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MANISTEE LAKE MANAGEMENT PLAN:
SUMMARY REPORT

VOLUME I

OCTOBER, 1982

MPM Consulting
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MANISTEE LAKE MANAGEMENT STUDY

MANISTEE LAKE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE'

Members Representing

Sylvester Flarity, Chairman Manistee County Planning Commission
David L. Carlson, Vice Chairman Manistee Central Business District
Jerome Kisscorni, Secretary Manistee County Chamber of Commerce
Robert Adams Environmental and recreational
interests
Marty Aschaur Manistee Lake industries
John Dontz Manistee Township
Al Finner County Sheriff's Marine Patrol
Robert Lewis Manistee City
Gary Lindeman Stronach Township
Donald McIntyre Eastlake Village
John McKinney MSU Cooperative Extension, Marine
Agent
W. Thomas Stege Manistee City Harbor Commission
Paul Stelasky Filer Township
Lawrence J. Solberg Manistee County Board of
Commissioners

MANISTEE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION

W.A. Depner, Chairman James Russell, Sr.
Sylvester Flarity, Vice Chairman Maureen VanDrie
Gerald Superczynski, Secretary
Irwin Johnson Staff:
Irving Jolly Kurt H. Schindler, Planning
Director
Sue Wagner, office secretary

MANISTEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

Dorr Johnson, Chairman Irwin Johnson
John Grabowski, Vice Chairman Elmer Lindeman
Donald F. Cichy Mero Milosh
Forest Feldhak Betty Noteware
Noble Holmes Lawrence J. Solberg
Roy C. Howes

PLANNING CONSULTANT

MPM Consulting of Ann Arbor.

FUNDING AGENCIES AND ASSISTANCE FOR THIS REPORT:

United States Coastal Zone Management Act, administered by the Office of
Coastal Zone Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
through the Michigan Coastal Management Program, administered by the
Department of Natural Resources, Division of Land Resource Programs; and
Manistee County through the Manistee County Planning Department.

PREFACE

The Manistee Lake Management Plan Request for Proposal of Services dated
October 9, 1981 contained within its framework a unique and innovative
approach to lake management and one which had not previously been
attempted either by the State or County agencies involved.

Through the auspices of the Department of Natural Resource's Coastal
Program Unit, Division of Land Resources Programs and the County
Planning Department of Manistee County, MPM Consulting of Ann Arbor was
asked to:

A. Inventory the existing natural features and data such as
population, available utilities, land use, land ownership, physical
resources, slope, wetland boundaries, historic areas, and existing
planning, zoning, and economic development activities on the Lake
in order to develop an understanding of the current situation
related to Manistee Lake (i.e., establish the existing baseline).

B. Based on the existing baseline, the weaknesses and strengths of
Manistee Lake in terms of various types of development,
environmental protection, and existing government services were
identified.

C. The next step in the program was to identify potential development
options and present suitable recommendations for implementing these
options. The development of the recommendations was to be a key
part of the innovative process in that a county-wide citizen's
advisory group was asked to play a major part at all stages of the
program in assisting the consultant in identifying the problems,
goals and strategies (plan of action) for implementation of the
plan. The use of the advisory group was envisioned as playing two
key roles: The first was reviewing early drafts of the
consultant's work and providing local knowledge and insights into
the problems faced. The second was to support the development of a
cooperative dialogue between key governmental units in the County.

D. The key to the entire project was to be (and is) the manual for
implementation. Basically, this report, a how-to-do-it manual, is
designed so as to provide specific direction to local government
personnel as well as the impacted general public, on how to carry
out the recommendations and strategies for management of Manistee
Lake. Simply producing recommendations is relatively easy. Too
often these recommendations are lost because local governmental
entities do not have the resources of trained individuals at their
disposal to implement a plan. The intent of this project was to
develop a product which provides instructions on how to proceed
with the Manistee Lake Management Plan recommendations.

