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Aug 12
SLA Annual Picnic
As a reminder, our annual potluck picnic and member meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 16, 2022. We will meet at the Midland County Sanford Lake Park, Irish Pavilion. Be sure to have your dish in the lineup by 6 p.m. when the potluck meal begins. This year our speaker will be Dave Kepler …
Jul 30
SLA Membership Drive is underway
The annual SLA Membership drive is underway starting Aug 1. thru Sept. 30, 2023. Please renew or become a member of the Sanford Lake Association. Visit our membership page to join.
Jun 21
Drone survey scheduled – Sanford Lake, Jerome Township portion
Drone survey scheduled for Monday, June 27 – beginning on Sanford Lake, Jerome Township portion GIS Specialist/Surveyor/Drone Pilot will be conducting the initial drone reconnaissance flights beginning in the Jerome Township portion of Sanford Lake on Monday, June 27. Additional drone reconnaissance will begin on Wixom Lake later that week. The pilot will be primarily …
Jun 16
2022 SLA Fireworks
21st Annual Sanford Lake Association Fireworks The SLA kindly requests your donation to ensure another fabulous professional fireworks display on: Monday July 4, 2022, at 10 P.M. (The rain date is Tuesday, July 5th.) For more details please go here.
May 25
WNEM – Rising from the Floods
WNEM has a news video on the second anniversary of the dam failures and takes an in-depth look at the aftermath and recovery. View video here!
May 05
Independent Forensic Team (IFT) Final Report
From the FLTF: On May 4, the Independent Forensic Team (IFT) investigating the May 19, 2020, failures of the Edenville and Sanford Dams released its final forensic report. In addition to findings on the physical mechanisms of the dam failures presented in the interim report, the final report addresses the characteristics of the flood and …
Apr 03
Governor Signs Appropriations Bill
From the FLTL: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, after receiving approval last week from the Michigan House of Representatives and Senate, today signed the supplemental bill that included $200 million of support for the rebuilding of the Four Lakes dams and restoring our community’s future. This funding will significantly lower the burden on property owners for bringing …
Mar 25
Legislature Approves $200 M Grant for FLTF
Governor Announced Support for Bill News Flash from the Four Lake Task Force Today, the Michigan Senate and House of Representatives passed an appropriation that included $200 million to support the rebuilding of the Four Lakes dams which will restore our community’s future. We expect the measure to be signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who …
Mar 11
Midland County Board of Commissioners Meeting
Next Tuesday, March 15 at 9:00 a.m., there will be a meeting of the Midland County Board of Commissioners. At that meeting, the Four Lakes Task Force plans to propose a resolution to the Board dealing with $10 million in bridge financing in anticipation of the long term funding currently working its way through the …
Feb 04
SLA Donation for Vegetation Control
The SLA board of directors voted to donated $10,000 to the FLTF for vegetation control on Sanford Lake. We believe this will help in the efforts to control the tree growth problem prevalent on the lake bottoms.