We recognize that many of our residents are seasonal or may not be in the area while we are physically collecting signatures. You have the opportunity to complete this process digitally.
Step 1: Get informed by reviewing the proposed District Map and Miner Lake Sewer Special Assessment District Fact Sheet
We also have additional information on the website:
Step 2: Sign the petition in Support of forming a Special Assessment District – Download a copy of the petition
- If you need help identifying your parcel number(s), please contact one of the people listed below or find your “Mapping_ID on the Allegan County Interactive Map
- ALL individuals listed as owners must sign. Ideally, they should be signed on the same form, but we can collect signatures from separate forms. (if you know the signatures are separate, please write a quick note on the page indicating that)
Step 3: Return the SIGNED petition form by June 10 – A few options:
- Scan or take a photo of the form
- Text a copy to one of the Task Force members listed below.
- Email a copy to minerlake@gmail.com
Please do not mail them to us, as we have a tight deadline. Call us first, and we will help you get a copy to us
If you happen to be around, stop by one of these locations when it is convenient and add your name to show your support to Allegan Township for the Miner Lake Sewer.
If you are out of town or busy at these times but want to sign, contact a member of our team directly.
Miner Lake Sewer Task Force:
Sam Martin (616) 378-0356
Tom Slocum (616) 218-1587
Ron Gordon (920) 889-6279
Frank Shelansky (231) 740-6431
Rick Lussenhop (847) 525-2923
Shana Lussenhop (312) 618-5561
Jim Connell (269) 512-5811
You do realize this is costing every property owner $100,000! Your property value will not go up $100,00]. This project started at about a third of the cost of what is proposed now.
When discussing “Cost” it critical to distinguish between base project cost per household and the 30-year financed final cost.
They are clearly not the same thing and should not be confused.
The proposed project has an estimated cost of $62,360 (which includes a 20% contingency)
If you choose to finance for the 30-years under the expected project funding model, the financed final cost is approximately $98,600.
As for the statement that this project started out an a third of this cost, there is no factual grounding to support that. The Task Force was very intentional to not publish cost estimates until they had engineered backing.
It possible the comparison was to the 2011/12 Sewer Project effort that had an approximate cost in the mid-$20k range.
That was 15 years and much has changed in that time.