E. A final step in the project was to be local review of the draft and
approval of the final plan. An accepted Management Plan was to be
submitted to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) no later
than September 30, 1982.

The implementation manual of the Manistee Lake Management study, as was
to be expected, became the key element of the study. By working closely
with the committee and the sub-committee members, a first-of-its-kind
report was produced; one which should be of considerable value in
supporting the future economic development of Manistee County and
particularly, those areas adjacent to Manistee Lake.

As is well understood, unemployment in Manistee County is a serious
problem and it is our belief that this report will assist significantly
in resolving that problem by establishing a strategy for economic
development of the study area.

The results of the study itself are presented in two volumes. The first
volume, entitled Summary Report, present a summary of the information,
insights and analysis which as a composite resulted in providing the
basic input into the Implementation Manual. Volume TI, the
Implementation Manual, is the key product of the study and represents
the step-by-step actions to be pursued to develop the total capacity of
Manistee Lake as a major economic force and how to accomplish this
without jeopardizing the continually improving environmental condition
of the Lake.

MANISTEE LAKE
TABLE OF CONTENTS

VOLUME I MANISTEE LAKE MANAGEMENT PLAN: SUMMARY REPORT

Cover Sheet ....................................................... 1
Credits ........................................................... 2
Preface ........................................................... 3

I. INTRODUCTION ................................................. 7

A. Purpose of Effort ....................................... 9

B. Study Area ...................................... ........ 10

C. Methodology of Analysis ................................. 10

D. Structure of Report ..................................... 15

II. BACKGROUND AND EXISTING CONDITIONS ........................... 16

A. MANISTEE LAKE -- OVERVIEW ............................... 18
1. Location Context ................................... 18
2. Economic Context ................................... 18
3. Political Context .................................. 25
4. Potential - Generalized ............................ 29

B. EXISTING INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL USE .... 30
1. Land Use ........................................... 30
2. Zoning ............................................. 30
3. Ownership .......................................... 30
4. Topography and Soils .............................. 35
5. Climatological Data ................................ 35
A C. DEMOGRAPHICS ............................................ 36

D. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF LAKE AND CHANNEL ............ 41
1. Lake Structure: Whole Basin ....................... 41
2. Lake Structure: Basin Sections .................... 42
3. Tributary and Outlet ............................... 42
4. Water Depths/Water Level ........................... 43

E. LAKE AND CHANNEL WATER USAGE ............................ 43
A F. LAKE WATER QUALITY ...................................... 44

G. POINT SOURCE WATER QUALITY .............................. 48

H. GROUND WATER ............................................ 50

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I. EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING ......................... 50

J. EXISTING STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF MANISTEE LAKE ...... 51

III. DEVELOPMENT ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES ......................... 57

A. SHORELINE AND WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT ..................... 59
1. Shoreline .......................................... 59
2. Lake ............................................... 59
3. Greater Manistee ................................... 59
4. Watershed .......................................... 59

B. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS ................... 60

C. KEY ISSUES EFFECTING FUTURE LAKE DEVELOPMENT ............ 66

D. DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES - SUMMARY ..................... 67
1. Land Availability .................................. 67
2. Site Suitability ................................... 69
3. Transportation Network ............................. 72
4. Political Overviews ................................ 73
5. Environmental Overview ............................. 73
6. Technical Overview ................................. 74
7. Economic Overview .................................. 74
8. Cost Impact ........................................ 74

E. DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS ..................................... 76
1. Lake-wide .......................................... 77
2. River Section ...................................... 77
3. Northwest Section .................................. 77
4. Northeast Section .................................. 77
5. Middle Section ..................................... 77
6. Southeast Section .................................. 77

IV. CONCLUSIONS .................................................. 79

Appendix A: Information Sources .............................. 86
Appendix B: Vacant Building Inventory ....................... 89
Appendix C: Manistee Lake Riparian Land Ownership ........... 92

