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Gladwin and Midland county commissioners listened for more than an our as residents spoke for and against a special assessment district to repair the dams that failed in 2020

County leaders give OK for special assessment district to repair damaged dams and restore lakes drained in 2020 flood

Steve Carmody

The failure of the Edenville dam inundated parts of Midland and Gladwin counties. The dam failure also drained Wixom and Sanford lakes.

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Mid-Michigan lake front property owners may have to pay assessment to get their lakes back

Steve Carmody

Thousands of lake front property owners in mid-Michigan may have to pay hundreds or potentially thousands of dollars a year to get their lakes back.The…

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New report confirms Edenville Dam didn't meet state standards before failure

Steve Carmody

A new report confirms that the Edenville Dam didn’t meet state standards before it failed in May.The study was conducted by the Spicer Group, a…

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Flooded region residents want an independent investigation of failed dams

Steve Carmody

A group representing Midland and Gladwin County residents wants an independent review of the failures of two dams last month that created historic…