About the Township
About the Township
Vision Statement
Spring Lake Township (SLT) elected officials and staff members strive to make our Township a great place to live, work, learn and recreate.
Township Supervisor’s Report
John Nash
2021-22 Spring Lake Township Accomplishments
- Achieved the Michigan Townships Association’s Township of Excellence Award for the third time. None of the over 1250 townships in Michigan have ever accomplished this.
- Worked on and almost completed the full review of our Master Land Use Plan and our Master Recreation Plan.
- Hired our first three fulltime firefighters.
- Were led by our amazing elected leaders, manager, and department heads.
- Assembled the best staff in the history of Spring Lake Township.
- Were blessed with a phenomenal group of volunteers.
- Had one of the best, if not the best, road protective coatings put on 22 of our local township roads.
- Made some very positive steps toward upgrading Water Tower Park.
- Still maintained the lowest combined water/sewer rates of any municipality in the area.
- Still maintained very low property tax levels relative to all other nearby municipalities.
Spring Lake Township communicates with our residents
We encourage community engagement.
- Summer Newsletter – 7/1, Winter Newsletter – 12/1
- E-News – approximately 2 times a month free to anyone who signs up
- SLT Website – 24/7 – great info – springlaketwp.org
- Quarterly Water/sewer bills with additional information
We encourage our residents to attend our Township meetings:
| Board of Trustees | 2nd Monday each month | 7:00 pm |
| Planning Commission | 3rd Wednesday each month | 7:00 pm |
| Zoning Board of Appeals | 4th Thursday each month | 7:00 pm |
Annual Meeting
The Township’s Annual Meeting of the Electors is held the 4th Monday in March.