VOLUME II MANISTEE LAKE MANAGEMENT PLAN: IMPLEMENTATION MANUAL

Preface ........................................................... 3

I. INTRODUCTION ................................................. 5

II. IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES .................................... 6
A A. General Approach ........................................ 7

B. Types of Options Recommended for Implementation ......... 25

C. Recommendations ........................................ 26

III. IMPLEMENTATION OF SELECTED OPTIONS ........................... 30

Appendix A: Sample Zoning Ordinance ............................. 76
Appendix B: Laws and Permits: Summary ........................... 100
A Appendix C: State Programs and Offices .......................... 112

INTRODUCTION

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Introduction

A. Purpose of Effort

This project, as stated in the Coastal Zone Grant Application
to obtain funds to do this study, reads in part: "Development
-- economic, tourism, environmental -- is needed in Manistee
County. The Manistee Lake area is the population center for
the county and is seen as being the major area of development
potential."

Obviously, there is an urgency for and benefit from
development of Manistee Lake. Manistee County's unemployment
rate has averaged about thirteen (13) percent over the last
ten years, with a median rate at about eleven (11) percent
according to the Michigan Employment Security Commission
(MESC). Curiently, the unemployment rate hovers around twenty
(20%) percent with the threat of even more layoffs and plant
closing occurring. Compounding the problem is the highly
seasonal nature of Manistee County's employment which
fluctuates between summer-low unemployment and winter-high
unemployment. Further, industrial growth, in terms of new
industry and increased employment (MESC data) has been
stagnant in the Manistee Lake area -- although physical plant
expansion at existing industries has taken place in the recent
past.

The overall economic picture is coupled with growth pressure
in terms of population. In the last ten years, Manistee
County saw almost a thirteen (13%) percent increase in
population which underlines the need for economic development
in areas of tourism, commerce and industry.

Manistee Lake has a natural economic development potential.
Nearly every community in northern Michigan has an industrial
park. However, it is a rarer resource to be able to offer a
Great Lakes port, an inland lake with rail service, highway
access to the potential development area as well as major
environmental/wildlife areas. When this is combined with the
quality of life represented by and available in Manistee
County, the potential is unlimited. This type of asset should
be capitalized upon and the Implementation Manual (Volume II)
should be viewed as a major step in that direction.

In pursuing any course of action which changes and expands
existing activities around the Lake, areas of particular
concern must be identified and dealt with. The Lake has areas
or activities which are particularly sensitive to alteration
or disturbance. These include, but are not limited to, the
wetlands and delta area of the Big Manistee River (State Game
Area) as well as the delta area of the Little Manistee River,
the numerous public and private marinas, watercraft, fishing,
and historic sites associated with the area's lumber industry,
early missionaries, and archeological sites.
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It is understandable that as portions of Manistee Lake are
further developed those areas of the Lake which are also
environmentally sensitive, may encounter problems associated
with intensive and conflicting uses.

Manistee City -- with shoreline on Manistee Lake and on both
sides of the channel to Lake Michigan -- is the economic and
population center of Manistee County. The remainder of the
Manistee Lake area is subject to urban sprawl, placing
pressures on existing uses associated with the Lake. There
are also land use conflicts and other potential conflicts
between existing lake uses, partly as a result of past
uncontrolled development. Manistee Lake's shoreline supports
heavy industries (paper, chemicals, metals) as well as tourist
demands on the Lake (fishing, marinas, motels) as well as
community/commercial businesses. Further, wetlands associated
with the Lake must receive adequate management for water fowl
and wildlife habitat and as a natural filter to maintain water
quality.

Future uncontrolled development of the Lake could increase
conflicts between uses and thus any future development must be
accompanied by foresight and planning to insure that these
conflicts are minimized.

This study is but one of many coordinated efforts centering
around economic development and its need in Manistee County.
Re-organization of agencies with the addition of new
departments like the proposed County Office of Economic
Development, coupled with state, regional and county programs,
are moving Manistee County towards economic recovery.
Specific programs include, but are not limited to: (1) Project
Facelift for city buiness district revitalization, (2) County
Planning Commission Economic Development Strategy, done with
the assistance of the Michigan Department of Labor, and (3)
the Riverwalk study and development program for a boardwalk
along the channel between Manistee Lake and Lake Michigan.

