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The Liberty Township Board will meet on the following dates for the 2025 calendar year.
All meetings will begin at 6:30 pm and will take place at the
Liberty Township Hall, 7478 N. 41 Road, Manton, Michigan.
The notice is posted in compliance with the Open Meetings Act, Public Act, Public Act 267 of 1976, as amended, (MCL 41.72a(2)(3)) and the Americans With Disabilities Act.
The Liberty Township Board will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meeting or public hearing with at least 6 days’ notice to the Liberty Township Board.
Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Liberty Township Board by writing or calling the following:
Amanda Kimbel-Sparks, Liberty Township Clerk
PO Box 334, Manton, MI 49663,
231-878-7467, clerk@libertytownshipwexfordmi.gov
About Our Town
North of the Manton depot, the Grand Rapids & Indiana (GR&I) railroad put in several sidings to accommodate the lumber, bark and shingle industries. At the three-mile point, Haire and Montgomery had a mill. Here a little settlement sprang up, eventually containing a depot, post office, two stores, church, school, washing machine factory, sawmill, shingle mill, and a potato house. Haire Siding was an active center of Liberty Township. Cedar Creek, a stream flowing through Liberty Township, was noted for the quality of cedar for shingles. Early settler included the Gray, Foxworthy, Moore, McCane, Blue, Moffit, Fountain, Burns, Seaman, Yeoman, Bredahl and Goodacre families.
Fred Moore had a post office in his store for 24 years. Then it moved across the road, where Mrs. Delano was the last post-mistress. The Moore Store became the Gleaner Hall. A picnic grove, outdoor dance pavilion, and baseball field showed the community spirit for which Liberty Township has always been noted.
Will O. Gray was the organizer behind the church. A yearly Memorial was held in his honor until the late 1970’s.
Taken from the Manton Centennial 1872-1972 The First 100 years, excerpt written by Joyce Jacobs
Department Information
All board members serve the public by appointment only.
Supervisor
Brad SwansonPhone: (989)-390-1100
Clerk
Amanda Kimbel-SparksPhone: (231)-878-7467
Treasurer
Tanja McCane-ClarkPhone: (231)-434-8110
Assessor
Joel BremerPhone: (231)-313-3661
Planning and Zoning
Wexford Joint Planning CommissionPhone: (231)-444-6159