Michigan State Waterways Commission to Meet Next Week

Michigan State Waterways Commission to Meet Next Week

The Michigan State Waterways Commission will hold its regular meeting Friday, August 15, starting at 8:30 a.m. at Harbor Springs City Hall, 160 Zoll St., in Harbor Springs.

There also will be a work session of the commissioners on Thursday, August 14, from 4-5:30 p.m. in the board room of Walstrom Marine, 500 Bay St., in Harbor Springs.

Meeting topics include review and recommendation of the 2015 capital outlay plan; project and operational updates; and review of the Pere Marquette (city of Ludington) Lake Bayou study.

Topics for the work session may include proposed bylaw amendments, fiscal year 2015 budget, 2016 budget planning and other topics proposed by members.

The Michigan State Waterways Commission is an advisory group, created by Public Act 451 of 1994, Part 781, to address issues concerning public boating opportunities in the state of Michigan, including acquisition, construction and maintenance of recreational harbors, channels, docking and launching facilities and administration of commercial docks in the Straits of Mackinac.

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Press Release, August 8, 2014