B. Study Area

The map which follows illustrates the study area.
Specifically, the study area is the channel from Lake
Michigan, including the Man-Made Lake, to Manistee Lake and
including the riparian land ownership. The political units
which are a part of the study are: Manistee Cityq Manistee
Townshipq Eastlake Villageq Stronach Township, Filer Township
and Manistee County. The Manistee Lake shoreline represents
the framework for the study area.

C. Methodology of Analysis

The methodology utilized for this study was primarily
qualitative as distinguished from quantitative in nature.
This was to be expected given the nature of the project and
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the anticipated output -- a series of recommendations aimed at
economic development of Manistee Lake. Quantitative analysis,
although appropriate in many situations where adequate
statistical and numerical data is available and where well
documented models regarding interrelationships of variables
are known, was not appropriate for the needs of this study.

What was appropriate in this case was a qualitative,
analytical approach which is best described as a logic
paradigm; that is a series of logical decision and analysis
steps, each of which results in information and input to the
next step and which culminates in a series of recommendations
to deal with the needs and problems addressed. Specifically,
the logic paradigm as used in this study is presented
schematically on the next page and in writing on the following
pages.

1. Inventory of Existing Conditions

An overall need was an understanding of the local
governmental units and how they interact or fail to
interact. This was and remains critical to the project's
success because it is apparent that successful
implementation will require cooperative efforts by the
governmental units within the study area. The study
committee and local governmental personnel provided key
insights in this area throughout the study effort and the
cooperation exhibited has already resulted in a
meaningful and significant improvement in
intergovernmental cooperation.

The basic purpose of this specific task was to determine
the baseline condition for Manistee Lake and its
surrounding environs. This included utilization of
existing data whenever possible (much of which was
compiled by the County Planning staff) and when needed,
selected development of new data to fill the gaps if this
was deemed necessary to develop an adequate understanding
of Manistee Lake.

2. Assessment of Weaknesses and Strengths of Manistee Lake

The purpose of the initial inventory and the
establishment of the baseline condition for Manistee Lake
was to allow the identification of the various types of
development, environmental pressures and government
actions which currently, positively or negatively, effect
the overall condition of the Lake. This work in
particular reviewed the trends that are occurring; that
is, are the current conditions improving or deteriorating
as time passes. It further attempted to identify,
wherever possible, the key variables that are at play in
determining the direction the trend is taking.

Land Use COMPILATION OF EXISTING Zoning
Demographics REPORTS AND DATA Water Quality
Physical Resources Planning
Slope Economics
Other

Review and Assessment
of Data

Determination of Existing
Situation (Baseline)

Assessment of Baseline Conditions for
Conflicts, Gaps, Weaknesses and Strengths

Shoreline and Watershed Envir onmental Governmental
Development Issues Activities
Fy -Issues -and Strengths

Land Availability Identification of Potential
Development Opportunities

Site Suitability
Transportation Access ["Identification of Specific Options

Political Determination of each Option's Feasibility
Cost
Technical
Economic
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Strategies for Implementing Feasible
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3. Identification and Presentation of Options

Manistee Lake's shoreline currently supports heavy
industries, intensive water-oriented recreational use as
well as community/commercial businesses. The key to the
future of Manistee County and, in particular, to those
communities located around the Lake is how the assets
represented by the Lake can be developed to create more
jobs, attract more tourists and increase the total
dollars coming into Manistee County without destroying
either the Lake itself or any of the existing entities
now supported by it. It is possible that options for
growth in one area will be in conflict with options for
growth in other areas. Thus, the key concerns in this
task were two-fold: (1) identify all potentially viable
options and (2) determine the optimum mix of options
which results in the greatest economic benefit with the
least amount of detrimental environmental impact. This
task, as presented, was the key task in the study. The
project team used several qualitative methods to evaluate
options. These included ranking of uses, and screening
techniques (e.g., barriers, conflictual issues, physical
weaknesses, a qualitative cost-benefit assessment and an
evaluation of political acceptability and
implementability).

