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Residents urge officials to save Trout Lake as DNR says dam must be drained for assessment
Summary
At an April 8 special meeting, dozens of residents told the Gladwin County Board that Trout Lake is vital to recreation and local businesses, while DNR and EGLE representatives said the dam (built 1962) must be drained to assess structural deficiencies — funding and repair options remain disputed.
At a Gladwin County Board of Commissioners special meeting on April 8, residents and local leaders urged county and state officials not to remove Trout Lake, saying the lake is central to family recreation and the local economy.
Representatives from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) told the board the dam — originally constructed in 1962 — shows deficiencies and that draining is necessary to fully assess the extent of damage. The DNR representative said the agency owns the dam and that agency records and past funding requests have not yielded the repairs residents seek.
Local speakers described Trout Lake as an affordable,…
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