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Lapeer County approves $1.16 million Dryden Drain special assessment prepayment
Summary
The board authorized the Finance Department to prepay a Dryden Drain special assessment of $1,162,500 and approved a related budget amendment; a Day of Review for apportionments was announced in the meeting materials.
The Lapeer County Board on May 28 authorized the Finance Department to prepay the Dryden Drain special assessment in the amount of $1,162,500 and approved a related budget amendment.
Motion 138-2026 instructed that payment be made from line item 101-445-957.020; the motion carried. The meeting packet and posted materials included a separate Notice of Day of Review of Apportionments for the Dryden Drain (Day of Review scheduled April 29, 2026), which explained estimated apportionment percentages and the options for prepaying assessments. The notice states drain assessments are collected in the same manner as property taxes and will appear on winter tax bills, and provides contact information for the Drain Commissioner’s office for questions or prepayment arrangements.
What happens next: The Finance Department will execute the prepayment and process the approved budget amendment; landowners in affected jurisdictions may review apportionment computations per the notice and pursue appeals to the county probate court within ten days of the Day of Review if applicable.
