Pontoon Alley

06/20/2024

Yes!!!!

04/09/2024

🌞***𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 𝗙𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗛: 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀***🌞
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***𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀***
Construction is in full swing on all four dams. We are thankful for the great Michigan spring weather. Read about how the restoration plan is changing due to the appeal and the anticipated suspension plan: https://bit.ly/4apmNgL

***𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟰***
FLTF is hosting an informational webinar on Tuesday, May 14 from 5-7:00 pm to provide further updates on the appeal process, financing and the construction suspension plan. Click the link to register for the webinar: https://bit.ly/3vJmlLe

***𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗟𝗧𝗙 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲***
All documents related to the Heron Cove Association appeal are available for viewing. See the documents and check on the status of the appeal by visiting this new section on the SAD page of our website: https://www.four-lakes-taskforce-mi.com/special-assessment-district.html .

Pictured: Work on Sanford Dam 4/8/24

11/28/2023

The man who owned and operated the Edenville Dam that failed in 2020 has been ordered by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan to pay a monetary judgement of more than $119 million.

10/02/2023

06/20/2023

Looking for homes or businesses that would like to be stops for the Labor Day Poker Run on 9/2. I'm also looking for craft vendors that would like to set up at the Billings Township park that day. Please message me if you're interested.
All proceeds from this year‘s poker run will go directly to the Billings Township park for any improvements that they would like to use it for.

06/12/2023

Progress.

08/20/2022

Plans to celebrate summer wrap-up on Sept. 3

08/18/2022

Progress

From the FLTF today:

Wixom Lake

Fisher Construction is finding flood debris with digital technology, man-power and by driving equipment through the small lake bottom trees. The crew is not mowing the small trees. The crew began working downstream from Smallwood Dam, is finishing up debris removal between Arthur and Estey Roads and will continue work downstream of Estey Road. The lake bottom access points at Bertha and Highwood Roads are restored.

The crew is mobilized to the next access point at Pine St. (the same access point used for the Anderson Road shoreline stabilization project in Winter 2020-21). The crew will change from stockpiling debris at the Smallwood Dam site to stockpiling at the Edenville Dam site.

Property owners downstream of Estey Road are on notice that debris removal will commence in their area very soon. Functional boat lifts and docks close to or attached to your seawalls will be left in place unless you communicate to the crew that you want them removed. Posting a sign that says "REMOVE THIS” will be acceptable, as will direct conversation with the crews.

Sanford Lake

The Heinz crew is mowing paths through the lakebottom trees to the Sanford Lake bottomland debris, with NRCS funding help for that mowing work. Tree mowing beyond that is either paid for by Edenville Township, the Sanford Lake Improvement Board or being conducted pro bono by Heinz.

Work by the crew on flood debris in front of Sanford Lake County Park and across the river is completed. The crew is relocating to work on the bottomland upstream and downstream of Curtis Road. Mowing work is underway on the bottomland east of Sanford Lake Bar & Grill. Over the next two weeks, debris removal will move to Verity Shores, south of Curtis Rd. and Saxton Point.

Most of the debris consists of uprooted or broken trees. Tree grinding will begin in about three weeks and landscaping companies have already spoken for the wood chips.

Property owners downstream are on notice that debris removal will commence in the above areas very soon. Functional boat lifts and docks close to or attached to your seawalls will be left in place unless you communicate to the crew that you want them removed. Posting a sign that says "REMOVE THIS” will be acceptable, as will direct conversation with the crews.

08/16/2022

Still looking for a few more volunteers to help out with the poker run.
None of these volunteer slots will prevent you from participating in the poker run, so if that was holding you back from volunteering, please don’t let it. Sign-up Genius link below, thank you!

07/06/2022

The Labor Day Weekend Poker Run is fast approaching, and we are looking for people who would like to host a stop. We’re going to up our game this time around, the participants will be voting on their favorite stop, and you could win $300 cash if yours is the favorite. So if you’d like to be a stop, please get a hold of me and we can make that happen!

05/29/2022

Amazing turnout today for the Memorial Day 2022 Poker Run!! At last count we had 331 participants, the 50/50 take home was almost $1300 and as far as I can tell, everyone had an absolute blast!!!
Thank you to all our sponsors, participants, stop hosts and volunteers, as well as the Wixom Lake Association, the Billings Twp Park Comittee, and the weather!!!

03/30/2022

She finally did something right…

We’re not completely out of this yet folks, this bill only provides $200 million towards our $250 million project. Let’s hope we can get the rest of the money somewhere, rather than a special assessment. But, it’s definitely a move in the right direction.

03/24/2022

OK big Gretch, it’s your turn.