4. Recommendations

Based on the output from the above work elements,
specific recommendations were developed aimed at meeting
the long-term needs of, Manistee County and Manistee Lake.
These recommendations were first presented to the
Manistee Lake Management Committee and then upon
completion of their revision to the County Planning
E Department for review and critique. The presentation of
recommendations was comprehensive and structured so as to
insure that input was received from both groups
concerning problems, goals and strategies related to the
implementation of the recommendations.

5. Manual for Implementation

The key to this study is the realism of the
recommendations, that is, their implementability, and the
effective communication to those who must take the next
step of how to go about implementing them. As noted
earlier, it is the Manual for Implementation which is
unique to this study and it is this Manual that is the
critical output of the study; thus a significant portion
of the project effort was directed toward insuring that
this Manual met the criteria established and would result
in implementable recommendations that could be carried
out at the local governmental level without the need for

additional expenditure of public funds for consultant
support.

6. Local Review

Upon completion of the basic study, draft reports were
made available for County Planning and County
Commissioners as well as the general public. As a result
of this review, final revisions to the draft report were
made and the final Project Report (Volumes I and II) were
printed with copies provided for further distribution to
Manistee County and the Department of Natural Resources.

It should be noted that with the completion of local
review and finalization of the Final Report, the effort
has only begun. It is now that the work of the local
governmental units begins and the process of
implementation starts. This is the critical phase.

D. Structure of Report

The report on the Manistee Lake Management Plan consists of
two volumes. Volume I is a summary report containing the
information utilized during the analysis and planning effort.
The final section of Volume I present the recommendations as
agreed to by the lake study committee.

Volume II is the implementation manual. This volume reviews
the selected options for implementation; outlines the general
approach to implementation; and then presents the steps to be
taken to implement each option.

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A. Manistee Lake -- Overview

1. Location

Manistee Lake is located just four and one-half hours from the
major metropolitan areas of Chicago and Detroit. Major
highways servicing the area are US-31 north and south and M-55
east (see following page for Location Map). Within a radius
of 250 miles, there exists a market of almost 25 million
people and within 400 miles it is over 50 million people. The
latter represents over 20% of the U.S. population.

The Big Manistee River and the Little Manistee River flow into
Manistee Lake. Manistee Lake empties into Lake Michigan
through an outlet referred to in this plan as the channel.

Cities adjacent to the service area of Manistee County are
Traverse City, Cadillac and Ludington. The metropolitan areas
of Detroit, Grand Rapids and Traverse City are economic
centers of influence over Manistee County.

2. Economic Context

For most of its history, Manistee Lake has been used as a
harbor. There are groins in Lake Michigan that serve as entry
to the short channel (2.8 km) into the Lake. Manistee Lake
itself is narrow and relatively deep with no natural beaches.

The first industry was lumbering, with the first saw mill
erected in 1841. The industry lasted for 80 years, with a
peak of 35 saw mills. Wood chips and organic matter are
present at many locations in the bottom sediment. A natural
outgrowth of the lumbering industry was a tannery and a pulp
and paper mill. A pulp and paper mill has been in operation
in this area since 1881 and is now owned and operated by the
Packaging Corporation of American (PCA). For years, varying
quantities of waste, including black-liquor, were dumped
directly into the Lake. In 1951, a pipeline was laid under
Manistee Lake to its terminus in the lagoons in Section 17,
north of Stronach.

