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UPDATES

Total Approach to Funding Given the $200 Million State Grant

4/11/2022

 
Clarification on the Funding Plan
The $200 million state grant has been a very significant inflection point for how the Four Lakes Special Assessment District will be managed as well as the Four Lakes restoration project going forward. We have received questions related to the new assessment model since the amount of the Capital Assessment is now common for all lake property owners, similar to the Operations Assessment. 

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Governor Signs Appropriations Bill

3/30/2022

 
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, after receiving approval last week from the Michigan House of Representatives and Senate, today signed the supplemental bill that included $200 million of support for the rebuilding of the Four Lakes dams and restoring our community's future.

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Join us for the Funding and Financing Webinar April 6th

3/30/2022

 
Join us Wednesday, April 6 at 5 p.m. for a Community Information webinar where FLTF will share information about funding and financing. Topics include:

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Legislature Approves $200 Million Grant for Four Lakes Task Force

3/24/2022

 
Governor Announced Support for Bill
Today, the Michigan Senate and House of Representatives passed an appropriation that included $200 million to support the rebuilding of the Four Lakes dams which will restore our community's future. We expect the measure to be signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who announced her support of the bill yesterday. We appreciate her empathy for the community's recovery since the dam failures.

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Michigan Senate & House Expected to Vote Today

3/24/2022

 
Final Step Is Governor's Signature 
The Michigan Senate and House have been in negotiations, along with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's staff, to reconcile state budget supplemental appropriations. 

Members of the House Appropriations Committee convened last night and cleared a nearly $5 billion supplemental which included funding for the Four Lakes. We expect this supplemental will go to the House and Senate today for approval, and we expect the Governor to sign.

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Midland and Gladwin County Commissioners OK Plans to Pursue $10M Interim Financing

3/17/2022

 
The Midland and Gladwin County boards of commissioners both approved the Financing Plan for the Four Lakes restoration, which was discussed in detail at the March 3 FLTF TEFRA hearing. A TEFRA (Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act) hearing is required by the Internal Revenue Service of non-profit organizations that intend to issue tax-exempt debt. 

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Federal Grant Covers Significant Portion of Cost to Install Booms

3/11/2022

 
​Today it was announced Four Lakes Task Force will receive a $750,000 grant for booms on Secord and Smallwood dams. 
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Booms control surface debris, provide for public safety boat barriers and define zones of no-entry around dams. The boom consists of 10-foot HDPE (high-density polyethylene AKA plastic) modular units which link together to form an unlimited length of boom lines. The boom line is anchored to the shore and to the bottom of the lake to provide a secure barrier around the spillway.

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  • About
    • Get Involved
    • History
    • Who We Are >
      • Team Bios
    • Operations
    • Secord Dam
    • Smallwood Dam
    • Edenville Dam
    • Sanford Dam
  • Restoration Plan
  • Donate
    • Why Donate?
    • Our Donors >
      • Corporate Sponsors
      • Individual Donors
    • Four Lakes Legacy Society
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    • Edenville/Wixom
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    • Restoration Plan
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