris Schwab, 423 Howard St.
Nancy Anderson, 725 Lincoln Lake                          
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.         
Mark Howe, 301 E. Main Street    
      

                       

BUILDING AUTHORITY

Organized by resolution adopted December 4, 1995
Meets as needed

Charles Myers, 1019 E. Main Street
Mark Howe, 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 

 

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
Maryalene LaPonsie, 717 East Main  
Sharon Ellison, 407 North Division  

 

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


  


LCTV ENDOWMENT BOARD

Organized by resolution adopted November 3, 2008

City Appointment
                        Barbara Barber, 318 King
                        Patty Sellner, 990 N. Hudson
                        Dennis Kent, 1700 Faith
                        Sharon Ellison, 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

 

          

Lowell Area Fire and Emergency Services Authority

Organized through Lowell Area Fire and Emergency Services Authority effective November 17, 2008
                                                                       
                        City Appointments
                        Jim Valentine, 1001 Grindle Drive
                        Jake Callier, 515 North Hudson
                        Lowell Charter Township Appointments
                        Carlton Blough, 12709 Cascade Road, S.E.
                        Clifford Bonn, 3385 Bewell Avenue, S.E.
                        Vergennes Township Appointment
                        Tim Wittenbach, P. O. Box 208
                        Jim Herb, 162 Bahala Drive, N.E.