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DOCUMENT LIBRARY

Most Recent Document Uploads:
  • 2/25/2021 | Sanford Lake Meeting PowerPoint
  • 2/18/2021 | Wixom Lake Meeting PowerPoint
  • 2/11/2021 | Secord Lake Meeting PowerPoint
  • 2/10/2021 | Legal Standing of Four Lakes Special Assessment District and Part 307
  • 2/10/2021 | Clark Hill PLC to Dave Kepler Re. Part 307 Legal Levels for Secord, Smallwood, Wixom and Sanford Lakes; and the Four Lakes Special Assessment District​​
ANNUAL REPORT, Newsletters & Flyers
  • 2020 Annual Operating Plan

2020
  • ​November 2020 Update on Progress
  • Recovery and Restoration Plan: 2020-2021 Action Plan
  • Help Bring Back Our Lakes Flyer​​

2019
  • 2019 Annual Report and 2020 Operating Plan​​
  • August 2019 Newsletter
  • Four Lakes Brochure​
county documents
  • 12/7/2020 | Bankruptcy Court Ruling Enables Condemnation to Proceed | Operations Transition Team Announced
  • 11/25/2020 | Notice of Special Gladwin County Board of Commissioners Meeting (Workshop to Discuss Dams and Lake Levels)
  • 11/23/2020 | FLTF Bullet Point Lists to Midland and Gladwin County Commissioners
  • 11/17/2020 | FLTF Letter to Midland and Gladwin County Commissioners
  • 7/24/2020 | Gladwin County Declaration of Taking
  • 7/24/2020 | Midland County Declaration of Taking
  • 6/9/2020 | Gladwin County Resolution for Condemnation
  • 6/9/2020 | Midland County Resolution for Condemnation​
  • 5/26/20 | Statement of Support from Mark Bone, Chair, Midland County Board of Commissioners​

  • 8/21/2019 | Terms and Conditions Between Counties and Delegated Authority Re. Part 307 Facilities
  • 5/28/2019 | Order Confirming the Four Lakes Special Assessment District Boundaries
  • 3/12/2019 | Gladwin County Board of Commissioners Resolution Affirming FLTF as its Delegated Authority
  • 7/17/2018 | Midland County Board of Commissioners Resolution Affirming FLTF as its Delegated Authority
engineering reports
  • 7/13/2020 | GEI Technical Memorandum of Probable Construction Cost for Dams
  • 7/2/2020 | FLTF Flood Study Summary
  • 5/15/2020 | Ayres Probable Maximum Flood Determination
  • 4/27/2020 | Secord Dam Preliminary Design and Engineering Report Submitted to FERC
  • 4/1/2019 | Four Lakes Lake Level Study​​​​
Financing Meeting Presentations & Minutes (Pre 5/19/20)
  • 4/16/2020 | Resolution Authorizing Issuance of Bond Anticipation Notes
  • 2/11/2020 | Gladwin County Resolution Approving Financing Plan
  • 1/30/2020 | REVISED Public Hearing for Financing/Bonds PowerPoint Presentation from Jan. 30 hearing
  • 1/30/2020 | Public Hearing for Financing/Bonds PowerPoint Presentation ​(contains typo) - Jan. 30 hearing 
  • 1/21/2020 | Re-Notice of Additional Public Hearing
  • 1/20/2020 | Re-Notice of Public Hearing (Secord Township)
  • 1/17/2020 | Transcript of Public Hearing for Financing and Bonds
  • 1/17/2020 | Public Hearing for Financing/Bonds PowerPoint Presentation - Jan. 17 and 23 hearings
  • 1/16/2020 | Midland County Resolution Approving Financing
  • 1/10/2020 | Notice of January 2020 Public Hearings​
  • 1/7/2020 | Notice of Meeting of the Delegated Authority on Behalf of the Four Lakes Special Assessment District​
Meetings
Quarterly Meetings On Behalf of the Four Lakes Special Assessment District, Board Communications Meetings and Board Committee Meetings
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County Meetings
12/4/2020 | Special Gladwin County Board of Commissioners Meeting (Workshop to Discuss Dams and Lake Levels)
​Webinar, PowerPoint