Condensate from the black-liquor recovery process were dumped
into the ponds on the east side of Manistee Lake and held for
infiltration. The process water is now treated and then
pumped through an underground pipeline to an outlet in Lake
Michigan. Condensation cooling water is pumped from and
discharged into Manistee Lake.
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Two other major industries have developed in the proximity of
Manistee Lake. One is salt and the other is chemical brine.
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(down to 2,000 feet) which, historically have effected the
waters of Manistee Lake. Since 1954, a gallery method (down
to 3,800 feet) of mining salt has required back flushing,

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which is collected in pits. There isn't any new individual
well mining underway. The ground water is fouled for water
wells around the plants. It is also thought that the near
surface ground water travels to Manistee Lake.

The second mining industry is the chemical brine industry.
One of the elements extracted from the brine is magnesium.
The brine field is between 2500-2700 feet deep. The well,
when properly constructed and operated, does not contaminate
the deeper ground water.

The potential for contamination of Manistee Lake exists in the
monitored outfalls and in the unmonitored spills, salt gallery
backflushings, overflow of lagoons and in leaks from the
numerous pipelines crossing beneath the Lake. This
contamination enters the near surface ground water and moves
towards and into Manistee Lake. Childs (See Reference 24,
Appendix A) presents a map of the near surface ground water
pollution and the direction of movement. Since the breakline
between Manistee Lake and Lake Michigan is west of the plants
all the ground water pollution areas around the Lake move
toward Manistee Lake. All areas east of Manistee Lake flow
into the Lake, including the PCA lagoons.

The use of the Lake as an uncontrolled depository for waste
has stopped. However, this does not mean that all pollution
has stopped. Rather, it means that through Federal and State
control of point sources, the amount of direct waste or
detrimental environmental pollution sources entering the Lake
has been greatly reduced. However, it can still be
significantly polluted by accidents and piping and other
failures which are not detected and corrected. Industry and
other sources can still unfavorably affect the water and
bottom sediment of Manistee Lake. The current industrial
plants are shown on the map on the following page. A key
point to be kept in.mind when discussing total point source
elimination is that the cost to a great extent is
geometrically related to a decrease in pollution levels; that
is to say that as you move closer to 100% removal of
pollutants the costs for removal escalates rapidly and in all
cases probably passes any reasonable cost-benefit point before
100% removal is achieved.

The area's industry includes two salt mining companies, two
chemical brine mining and processing companies, a paper pulp
manufacturing company, a steel forging company and a Waste
Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) which are monitored by National
Pollution Discharge Elimination System permits (NPDES).
Smaller recreational services such as a boat company and
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The following data summarizes key economic information related
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MANISTEE COUNTY: T21N T24N --- R13W - R17W

About 570 square miles.

See the Manistee County Land Use and Development Policy for
physical description of the county. The county has 14 municipal
townships (17 congressional townships), five villages and one city.
State Equalized Tax Assessment (1981)
Total: $282,458,255
Personal property: $62,649,753
Real property: $219,808,502
Agricultural: $21,251,959
Commercial: $21,450,978
Industrial: $20,437,189
Residential: $143,562,310
Timber/Cutover: $12,985,808
Developmental: $120,258

Millage:
Manistee Public Schools or Onekama Consolidated
Schools, or Freesoil Schools or
Kaleva-Norman-Dickson Schools or Bear Lake School or
Mesick Schools or Benzie Central Schools; Manistee
Intermediate School District (ISD) or Traverse Bay
ISD or Wexford County ISD or Mason County ISD;
Westshore Community College (WSCC); County;
townships: millage ranges from 32.6123 to 47.5023
exclusive of city or village taxes.
County: 5.2 mills, operation
.35 mills, Dial-A-Ride voted
.4233 mills, West Shore Hospital, voted
Tax Collected: $1,468,782.93 on 5.2 mills
$1,686,925.44 on 5.9723 mills

MANISTEE TOWNSHIP: T22N-R16W and part of T21N-R16W and part of
T22N-R17W

About 45.5 square miles.

