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Sanford Founder's Day Celebration
The Sanford Historical Society is holding Founder's Day on Saturday, September 6 To view the flyer and see the schedule of events, click...
5 days ago
Newsweek Article on Dam Failures
Newsweek published an article titled "Michigan Homes Were Swallowed by a Dam -- There's No Sign of Compensation" on August 18, 2025. ...
Aug 18
FLTF Asks Property Owners to Mow First 40' of Bottomlands in Front of Their Property
Addressing bottomland vegetation and debris on Secord, Smallwood and Sanford lakes by the end of the fall of 2025 will help with the...
Aug 12
SLA Annual Members Meeting & Potluck Picnic
Join us and your lake neighbors on Tuesday, August 12 at 6:00 PM at the Village of Sanford Ball Park - Large Pavilion for our annual...
Jul 29
Golf Cart Raffle to Support SLA's Effort to Restore Fish Habitat on Sanford Lake
Visit our online store to purchase your raffle tickets for a 2020 EZ Go Elite, factory refurbished Golf Cart with a lithium battery with...
Jul 13
Mid-Michigan SCI Hosts Event to Benefit SLA's Mission to Restore Fish Habitats on Sanford Lake
Mid-Michigan SCI will host Boomstick Bingo Night on Friday, August 1 at 5:00PM in the Great Hall on Bay City Rd in Midland. Half of the...
Jun 18
Special Meeting and Vote to Update By-laws
Special Meeting and Voting Announcement A special meeting for current members of the Sanford Lake Association has been scheduled for ...
Jun 1
State of MI will face homeowner claims for dam failure
As reported in the Lansing Morning Star and other news outlets, the Michigan Court of Claims has denied the State of Michigan's motion...
May 21
BIG NEWS! SC denies HCA
The words we've all been waiting for from the Supreme Court (excerpt from full document ): "On order of the Court, the motion for...
Apr 11
Judge throws out HCA lawsuits against Midland and Gladwin counties and FLTF; All four dams have necessary permits!
US District Judge Matthew Leitman dismissed two lawsuits filed by Heron Cove Association against Gladwin and Midland counties and the...
Mar 24
Amicus brief submitted by lake associations and accepted by Supreme Court
On March 5, the 4 Lake Associations (Secord, Smallwood, Wixom, Sanford) filed an amicus brief with the Michigan Supreme Court to provide...
Mar 10
FLTF files motion to expedite review and a brief in opposition to HCA latest appeal
On March 3, the FLTF filed a brief in opposition to HCA's application for leave to appeal. The brief can be found here . On the same...
Mar 5
Heron Cove Assoc. Files with MI Supreme Court
Lawyers for the Heron Cove Association have filed an application for Leave to Appeal with the Michigan Supreme Court, challenging the ...
Feb 23
FLTF News
If you missed the Four Lakes Task Force webinar on January 22, you can view it at this link . Construction status at each dam was...
Feb 5
Herron Cove Assoc. loses appeal; FLTF informational webinar
On January 6, the Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of the Midland Circuit Court by rejecting HCA's appeal. You can read...
Jan 7
Introduction to the 4LakesForward Campaign
In an effort to keep our Sanford Lake Association members up to date, and fully informed, we are sharing the following information in the...
Dec 7, 2024
FLTF December Webinar Rescheduled
The next FLTF informational webinar has been changed to Wednesday, January 8, 2025 from 5-7:00pm. You can register here . They hope to...
Nov 21, 2024
Court of Appeals & Other FLTF News
From FLTF: The Michigan Court of Appeals scheduled an oral argument for Heron Cove Association's claim of appeal for December 11, 2024,...
Nov 7, 2024
Lake Associations File Amicus Brief with Michigan Appellate Court
At recent meetings, Association Members have asked “What else can we do to make sure the Court understands our concerns?” In response,...
Sep 29, 2024
Special Meeting and Vote for Two Additional SLA Board Members
Special Meeting and Voting Announcement A special meeting for current members of the Sanford Lake Association has been scheduled for ...
Sep 28, 2024
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