Road End Legislation Reintroduced
Representative John Stakoe reintroduced road end legislation in the Michigan House of Representatives in February. The bill number is HB 4141 and mirrors HB 6548 which died in committee as the legislative session drew to a close on December 31st. HB 4141 has been referred to the House Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Committee, chaired by Representative Susan Tabor.
We expect the committee to take up this legislation this Month (March). So, now is the time to send in those cards and letters to committee members relative to your support for passage of this long sought after legislation to protect our road ends from being turned into private marinas.
Already members of the committee are receiving letters from backlotters in opposition to HB 4141 on the grounds that this legislation will take away their access right to the lake. Obviously, this is not true. In fact the legislation (as published in our last issue of Water Lines) will guarantee the right of all residents to use the road ends to gain access to the surface waters of our lake by prohibiting a select few from commandeering these public access sites for their exclusive use.
Following are the names and the master address of the committee members that you need to write in support of HB 4141:
Representative Susan Tabor, Chairperson
Representative Matt Milosch
Representative Ken Bradstreet
Representative Stephen Ehardt
Representative Neal Nitz
Representative Randy Richardville
Representative Sal Rocca
Representative Matthew Gillard
Representative Frank Accavitte
Representative Barbara Farrah
Representative Dale Sheltrown
All mail addresses are for these committee members are the same:
Representative's Name
House of Representatives
PO Box 30014
Lansing, MI 48909
TAKE THE TIME NOW TO CONTACT THESE
HOUSE COMMITTEE MEMBERS !
Ken Dennings,
President Higgins Lake Property Owners' Association