https://www.wcmu.org/tags/gladwin-county Gladwin County en-US Copyright Thu, 25 Sep 2025 01:38:29 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-09-24/restoration-of-sanford-dam-reaches-milestone Starting this week, crews are laying concrete on a portion of the Sanford Dam breached by flood waters that inundated parts of Gladwin and Midland counties in 2020. Thu, 25 Sep 2025 01:38:29 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-09-24/restoration-of-sanford-dam-reaches-milestone Steve Carmody https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-06-16/dam061325 The Trout Lake dam in Gladwin County is facing uncertainly as the Michigan Department of Natural Resources recommends its removal. Community members are now advocating to save the lake. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 21:02:54 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-06-16/dam061325 Masha Smahliuk https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-05-19/mid-michigan-residents-demand-the-state-take-accountability-on-fifth-anniversary-of-the-2020-flood On May 19, 2020, parts of Gladwin and Midland counties were flooded after two dams failed after days of heavy rain. The state of Michigan is being sued for damages tied to the floods. Mon, 19 May 2025 18:37:03 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-05-19/mid-michigan-residents-demand-the-state-take-accountability-on-fifth-anniversary-of-the-2020-flood Steve Carmody https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-02-18/michigan-supreme-court-is-the-next-stop-for-dam-legal-fight A group of Midland and Gladwin county property owners are fighting a special assessment to pay for rebuilding dams that failed in 2020. They claim the assessment places an "unfair burden" on them. Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:22:26 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-02-18/michigan-supreme-court-is-the-next-stop-for-dam-legal-fight Steve Carmody https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-12-12/fight-over-special-assessment-to-rebuild-mid-michigan-dams-reaches-state-court-of-appeals The three-judge panel is promising to quickly issue an opinion Thu, 12 Dec 2024 17:05:59 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-12-12/fight-over-special-assessment-to-rebuild-mid-michigan-dams-reaches-state-court-of-appeals Steve Carmody https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-06-18/kildee-proposes-flood-mitigation-infrastructure-dam-repairs-in-next-federal-spending-bill The proposal must be approved by Congress during the next rounds of annual budget funding. Kildee's funding proposals come four years after a major flood that devastated parts of Midland and Gladwin counties. Tue, 18 Jun 2024 22:19:37 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-06-18/kildee-proposes-flood-mitigation-infrastructure-dam-repairs-in-next-federal-spending-bill Ellie Frysztak https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-03-19/homeowners-group-files-motion-to-remove-judge-overseeing-lake-restoration-assessment-appeal A group of homeowners known as the Heron Cove Association who reside in the special assessment district in Midland and Gladwin counties say the judge overseeing their case has a conflict of interest. Tue, 19 Mar 2024 14:55:16 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-03-19/homeowners-group-files-motion-to-remove-judge-overseeing-lake-restoration-assessment-appeal Brianna Edgar https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-03-05/four-lakes-task-force-announces-delay-on-dam-construction In response to the appeal filed by Midland and Gladwin county residents last month, the Task Force said in a news release that it cannot complete the project with its remaining funds from the state. Tue, 05 Mar 2024 22:22:30 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-03-05/four-lakes-task-force-announces-delay-on-dam-construction Brianna Edgar https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-02-29/four-lakes-task-force-issues-reply-on-heron-cove-association-appeal Without the funds from the special assessment rolls, said The Four Lakes Task Force, the dam reconstruction project may end up delayed or unfinished. Thu, 29 Feb 2024 20:27:46 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-02-29/four-lakes-task-force-issues-reply-on-heron-cove-association-appeal Brianna Edgar https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-02-23/appeal-filed-against-four-lakes-task-force-special-assessments Effected property owners in Gladwin and Midland county residents banded together to create the Heron Cove Association to fight against dam repair special assessments that were passed earlier this month. Fri, 23 Feb 2024 15:00:06 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-02-23/appeal-filed-against-four-lakes-task-force-special-assessments Brianna Edgar