Informational Lake Meetings
2/25/2021 | Sanford Lake PowerPoint
​2/18/2021 | Wixom Lake Webinar, PowerPoint
2/11/2021 | Secord Lake Webinar, PowerPoint
2/4/2021 | Smallwood Lake Webinar, PowerPoint​
8/24/2020 | Smallwood Lake Webinar, PowerPoint
8/10/2020 | Secord Lake Webinar, PowerPoint
8/5/2020 | Sanford Lake Webinar, PowerPoint
8/3/2020 | Wixom Lake Webinar, PowerPoint 

Erosion Meetings
9/1/2020 | Informational meeting for Eligible NRCS Property Owners Webinar, PowerPoint​​
6/18/2020 | Shoreline Erosion Engineering Fair (Beaverton High School)

6/20/2020 | Shoreline Erosion Engineering Fair (Meridian High School)
News 
  • 8/4/2020 | Edenville Dam owners file for bankruptcy, blaming regulators for floods
  • 7/26/20 | Fireplace Talk with Seth Govitz, Dave Kepler and Joel Vernier
  • 7/21/20 | Aftermath of the Michigan Dam Failures: Licensee Delays and Possible ESA Concerns by Lexology
Published statements
  • 2/10/2021 | Legal Standing of Four Lakes Special Assessment District and Part 307
  • 2/10/2021 | Clark Hill PLC to Dave Kepler Re. Part 307 Legal Levels for Secord, Smallwood, Wixom and Sanford Lakes; and the Four Lakes Special Assessment District
  • 1/27/2021 | FLTF Comments on Recommendations of Dam Safety Task Force
    • Dam Safety Task Force Recommendations

  • 11/20/2020 | Condemnation Q&A
  • 9/28/2020 | Vegetation Growth Within the Drained Impoundment Areas (Bottomland) Frequently Asked Questions
  • 9/15/2020 | Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit
  • 7/16/2020 | Fact Sheet: Positions and Issues
  • ​6/22/20 | The Path Forward for the Four Lakes of Gladwin and Midland Counties
  • 6/9/2020 | Clarification on Details Related to Sanford and Edenville Dams
  • 6/5/2020 | Statement on Shoreline Erosion
  • 5/28/2020 | Notice on Accessing Lake Bottomlands for Property Recovery
  • 5/26/2020 | Statement on the Future of Sanford, Wixom, Smallwood and Secord Lakes
Regulatory Correspondence
  • 2/5/2021 | Boyce Hydro Power Application for Unconditional Surrender of FERC Licenses
  • 1/5/2021 | FLTF to FERC Re. Taking of Properties and Comments and Requests Related to FERC's Dec. 7 Order to Show Cause and Notice of Proposed Penalty Related to Boyce Hydro Power

  • 12/9/2020 | FERC to Boyce Re. Order to Show Cause and Notice of Proposed Penalty
  • 12/8/2020 | FERC to Kepler Re. Primary Purpose Designations Listed in USACE National Inventory of Dams Database as Flood Control Facilities
  • 12/7/20 | FERC to Boyce Re. Denial of request for rehearing
  • 11/25/2020 | FERC to Boyce Re. Secord and Smallwood Repairs
  • 11/13/2020 | Settlement Agreement Between FLTF and Boyce Entities
  • 10/15/2020 | FERC to Boyce Re. Denial of Request for Stay and Extension of Time
  • 9/17/2020 | FERC to Boyce Re. Info. Needed Before Raising Secord and Smallwood Reservoirs 
  • 9/8/2020 | Compilation of Letters from Secord Residents to FERC Re. Lake Level and Disputing Need for Snuffbox Mussel Survey
  • 9/2/2020 | FERC to Boyce Re. Extension of Time Request for Supplemental Report to 12.10 Incident Report for May 19, 2020 Flood & Dam Breach
  • 8/31/2020 | EGLE Preliminary Report on the Edenville Dam Failure, Response Efforts, and Program Reviews
  • 8/24/2020 | Boyce to FERC Re. 8/19 Request for Additional Time
  • 8/19/20 | FERC to Boyce Re. Incident Report for May 19, 2020 Dam Flood & Breach, & Secord, Smallwood & Sanford Hydro Projects
  • 8/19/20 | FERC to Boyce Re. Extension of Time Request for Endangered Species Act Consultation and Failure to Complete Dam Safety Directives
  • 8/18/20 | FERC to Boyce Re. Secord Right Retaining Wall Erosion Repair Design
  • 8/13/20 | DNR to Kepler and Dast Re. Secord Lake Level
  • 8/11/20 | FERC to Boyce Re. Forensic Investigation Status
  • 8/10/20 | FERC to Boyce Re. Preliminary Design Basis Report
    Secord Hydroelectric Project
  • 7/28/20 | Clark Hill to FERC Re. Response to Boyce
  • 7/23/20 | Boyce to FERC Re. Unauthorized "Updated PMF Determination" Filing Made by FLTF
  • 7/23/20 | Boyce to FERC Re. Unauthorized "Reconstruction Cost Estimate" Filing Made by FLTF
  • 7/21/20 | FERC to Boyce Re. Secord Dam Hydroelectric Project and Emergency Inspection Report
  • 7/15/20 | FERC to Boyce Re. Boyce Late on Actions (Smallwood Dam Emergency Inspection Report)
  • 7/7/20 | FLTF to FERC Re. Boyce Hydro Non-Compliance
  • 7/2/2020 | Boyce to FERC Re. Emergency Response and Forensic Investigation
  • 7/1/2020 | FERC to Boyce Re. Overdue Dam Safety and Public Safety Information, Reminder Re. Env. Consultation, and Section 31 Notice
  • 5/21/20 | Boyce to FERC Re. Forensic Investigation
  • 5/20/20 | FERC to Boyce Re. Emergency Response and Forensic Investigation
  • 4/15/2020 | State of Michigan and FLTF Agreement
 
