HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – While the Midland area is currently the focus of high water concerns due to dam failures along the Tittabawassee River, the Holland City Council has a couple of high water topics to consider on Wednesday evening.
During the scheduled 6:30 PM business meeting in Chambers at Holland City Hall, council members will consider allocating up to $10,000 for temporarily raising the elevation of Beach Drive and Grove Avenue, south of Lake Macatawa, to address road flooding associated with high lake levels. In addition, the panel will be asked to endorse a resolution to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources for permission to establish a temporary local watercraft control ordinance for Lake Macatawa through the entire 2020 boating season in order to prevent extensive damage to public and private properties.
Lieutenant Eric Westveer of the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Department Marine Unit regularly patrols the waterways in this area and agrees that a “no wake” zone is needed. “With the higher water levels that we have right now, we are having a lot more issues on all of the waterways in Ottawa County, with boat wake and the damage that it’s doing,” he said on “WHTC Talk of the Town” during his monthly appearance last week. “There have also been some safety issues because of that. The water is coming over the docks, and the boat wakes have been knocking the boats around as people are getting off, so for all boaters who are residents of the lake, and people that travel in to use the lake, just keep in mind that, with the high water levels this year, the wakes off your boat are going to create a lot more issues.”
A link to tonight’s Holland City Council meeting is here.
