Village of Lyons

Village of Lyons

Ionia County, Michigan

Downtown Development Authority

A Downtown Development Authority (DDA) is designed to be a catalyst in the development of a community’s downtown district. The DDA provides for a variety of funding options, including millage and tax increment financing, for public improvements in the downtown district.

Meetings

The Lyons Downtown Development Authority meets at the Lyons Village Office, 212 Water St. Lyons, Mi, at 6:30 pm on the fourth Monday of every other month, beginning in January of each year. Please see the Events calendar on the website homepage for the specific dates. (https://lyonsvillage.org/)

Board Members

Sherrie Mason – President
Lance Cherpes – Treasurer
Mattie Cook-Hildebrandt – Secretary
Joe Farrington – Village President, ex officio member
Alison Irey – member
Brandi Anderson – member
Sondra Cherpes – member
Chris Spearling – member
Dan Scutt – member

Lyons DDA By-Laws

Original By-Laws (.pdf)
Current By-Laws (.pdf)

Lyons DDA Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Plan


Lyons DDA PA 57 Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Plan Annual Reports

(The following 5 documents will open / download as an Excel worksheet .xlsx.)

FY 2023-2024 (.xlsx)
FY 2022-2023 (.xlsx)
FY 2021-2022 (.xlsx)
FY 2020-2021 (.xlsx)
FY 2019-2020 (.xlsx)

Lyons DDA Meeting Minutes (Current Year)

8-15-2024 (.pdf)
9-25-2024 (.pdf)
11-21-2024 Special Meeting (Unapproved) (.pdf)
11-25-2024 (Unapproved) (.pdf)
12-19-2024 Special Meeting (Unapproved) (.pdf)

Lyons DDA Accomplishments

This past summer two local Eagle Scout candidates  repainted and refurbished the Comfort Station for their required community projects, as well as, the Hazel DeVore Island Park playground equipment. The full story and photos to come!