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Residents urge attention to Houghton Lake levels and raise bullying concerns during public comment

Roscommon County Board of Commissioners · February 11, 2026
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Summary

Public commenters asked the Board to address target levels and the Houghton Lake control structure and several speakers raised anti-bullying concerns; a citizen questioned a proposed GIS fee to CMDHD and Noelle Martin thanked the board for quick action on MERS motions.

During two public-comment periods at the Feb. 11 meeting residents addressed lake-level targets and control-structure operation for Houghton Lake and expressed concern about bullying. Craig Cotterman and Dave Bisbee both spoke about Houghton Lake levels and the lake-level control structure. Later in the meeting Bisbee and Cotterman again referenced bullying and water-level concerns.

Noelle Martin thanked the Board for acting quickly on the MERS motions. John Barta raised a question about a proposed GIS fee for CMDHD for use of county data. Board members took note of the comments; no formal action on the GIS fee or complaints was recorded at the meeting.