NOTICE OF VILLAGE COUNCIL VACANT POSITION
The Village of Lawton is currently accepting applications for a vacant Council Trustee Position to finish out a current term. This seat would be appointed until the next major election in November 2026, at which point the candidate can run for a regular 4-year term. If you would like to be considered to fill this vacancy, please fill out a board and committee application form found here. The application can also be found on our website under applications. Please submit all applications in person at 125 S. Main St Lawton, MI 49065, or emailed to clerk@lawtonmi.org. Please reach out to 269-624-6407 with any questions!
All candidates must be village residents and be registered to vote within the village in order to apply.
Advertisement for Bid: Reid’s Corner Re-Bid
The Village of Lawton through Progressive SPR, the Design-Builder, is soliciting rebidding of the following individual work scopes for the construction of a new outdoor community pavilion:
Work Category 06: General Trades
Work Category 31: Earthwork and Site Utilities
Exterior work to include new public spaces with minor asphalt demo and replacement, concrete curb and gutters, concrete paving/sidewalks, concrete footings, site utilities, site lighting, and site demolition. Construction of a new wood framed pavilion with metal roofing, gutters, and downspouts, is to be included. New synthetic turf, picnic tables, benches, and trees are also to be included per bid documents.
Individual sub-contractor trade bids will be received for work as delineated in the Project Manual and Drawing Set issued for Bids & Permits. Electronic bid documents can be obtained from the Design-Builder at 1811 4 Mile Road NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525, Kathleen Lucas, klucas@weareprogressive.com.
Pre-bid meeting will be held Tuesday, July 9, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. We will meet at the project site located at 119 South Main Street, Lawton, MI 49063.
Bid Due Date: Signed and sealed bids are due before 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at the Village Hall, 125 South Main Street, Lawton, MI 49065. Late bids will not be accepted. Bids will be publicly opened immediately following the bid due time at the Village Hall building.
Bids must contain: a signed Iran Economic Sanctions Act Certification and a sworn and notarized statement disclosing any familial relationships between the Bidder and the Village Manager or any/other village employees. Successful bidders are required to furnish 100% labor and material bond and 100% performance bond. Village of Lawton reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to award the contract in the Village’s best interest and may select a bidder other than the lowest bidder in accordance with the terms stated in the notice. See bid documents for all requirements.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATER
Reporting Requirements Not Met for the Village of Lawton
We are required to report the results of your drinking water for specific contaminants on a regular basis. Results of regular monitoring are an indicator of whether or not your drinking water meets health standards. While we collected our monthly total coliform sample on time, we did not report the results to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) by the May 10, 2024, deadline for the April 1 to April 30, 2024, compliance period.
What should I do?
There is nothing you need to do at this time. This is not an emergency. You do not need to boil water or use an alternative source of water at this time. The results of the sample were negative for bacteria. Even though public health was not impacted, as our customers you have a right to know what happened and what we did to correct the situation.
What happened? What is being done?
While we collected the sample on time, we inadvertently missed reporting the sample results to EGLE by the required deadline. We are required to monitor total coliform by collecting two samples per month. We collected the required samples on April 16, 2024, but failed to report the results until May 30, 2024. We are making efforts to ensure this does not happen again. We have already returned to compliance.
For more information, please contact: Todd Hackenberg 269-624-6407 / thackenberg@lawtonmi.org.
Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.
Spring Cleanup Reschedule
Due to recent tornadoes in the Portage area, our contracted dumpster company has informed us there will not be dumpsters available for next week’s Spring Cleanup. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and plan to reschedule once dumpsters are available to us. We are working on rescheduling dates for this, and will let you know as soon as we have them available. Thank you for understanding.
2024 Construction Detour Information
The Detour Information can be viewed: Here
Village of Lawton Reid’s Corner Public Ad for Bids
The Village of Lawton through Progressive AE, the Architect, is soliciting bids for work as follows: REID’S CORNER: Exterior work to include new public spaces with minor asphalt demo and replacement, concrete curb and gutters, concrete paving/sidewalks, concrete footings, site utilities, site lighting, and site demolition. Construction of a new wood framed pavilion with metal roofing, gutters, and downspouts, is to be included. New synthetic turf, picnic tables, benches, and trees are also to be included per the bid documents.
Individual sub-contractor trade bids will be received for work as delineated in the Project Manual and Drawing Set issued for Bids & Permits. Electronic bid documents can be obtained from the Architect at 1811 4 Mile Road NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525, Kathleen Lucas, lucask@progressiveae.com, on or after March 7th, 2024.
Pre-bid meetings will be as follows: Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. We will meet at the project site located at 119 S. Main St, Lawton, MI 49063.
Bid Due Date: Signed and sealed bids are due before 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 22, 2024, at the Village Hall, 125 S Main Street, Lawton, MI 49065. Late bids will not be accepted. Bids will be publicly opened immediately following the bid due time at the Village Hall Building.
Bids must contain: a signed Iran Economic Sanctions Act Certification and a sworn and notarized statement disclosing any familial relationships between the Bidder and the Village Manager or any/other village employees. Successful bidders are required to furnish 100% labor and material bond and 100% performance bond. Instructions are in the bidding documents. Village of Lawton reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to award the contract in the Village’s best interest and may select a bidder other than the lowest bidder in accordance with the terms stated in the notice. See bidding documents for all other requirements.
Notice of DDA Meeting Cancellation
Please take notice that the Downtown Development Authority has canceled the following meeting: Wednesday January 17, 2024 at 7:00 PM
The next regularly scheduled DDA meeting is scheduled to take place on February 21, 2024
2024 Council Meetings Calendar
Notice of DDA Meeting Cancellation
The Village of Lawton DDA Meeting has been cancelled for Wednesday, December 13, 2023. The next regularly scheduled DDA meeting is scheduled to take place on January 17, 2024.
