Things are happening with the New Pierson Township Board! At the December 15, 2020 meeting the Pierson Township Board accepted engagement letters with Bond Council Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, PLC and Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors and with Attorney Rob Thall the Pierson Township Board will be refinancing the LWL Sewer Bond. This should have a significant savings for the LWL residents long term and put it in the hands of Pierson Township.
Upcoming Meetings:
January 19 at 7 pm:
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Regular Township Board Meeting at 7 pm. Zoom available.
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Notice of Intent to be presented for the LWL Sewer Refinance.
More information will be shared as available. For the meantime, please continue to pay the Sewer charges to the Montcalm County Drain Commissioner. There will be some time of transition for servicing of payments. The actual sewer management remains the same for the time being. Watch for more information as this develops.
For information on the LWL/BWL Sewer issues click here. Some articles may require a Daily News account. #SupportLocalNews
Community & Economic Growth Committee Has two seats open. Do you have a desire to grow Community in Pierson? Click here for the Committee Application and return to the Township or via email to: PiersonCommunity@gmail.com Check out their page for the mission and meeting schedule for 2021.
The Pierson Township Hall is currently only available to the River Church based on current COVID guidelines by the Mid-Michigan Health Department mandate during the Pause to Save Lives extension until January 15, 2021.
Township Hall is open to the public for business.
Welcome
Welcome to Lance Gates who will be joining the Pierson Township staff as Deputy Supervisor. He will be assisting the Supervisor, Zoning Administrator and the Assessor.
His schedule will be irregular, to to reach him in the meantime, email or
call 616-302-5000. He is filling in for the Zoning Admin chair for the interim.
Meetings & Announcements
Changes to how we do business due to COVID-19:
To comply with the Open Meetings Act find each meeting Agenda and details to join a meeting by phone and or video access Via Zoom App on smart phones or from your computer Zoom.us (be sure you have audio and camera capabilities.
Due to the Pause to Save Lives meetings will be held by Zoom, through January 31, 2021.
Download Zoom today. Any questions? click here.
The Montcalm County Commissioners have issued a Local State of Emergency for the Montcalm County Local Emergency Order Click here.
The Pierson Township offices have resumed office hours Tuesday-Thursday from 9 am - 2 pm.
As we receive further information we will continue to update our information.
Calendar of Events
IMPORTANT NOTES
Township Board Meetings are on the third Tuesday of the month * except Nov/Dec in 2021.
Click here to see 2021 Meeting Schedule and Approved Minutes.
Pierson Clean-Up Days
Saturday after Memorial Day and
Saturday after Labor Day
Take advantage of this resident
benefit of the Central Landfill!
FOIA INFORMATION
Freedom of Information Act
Note: Not all information
is available on mobile devices. For more information grab the computer!
The Master Plan has been approved and is in printing and will be scanned in complete form with maps and appendix.
Coming soon!
Road Committee Meetings
2021 Road Meetings
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January 13, 2021 at 7 pm
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April 14, 2021 at 7 pm
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July 14, 2021 at 7 pm
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October 13, 2021 at 7 pm
2020 Meetings
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January 15, 2020 at 7 pm
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April 15, 2020 at 7 pm
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July 15, 2020 at 7 pm Cancelled
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October 21, 2020 at 7 pm
2019 Meetings
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October 16, 2019
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July 17, 2019
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May 29, 2019 6:00 pm
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May 14, 2019 Special with Township Board 6 pm
Get on the Permanent Absentee Voter List. Applications for Ballot will be mailed out automatically for your request for a Ballot.. You may also stop by the Township office for an application or click below. Or complete the pdf application and drop in the township drop box or mail to the Clerk.
Ballots will mail within a day (T-Th)
or vote in person absentee.
You can register with your local township clerk two weeks prior to an election and INCLUDING Election Day!
Planning Committee Meetings
2021 Meetings
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January 14, 2021 at 7 pm postponed to February 11 at 7:00 pm
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April 15, 2021 at 7 pm
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July 15, 2021 at 7 pm
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October 13, 2021 at 7 pm
2020 Meetings
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January 16, 2020 at 7 pm - cancelled
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April 16, 2020 at 7 pm - postponed
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April 30, 2020 at 7 pm Public Hearing for Master Plan
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July 16, 2020 at 7 pm cancelled and rescheduled for August 13, 2020 at 7 pm
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October 15, 2020 at 7 pm
PFAS UPDATE
To better assist residents in addressing their questions and concerns relating to PFAS contamination in their community, Executive Order 2019-03, by the Governor, provides for the Michigan PFAS Action Response Team (MPART) to create advisory workgroups composed of individuals or entities participating in MPART activities or other members of the public as deemed necessary by MPART to assist MPART in performing its duties
and responsibilities.
Your Local representative is Dan Buyze. Dan can be contacted with your questions and concerns at; (616) 366-1615 or supervisor@ piersontwp.org
