Village of Lawrence Public Services Committee (formerly DPW & Police)
Mark Keyser, Chairperson Michelle Curtis Dick Smith Phil Glennie OPEN SEAT (formerly held by George Dillenbeck)
One Open Seat Available as of 03/06/08. See Mary Webster or Mark Keyser for more info
The Public Services Committee was established January 2007 as a merger of the Department of Public Works Committee and the Police Committee. Is purpose is to address, review, and research issues falling under the authority of The Village of Lawrence Public Works department and the Village of Lawrence law enforcement. It will act as a liaison for citizens concerns in these areas and will facilitate any necessary recommendations to the Lawrence Village Council. Functions include: Contract review, infrastructure systems planning, equipment acquisition, sidewalk replacement, tree trimming, community health and safety concerns.
Meetings occur on 1st Wednesday of each month (see events page for exact dates in case of schedule conflicts)
Minutes of monthly Public Services Committee meetings (pdf) : 11/05/08, 10/01/08, 09/09/08, 08/06/08, 07/02/08, 06/04/08, 05/07/08, 04/02/08, 03/05/08, 01/02/08, 12/05/07 , 11/07/07 , 10/03/07 , 09/05/07, 8/01/07, 07/05/07 , 6/06/07 , 05/02/07 , 04/04/07 , 03/07/07
Monthly Public Services Priority Report: 06/10/08, 05/13/08, 04/08/08, 01/08/08, 12/11/07,11/13/07, 10/09/07, 09/11/07, 08/14/07 , 07/10/07 , 06/12/07, 05/08/07
Effective November 4th, 2008. Our new Deputy is Ben Ludwig who replaces Tim Wydick. Tim was transferred to the Uniform Response Division in Paw Paw. Ben has been with the Sheriff's Office for 2 years, initially starting in the Animal Control Division then later to the Uniform Response Division with the Sheriff's Office. Ben is a graduate of Gobles High School and is looking forward to working in Lawrence and meeting many members of the community and business. Ben can be contacted when on duty either through Central Dispatch at (269) 657-3101 or through the Lawrence Police phone # (269) 674-3600
Related documents: Wellhead Protection Plan (pdf) Water & Sewer rates 2006 Water Quality Report
Related web links: Consumers Energy
Snow removal for the village takes place at 3" accumulation. All plowed roads are also salted. We are always willing to apply more salt to any specific road area, contact Ken Schaut at the Village Hall if you have any concerns on this or any snow removal issue. Please note that our trucks drive a total of 80 miles in the Village limits for each snow removal.
There is now designated parking for the village parking lot. From 2am to 6am vehicles will need to park in the center area of the parking lot on even days (i.e. Jan 2, 4,6,etc) and park in the west area on odd days (Jan 1,3,5,etc.). This rotation will be only from Nov 1 thru April 1 for proper snow removal.