What it is
Pursuant to Part 307, Inland Lake Levels, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 Pa 451 and Part 315, Dam Safety, the Arenac County Board of Commissioners may pass a resolution stating that the cost to maintain lake level infrastructure can be defrayed by a special assessment against property owners who benefit from the lake/bodies of water when costs are incurred.
Assessments are only levied when costs are incurred related to the lake level. Assessments generally show up as an annual cost on the property owner's winter property tax bill.
Who it Impacts
Privately owned parcels of land and subdivisions around and near Forest Lake that benefit from the lake level are included in the special assessment district. This also impacts local units of government. Parcels in the special assessment district include
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Direct Access Lots (approx. 317 parcels)
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Indirect Access Lots (approx. 1,668 parcels)
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Residential Lots
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Condos and Apartments
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Cabins
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Mobile Homes
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Campgrounds
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Commercial Lots
Lake Level Board
The Forest Lake Lake Level Authority Board worked with relevant stakeholders to determine the boundaries for a special assessment district.
The individuals appointed to the Forest Lake Level Authority Board are:
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Moffatt Township Supervisor (chair): Ray Daniels
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Clayton Township Supervisor: Byron Fogarasi
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Arenac County Drain Commissioner: Larry Davis
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Arenac County Commissioner: Sally Mrozinski
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Forest Lake Property Owners Association representative: Daniel LeFevre
Lake Level Special Assessment Information
The project cost is $13,200,000. The property owners in the special assessment district are financing $2,087,340.65 over 15 years at a 4.23% interest rate. Parcels are assessed based on the benefit (i.e., waterfront vs backlot and amount of frontage).
Base Factor | Factor Weight |
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Direct access (waterfront) parcel | 1 |
Adjacent direct access parcel (same owner) | 0.65 |
Indirect access (backlot) parcel | 0.2 |
Adjacent indirect access parcel (same owner) | 0.15 |
