The Village of Alanson and Littlefield Township share the cost of a joint employee. The job discription for this employee includes daily maintenance of the Littlefield-Alanson Community Building including the Alanson Area Public Library. It is  his/her responsibility to keep the sidewalks around the building clean and sanded during the winter month. The joint employee is also responsible for  the mowing and trimming of the township owned cemetery during the summer, and assisting the villages full time DPW worker with village plowing during the winter. This employee is jointly use and the cost saving to the village on an annual basis is approximately $16,000.