SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT
In 1979, a court order confirmed the boundaries of a lake level special assessment district (SAD). Updates to the SAD are necessary to ensure all properties that benefit from the lake levels are included. The SAD consists of parcels of land along or near Lake Lancer and Lake Lancelot and backlot parcels with dedicated, private easement or deeded access.
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The special assessment is a formal funding source for ongoing repairs and future maintenance of the lake level infrastructure.
HOW MUCH WILL THE ASSESSMENT BE?
The special assessment will be a line item on your winter tax bill and will appear whenever costs are incurred. At this time, we are only updating the boundaries of the special assessment district. The next step in the process is to determine the assessment methodology (how much each property owner pays).
SAD PROCESS
Lake Level Order
Court hearing to amend lake level order
Engineering
Finalize engineering of lake level project and obtain project bids
Financing
Prepare special assessment roll and computation of costs then hold a special assessment hearing and get county board approval
Construction
Begin construction and repairs on the dams
PART 307
LAKE LEVELS
A 1970 court order set the legal summer and winter levels for Lake Lancer and Lake Lancelot under Part 307, Inland Lake Levels, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 Pa 451.
Lake Lancer
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Summer: 840 feet above sea level
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Winter: 839 feet above sea level
Lake Lancelot
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Summer: 845 feet above sea level
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Winter: 844 feet above sea level
In 2018, the Gladwin County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution stating that the Sugar Springs Lake Authority Board will serve as Delegated Authority for the lakes.