The Lake Oakland Lake Improvement Board is requesting information from individuals who have an interest in serving on the Lake Oakland Lake Improvement Board as the lakefront property owner (riparian) representative. The legal requirement for this position is as follows: “Only a person who has an interest in a land contract or a record interest in the title to a piece or parcel of land that abuts the lake to be improved is eligible to be elected and to serve under this subdivision.”

Interested candidates should submit the information requested below to Stephanie Petriello, Oakland County Water Resources Commission at petriellos@oakgov.com no later than 5 pm on Friday, March 7th.

Requested Information:

Name
Address
Contact Information
How long have you lived on Lake Oakland?
Are you available to attend weekday meetings (usually 2-4 per year)?
Why do you want to serve on the lake board?
Why do you feel you are qualified to serve on the lake board?

The Lake Oakland Board was established under Part 309 (Inland Lake Improvements) of Michigan’s Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act. In accordance with the act, the Long Lake Governmental Lake Board includes a lakefront property owner, a representative from each local unit of government abutting Lake Oakland, the county water resources commissioner (or designee) and a county commissioner.

In 2023, the Lake Oakland Improvement Board held a public hearing on a five-year improvement program for Lake Oakland. A primary focus of the program is the control of nuisance aquatic plant growth. Plant control activities in Lake Oakland are coordinated under the direction of the lake board’s environmental consultant, Progressive Companies. Contract work for mechanical plant harvesting was competitively bid in the fall of 2022.

Lake Oakland Improvement Program Annual Budget

2024-2028

Improvement Annual Cost

Aquatic Plant Control

Lake Management Consulting

Water Quality Monitoring

Information and Education

Purple Loosestrife and Goose Control

Contingency Funds

Less Existing Surplus

$80,000

$12,500

$4,500

$3,000

$2,500

$9,000

-$10,000

Total

$101,500

Reports

2021 Lake Oakland Status of the Fishery Report

2022 Lake Oakland Improvement Board Report

2021 Lake Oakland Improvement Board Report

Purple Loosestrife Information

2002 Lake Improvement Plan

Lake Oakland Improvement Board

Meetings

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