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Michigan
Environmental Report
Volume 22 . Number 3
June 2004
PURPOSE
Founded in 1980,
MEC is a coalition of over 60 environmental, public health, and faith-based
organizations with nearly 200,000 individual members. For over
20 years, MEC has provided a voice at the State Capitol. In addition
to serving as a clearinghouse of environmental information, MEC develops
public policy, educates elected officials and the public, and provides
training and support to member organizations.
The Michigan
Environmental Report is an official publication of the Michigan Environmental
Council. Copyright 2003.
SUBSCRIBE
OFFICERS
Chairperson
Chris Graham,
Michigan Natural Areas Council
Vice
Chair
Vicki Levengood,
National Environmental Trust
Vice Chair
Terry Miller,
Lone Tree Council
Treasurer
Tom Leonard,
West Michigan Environmental Action Council
Secretary
Brian Imus,
PIRGIM
MEC STAFF
President
Lana Pollack
Policy Director
James Clift
Associate Director
Patrick Diehl
Land Programs Director
Conan Smith
Special Projects Coodinator
Brad Garmon
Office Manager
Judy Bearup
Member Services Director
Michele Scarborough
Policy Specialist
David Gard
Policy Advisor
Dave Dempsey
Communication & Development Associate
Amber Shinn
Environmental
Campaign Coordinator
Wendi Tilden
ECCO Field Director
Stephanie Anderson
Land
Programs Assistant
Ben Stupka
MER Design & Layout
Rose Homa
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Big
settlement in wetland lawsuit against Oakland County company
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The
state DEQ in April settled a lawsuit against Lakeside
Oakland Development on alleged wetlands violations with
a $200,000 fine and other terms, one of the biggest
such settlements in recent years.
The suit concerned development that occurred within
state-regulated wetlands located in the Oakland County
community of Wixom at the northeast corner of Wixom
Road and I-96.
The Attorney General, on behalf of the DEQ, filed a
complaint alleging Lakeside Oakland had undertaken construction
activities in a wetland between 8 and 15 acres in size.
Under the mediated settlement, in exchange for completing
construction of a hotel and office complex on the property
that previously contained areas of regulated wetland,
Lakeside Oakland has agreed to pay a $200,000 penalty
to the state General Fund, along with creating 30 acres
of mitigation wetland from non-wetland areas. At least
20 acres are required to be created within the Upper
Rouge River watershed, with the remaining 10 acres to
be created within a 30-mile radius of the property.
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