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Napoleon Township holds Oak Point information meeting on riparian rights and lake rules
Summary
Napoleon Township officials held a July 13 public information meeting in Oak Point to outline riparian rights, road ends, lake-bottom ownership, docks, property taxes and Act 451 of 1994; 16 residents spoke and no formal votes were taken.
Napoleon Township Supervisor Dan Wymer called an Oak Point public information meeting to order July 13 at 6:00 p.m. at 6755 Brooklyn Road to brief residents on waterfront issues including riparian rights, road ends, lake-bottom ownership, docks and property taxes as framed by Act 451 of 1994.
Wymer presented a summary of topics the township is reviewing and how state statute factors into local questions about shoreline use. Board members Hummer, Graham and Clerk Traci Spring were listed as present; board member Stage was listed as absent. The presentation enumerated the main areas of concern: riparian rights, road ends, lake-bottom ownership, docks, property taxes and Act 451 of 1994.
Following the presentation, a public-comment period recorded 16 residents who “made comments and/or had questions,” according to the meeting record. Residents listed in the transcript included Sally Haupt (8855 Bellemere Ct), Deena Leighton (8735 Wildwood Ct), Michelle Richards (8553 Collingwood Ct) and others from the Oak Point and nearby Jackson and Spring Arbor areas. The meeting record does not provide verbatim statements or attribute specific questions to named speakers beyond the attendee list.
No motions or votes are recorded in the meeting summary. The meeting was signed as adjourned at 6:50 p.m. by Supervisor Dan Wymer and Clerk Traci Spring.
