Oscoda Township board confirms Van Etten Lake special assessment district for 2026–2030

The Oscoda Township Board unanimously approved Resolution 2026-10 on April 13 to accept and confirm the assessment roll for the Van Etten Lake Special Assessment District for 2026–2030, finding continuation of the district “reasonable, necessary, fair, [and] feasible.”

Supervisor Nicole Tregear called the public hearing to order. During the hearing resident Art Sponberg questioned how his waterfront footage was recorded and how many benefit units he would be charged. Public commenter Jaimie McGuire explained the request is for a renewal assessment with a $90,000 maximum assessment cap, noting the prior cap had been $70,000 and that that amount was never fully spent; she also stated that under the assessment process the township only collects the amounts actually expended. Resident Charlie Bauer spoke in support of the special assessment, saying the district is critical to Van Etten Lake.

Trustee Linderman moved and Trustee Cummings supported the motion to accept the assessment roll; the motion carried with all five trustees present voting yes (Ms. McGuire, Mr. Linderman, Ms. Tait, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Tregear). The board’s action authorizes continuation of the SAD and keeps in place the assessment framework under which property owners are charged, subject to the limits discussed in the hearing.

The decision does not itself set individual parcel assessments or collection schedules in the meeting record; board members and commenters emphasized that only actual project expenditures are billed to property owners and that the stated $90,000 figure represents the maximum authorized for the district.