Weekly News flashes
  • 2/25/2021 | Register for SAD Informational Session | Wixom Drawdown Began
  • 2/17/2021 | Reminders: Wixom lowering | Wixom meeting 2/18
  • 2/10/2021 | Survey FAQs, Wixom Lowering 13', Part 307
  • 2/4/2021 | 2020 Annual Operating Plan
  • 1/27/2021 | FLTF Comments on Recommendations of Dam Safety Task Force
  • 1/20/2021 | Leave as river? When's water coming back?
  • 1/14/2021 | Properties Transferred to FLTF
  • 1/6/2021 | What's the Purpose of the Flood Study?
Survey FAQs | Wixom Lowering 13' | Part 307

  • 12/30/2020 | A New Future for Four Lakes
  • 12/23/2020 | Annual Meeting and Videos on Interim Repairs
  • 12/14/2020 | Flood Control and the Four Lakes
  • 12/10/2020 | Assessment facts and winter safety
  • 12/7/2020 | Condemnation Proceeds, Operations Team Announced
  • 11/25/2020 | Update to County Commissioners | Notice of Open Meeting
  • 11/18/2020 | FLTF and Boyce Reach Agreement on Condemnation
  • 11/13/2020 | USDA Loan Pre-Qualification
  • 11/11/2020 | Edenville Dam Townhall | Snowmobiling Guidelines
  • 10/28/2020 | $15M Grant | Winter Guidelines | Upcoming Timeline
  • 10/21/2020 | Erosion Work Begins | Winter Repairs Identified
  • 10/14/2020 | Accessing Dams this Week | Volunteers Needed for Debris Removal
  • 10/9/2020 | Special Edition: Special Assessment District
  • 10/7/2020 | Bottomland vegetation | SAD FAQs
  • 9/30/2020 } Sanford Dam Debris Removal
  • 9/24/2020 | Boyce Repairs | Send Investigative Info.
  • 9/16/2020 | 'Motion to Dismiss' Lawsuit | Defer Assessment
  • 9/11/2020 | Recovery and Restoration Plan
  • 9/3/2020 | EGLE Releases Dam Failure Report | Local Organizations Invest in Rebuilding
  • 8/27/2020 | Looking for Volunteers | Sanford Dam Debris Removal to Begin
  • 8/21/2020 | Status of $5 Million MEDC Grant
  • 8/14/2020 | Bankruptcy ~ Secord Level ~ Indep. Investigation
  • 8/5/2020 | EGLE adds dam safety unit ~ Boyce noncompliance
  • 7/29/2020 | Meetings ~ Funding ~ Erosion
  • 7/23/2020 | What does dam condemnation mean?
Please note that documents dated before May 19, 2020 (when Edenville and Sanford dams failed), may contain information that no longer reflects the path forward or stance of FLTF.
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