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Committee backs establishing legal lake level to restore Stiff’s Mill Pond; residents to fund study

Oakland County Economic Development & Infrastructure Committee · March 26, 2026
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Summary

After residents petitioned, the committee recommended establishing a legal lake level for Stiff’s Mill Pond so the dam can be repaired and the lake restored; presenters said the community will reimburse county study costs, and commissioners voted 5–0 to advance the recommendation.

The committee voted to recommend that the county establish a normal (legal) lake level for Stiff’s Mill Pond after residents petitioned the Water Resource Commissioner for restoration following a DNR drawdown prompted by dam deterioration.

A lake‑level engineer said the petition now contains the required two‑thirds majority of benefiting property owners as required by…

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