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Roscommon commissioners approve outreach and court filing to remove Lake Saint Helen winter level
Summary
The board adopted Resolution 2026‑01‑02 directing public outreach and authorizing counsel to file a circuit‑court petition, if stakeholder input supports it, to remove Lake Saint Helen's normal winter level and maintain the summer level year‑round; the resolution also authorized annual expenditures over $10,000 for management and repair.
The Roscommon County Board of Commissioners voted to authorize public outreach and to direct legal counsel to file a circuit‑court petition to remove Lake Saint Helen’s normal winter lake level and confirm the existing summer level as the year‑round level.
Commissioner Wolfson, who introduced the engineering rationale for a fixed‑crest weir, said the design would “eliminate some of the periods of high water” because excess would simply pass over the fixed crest. The resolution (2026‑01‑02) directs liaisons, counsel and engineers to solicit stakeholder input before filing; it also expressly authorizes annual expenditures in excess of $10,000 for lake‑level activities, with the resolution noting such costs may be reimbursed by a lake‑level special assessment district to the extent permitted by statute.
Board members discussed outreach options (mailings, town halls or a hybrid approach and a documented feedback period) and agreed to ensure township and large‑landowner stakeholders were consulted before a court filing. The resolution passed on roll call.
