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
2022-23 Spring Lake Township Accomplishments
- Finances – Compared to the other 8 Northwest Ottawa County municipalities, Spring Lake Township
- Has the lowest retained millage
- Has the lowest combined water/sewer rate
- Has 10 years of very good audit reports
- Has 10 years of strong fund balances
- Parks
- 27 miles of paved bike paths
- Rycenga Park is a complete full-service park
- Water Tower Park slated to be upgraded
- Black Lake kayak launch shared with Norton Shores
- Disc Golf park on Wilson Ave
- Fire Department
- 25 paid on call firefighters
- 3 full time firefighters
- Will be hiring an additional 3 full time firefighters
- Robust water/sewer system
- Elections are very well run every year
- Assessing has a highly qualified staff
- Dedicated volunteers, many of whom have volunteered for over 10 year
- Of the 1240 townships in Michigan, we are the ONLY township to earn the Township of Excellence award 3 times
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.