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RESOLUTION
4493 Miscellaneous Resolution No. November 9, 1965
BY: Drain Committee - Mr. Potter, Chairman
Reference: Duck Lake
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TO: The Oakland County Board of Supervisors
Mr. Chairman, Ladies Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, certain interested citizens who are the owners of
property fronting on Duck Lake located in Highland Township, Oakland County,
Michigan, have filed a petition, directed to the Oakland County Board of
Supervisors, requesting the drilling of a well or wells or any other devices
k which will supply water to raise the level of said Duck Lake pursuant to the
provisions of Act No. 146 of the Public Acts of 1961, as amended; and
WHEREAS, said petition was signed by a number of freeholders
H equal to at least two-thirds (2/3) the number of freeholders owning lands
1 abutting said Duck Lake and verification thereof has been made by the Oakland
County Drain Commissioner, and
WHEREAS, the Circuit Court for the County of Oakland, did on the
111 18th day of June, 1962, by Court Order No. L-54,394, fix and determine the
III! normal height and level of said Duck Lake at an elevation of 1016.63 feet
ij above mean sea level and did further approve the Special Assessment District
as established for the Duck Lake Level Project, and
H WHEREAS, due to the lack of sufficient run .=aff to replenish the
supply of water in Duck Lake, it has been impossible, up to the present time
to raise the level of said lake to the required height of 1016.63 feet; and
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WHEREAS, the property owners have deposited a total amount of
Sixty Five Hundred ($6,500) Dollars to cover the costs incidental to drilling
one test well and two observation wells, with appurtenances, in order to
determine the feasibility of deep wells as a means of replenishing the supply
of water in said Duck Lake.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that, in the event test borings
I indicate the availability of water in sufficient quantities, the Drain Com-
missioner be authorized to proceed as follows:
1) To engage the services of a competent engineering firm to
design such pumping facilities and appurtenances thereto as are necessary to
raise the level of Duck Lake to the required height of 1016.63 feet.
2) To advertise for and receive bids for the construction of
such facilities.
3) To award the construction contract to the contractor submitting
1-1 the lowest bid and who, in his judgment is responsible and capable of perform-
ing such contract.
H 4) To apportion the cost of the project to the benefited pro-
oerties within the Special Assessment District, as near as may be, pursuant
d to the provisions of Chapter 7 of Act No. 40 of the Public Acts of 1956, as
amended.
5) To set a date and time at which the assessment roll will be
open for review and to advertise such date and time of review.
6) To finance the construction of the Duck Lake project by the
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issuance of Lake Level Orders payable over an appropriate time period out of
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monies received in payment of the special assessments to be levied in the
future, such time period not to exceed seven (7) years.
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xan.4 T. Dunewl
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14r ifof the Drain. comglittoe. I move the
' tho for!loing
Moved by Potter supported by Smith the resolution
be pdopted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution
WFS adopted.
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