On December 11, FLTF and Heron Cove Association (HCA) legal counsel presented arguments before a three-judge panel of the Michigan Court of Appeals in connection with HCA's challenge of the Four Lakes special assessment rolls. The following day, attorneys for Gladwin and Midland counties and FLTF appeared in federal district court in Detroit requesting dismissal of two HCA lawsuits. Neither court has issued a ruling or motion at this time. 

While we cannot predict what the rulings will be, we are encouraged both courts understood the sense of urgency around these issues. It is our hope that rulings will be made on all three matters in January. 

​Four Lakes Task Force is obligated and committed to restoring the lakes and the majority of property owners support this position.

Happy holidays,

I'll start this letter by sharing that neither the Michigan Court of Appeals nor the federal district court have made rulings on the lawsuits. You can read more about this further down in the news flash. It is our hope that rulings will be made on all three matters sometime in January.

​This year we made significant progress in construction, but unfortunately by mid-year we lost momentum in our mission to restore the Four Lakes because the pending litigation over the lake level assessment rolls has impeded our ability to obtain financing. We know how disappointing it is to end the year with work suspended on three of the four dams and suspension looming on the fourth. The "Restoration Progress Report for Gladwin County and Midland County" published in September, updated the 2021 Feasibility Study.