LANSING, Mich. (WOOD) — A state House committee heard debate Tuesday on a bill that would allow temporary erosion control measures to be built along the Great Lakes without going through the permit process.
“This bill allows people the ability to do what (the state Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy) is currently allowing. There is a trigger point that when Lake Michigan reaches a certain level, people can move quickly to save their homes. If left as is, there is no trigger and there are no promises,”Pam Stille, who lives along Lake Michigan in Spring Lake Township, testified at the hearing.
Rising waters and aggressive erosion within the last year have causedproblemson private property, public land and roads all around Michigan. As of last week, Lake Michigan was17 inches abovethe level recorded a year ago.
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