The township has the highest spot (950 feet above sea level)
in the west half of Manistee County. The Big Manistee River and
delta are in the south portion of the township. It is the southern
extent of the fruit (cherry, apple, peach) farm belt which extends
north to the Traverse City area. Bar Lake and its large associated
wetland separates a resort area along Lake Michigan from the inland
agricultural region of the township. The population center is

The primary source for the summary information concerning the
government units around Manistee Lake is a Manistee County Planning
Commission memo dated February, 1982.

located in the Parkdale area at the north end of Manistee Lake.
State Equalized Tax Assessment: (1981)
Total: $33,152,374
Personal property: $7,824,600
Real property: $25,327,774
Agricultural: $2,876,972
Commercial: $1,245,202
Industrial:. $962,757
Residential: $18,185,280
Timber Cutover: $2,OW,563
Developmental: $ 0
Millage Rate
Township, Manistee Public Schools, ISD,, WSCC, County: 39.9223
mills Township 1.5 mills county fixed allocation
Property taxes collected by the township: $49,728.56

EASTLAKE VILLAGE: Section 7 and part of Section 6, and part of Section
5, T21N, R16W

About 11-2 square miles

The village is mainly scrub oak growing in sterile sand, with
a small area in residential use and a small area within the Big
Manistee River State Game Area. The village is mainly a bedroom
community to the Manistee Lake area. The village maintains a park
on a bayou just off Manistee Lake. The village has one commercial
store -- a small party or neighborhood store -- and plant number
two of the Manistee Forge Corporation. Large landowners in the
village are the village, Manistee Forge (Manistee County Economic
Development Corporation), and Hardy Salt Company.
State Equalized Tax Assessment: (1981)
Total: $3,414,485 (Breakdown by class for the village is not
available)
Millage Rate:
Village, Township, Manistee Public Schools, ISD, WSCC,
County: 47.9223 mills.
Village: 8 mills general operating (legal maximum 15
mills).
Property taxes collected by the village: $27,315.88

STRONACH TOWNSHIP: T21N-R15W and part of T21N-R16W

About 55.25 square miles

The township's main land area is to the east of the south end
of Manistee Lake. The bulk of the township is characterized by
flat sterile sand areas with pin/scrub oak secondary growth. There
are three major exceptions: the Little Manistee River corridor;
the Udell Hills, and large wetlands on the northwest side and
southeast side of the Udell Hills. The Little Manistee River has
been proposed as a state Wild and Scenic River. Ownership along
the Little Manistee is mainly private, and inland further, by the
U.S. Forest Service. The DNR maintains an egg take weir for trout,

salmon and steelhead on the Little Manistee River in the Township.
Higher quality soils, clay, gravel and boulders are found in the
Udells, resulting in large pine stands, mature beech-maple forests,
and higher quality oak growths. The wetlands are associated with
water systems which are predominantly outside Stronach Township --
not the Little Manistee River. The wetland northwest of the Udells
are the source of Claybank Creek which flows north to the Big
Manistee River. The wetland southeast of the Udells are associated
with Lake-of-the-Woods in Norman Township.

The township's center of population is in the area of the
community of Stronach near Manistee Lake. Just to the north of
this community are Packaging Corporation of America dumping ponds.
A significant wetland is associated with the delta area of the
Little Manistee River at Manistee Lake.

Stronach's land area is about half in public ownership; the
Manistee National Forest.
State Equalized Tax Assessment: (1981)
Total: $26,856,831
Personal property: $14,368,702
Real property evaluations: $12,488,129
Agricultural: $199,190
Commercial: $79,094
Industrial: $5,508,999
Residential: $5,826,771
Timber/cutover: $874,075
Developmental: $0
Millage Rate:
Township, Manistee Public Schools, ISD, WSCC, County:
36.9223
Township 1.5 mills, county fixed allocation
Property taxes collected by the township: $40,285.25

FILER TOWNSHIP: T21N-R17W and part of T21N-R16W

About 17 square miles (pending city annexation disputes).

