Public Notices

The Open Meetings Act (OMA) of Michigan requires notice to be given before a meeting is held and requires minutes to be prepared as a record of actions taken at the meeting.  Perhaps most importantly, the OMA is the source of requirement that all votes of a public body must be made public.

Lawrence Township complies with the OMA by posting notices of meetings at three locations:  Lawrence Community Services Building (Fire Station), Lawrence Post Office, Lawrence Township Hall (near the Business Office door).  In addition, public notices are posted to this website.

Lawrence Township is inviting you to join their FreeConferenceCall Meeting Room.

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LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP MEETINGS NOTICE

 Meetings for Fiscal Year (April 2025 – March 2026)

Will be Held on the Following Dates at the

Lawrence Township Hall

411 N PAW PAW STREET

TOWNSHIP BOARD 6:00 p.m. 

(3nd Thursday of each month)

          April 17, 2025                                      October 16, 2025

          May 15, 2025                                        November 20, 2025

          June 19, 2025                                       December 18, 2025

          July 17, 2025                                        January 15, 2026

          August 21, 2025                                   February 19, 2026

          September 18, 2025                             March 19, 2026

Planning Commission Meeting 5:00p.m.

(4th Tuesday of 1st month of each quarter, additional meetings as needed)

April 22, 2025

July 22, 2025

October 28, 2025

January 27, 2026

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS 6:00 p.m.

(2ND and 4th Monday of every month, as needed)

BOARD OF REVIEW

July/December/March as per statute

PARKS AND REC MEETINGS 

Quarterly at 6pm

PUBLIC NOTICE

LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF REVIEW

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Lawrence Township December Board of Review will convene at the Township Office located at 411 N. PAW PAW ST. LAWRENCE, MI 49064 on December 10, 2025 at 10:00 am. The purpose of the meeting is to correct any clerical error or mutual mistake of fact relative to the 2024 & 2025 Assessment Roll. The December Board of Review will also have authority to act upon Qualified Agricultural, Poverty Exemption Applications and clerical errors.

Ben Brousseau

Assessor

Lawrence Township

269.655.1144

Ben.apgllc@gmail.com

Lawrence Township Board of Review meetings are open to all without regard to race, color, national origin, sex or disability.

This notice is posted in compliance with the Open Meetings Act, Public Act 267 of 1976, as amended, (MCL 41.72a(2)(3)) and the Americans With Disabilities Act.

The Lawrence Township Board of Trustees will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio recordings of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meeting or public hearing upon 7 day notice to the Lawrence Township Board of Trustees. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Township by writing or calling the following: Township Clerk, 411 N. Paw Paw St.; PO Box 445, Lawrence, MI 49064, (269) 674-4255

Posted on: Township Clerk/Deputy Clerk

A copy of this notice is on file in the office of the Township located at: 411 N Paw Paw St., Lawrence, Ml 49064

Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2023

State Tax Commission's

New Poverty Exemption Procedure

The STC has created a new application. Click below for related documents that need to be used when one applies.  

We are often asked about local food pantries.  Here is a great website that is helpful for local listings.

Feedwm.org/findfood/

 If you want Programs you have to qualify for that do distributions locally.  

SMCAA Commodity supplemental Food Program:  http://www.smcaa.com/programs/commodity-supplemental-food-program

Van Buren County Brush and Invasive Species Spray Program

Road Commission Launches New

Service Request App

Recently the Van Buren County launched SeeClickFix, a new app allowing citizens to report non-emergency road issues.  Residents and the motoring public can take a photo of a road issue, such as a pothole, give the location, add a description, and click “submit” to send requests directly to the Van Buren County Road Commission through SeeClickFix.  

Road Commission Interim Managing Director/Operations Director, Greg Brucks, states, “SeeClickFix makes it easier for staff at the Van Buren County Road Commission to identify and address road-related issues in a timely fashion.  SeeClickFix is a mobile app that lets citizens report issues on-the-go, and receive real time notifications when the service request has been updated.  This will not only serve to increase civic engagement by involving citizens in community dialogue, but will also improve the efficiency in which service requests are addressed.”

SeeClickFix is available immediately for citizen use as follows:

•On Facebook at www.facebook.com/VBCRC

•On the Van Buren County Road Commission’s website at www.VBCRC.org

•Download on the App Store or on Google Play

•On line at www.SeeClickFix.com

For answers to any questions about SeeClickFix, please contact the Van Buren County Road Commission at 269-674-8011, Extension 0.  The Road Commission urges you to, “Get Connected.  Get Involved.  Get Results.”