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Oakland County panel approves 2026 lake-level and drain maintenance assessments
Summary
The committee recommended fiscal 2026 lake-level maintenance assessments and maintenance assessments for Chapter 4 and Chapter 18 drains, approving three motions that fund surveying and repairs across multiple drainage districts.
Oakland County commissioners voted to recommend fiscal 2026 maintenance assessments for lake-level control structures and for county drains, approving three motions that together fund surveying, repairs and ordinary maintenance across multiple drainage districts.
The committee recommended the Water Resources Commissioner’s fiscal 2026 lake-level maintenance assessments, then approved maintenance assessments for Chapter 4 drains (historical agricultural ditches) and Chapter 18 drains (subdivision detention basins and pipe networks). Each motion passed on voice/roll-call votes with five yays and no nays.
County Chief Engineer Jeff Wilson and lake-level engineer Ryan told commissioners the county levies assessments on winter tax bills to pay for operation and maintenance of legal lake-level control structures under the Water Resources Commissioner’s jurisdiction. Wilson said 24 lake-level projects this year meet the county’s threshold for fuller review because they are each $10,000 or more. He described Long Lake and…
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