Filer Township is immediately to the south of Manistee City
and experiences strip development to the south of the city. The
north portion of the township is residential, with older
established residential/commercial/industrial areas east of U.S. 31
and new residential areas to the west of U.S. 31 to Lake Michigan.
Summer resort areas along Lake Michigan have "matured" to
year-round residential neighborhoods. The central and southeast
portions of the township are forested, mixed pine and oak
interspersed with small inland lakes and small wetland pockets. A
small area in the south part of the township and on the east side
is in agricultural production.

State Equalized Tax Assessment: (1981)
Total: $34,502, 705
Personal property: $9,868,900
,A Real property: $24,633,805

Agricultural: $12,500
Commercial: $3,060,923
Industrial: $5,086,237
Residential: $16,474,145
Timber Cutover: $0
Developmental: $0
Millage Rate:
Township Manistee Public Schools, ISD, WSCC, County: 38.9223
Township 1.5 mills county fixed allocation
1.0 voted for operation (swimming pool and solid
waste)
1.0 voted for.fire protection
Property taxes collected by the township (3.5 mills): $120,759.47

MANISTEE CITY: Section 1,2,11,12, part of 13, T21N-R17W and part of
Section 18, T21N-R16W (pending annexation).

About 3 square miles

The city is the industrial and commercial center of Manistee
County, as is the entire Manistee Lake area. It is the only city
in the county. See the Manistee Downtown Preservation and
Development Plan for further detail on the city's description.

State Equalized Tax Assessment: (1981)
Total: $55,624,885
Personal property: $8,570,420
Real property: $47,054,465
Agricultural: $ 0
Commercial: $10,388,605
Industrial: $3,583,435
Residential: $33,082,425
Timber/cutover: $ .0
Developmental: $ 0
Millage Rate:
Manistee Public Schools, ISD, WSCC, County: 35.4223 mills
Manistee City: 19 mills general operation
1 mill, solid waste
Tax collected: $1,112,497.91 (20 mills)

3. Political Context

Manistee Lake and the channel are affected by the rules and
regulations of a number of local, state and federal
jurisdictions including Manistee City, Manistee Township,
Eastlake Village, Stronach Township, Filer Township and
Manistee County. Each political subdivision has some impact
upon the Lake and in some way will determine the success of
the implementation program. The following description
summarizes the current political structure of the relevant
political entities:

MANISTEE COUNTY

Manistee County is not zoned. The County Planning Commission staff
provides technical assistance to municipalities in the county for
planning and zoning on a,request basis.

Planning in the county has been spotty. Starting in 1975 the
county started planning by adopting a County Sketch Plan. Since
then, portions of the county comprehensive plan have been worked
on, one component at a time. All the.components are not done, and
earlier components are now old enough to need updating. Some
components have been published, and some of those formally adopted.
Some components are reflected only in minutes and files in the
Planning Department in the Courthouse.

The county maintains the full range of offices and services, except
that there is no Department of Public Works and thus no parks
system, no county water or sewer systems, fire service, and so on.

County services include bus transportation, hospital, road
commission, planning, airport (shared with the city), library
system, jail, Sheriff's Department, including Marine and Animal
Control units, detective unit (shared with the city), county
drains, tax billing and tax assessment office and staff, Department
of Public Health (shared with Mason County), Cooperative Extension
Service (shared with Michigan State University), Friend of the
Court (shared with Michigan), Plat Board, Emergency Services (Civil
Defenses) (shared with USA government), Medical Examiner (coroner),
Mental Health (shared with State of Michigan and Benzie County),
Social Services (predominantly Michigan funded), Medical Care
Facility, Veterans services, Soil Conservation, Building Code
Inspection, County Agricultural Fair, Substance Abuse. In
addition, contributions are made for Manistee Recreation
Association, Manistee County Historical Museum, and Manistee County
Chamber of Commerce.

The county also finances elected officials and their offices.
Voters in the county elect 11 commissioners (reapportionment will
change the County Board to nine members in 1983) every two years;
clerk; treasurer; prosecutor; sheriff; drain commissioner; register
of deeds; circuit court judge, district court Judge (shares with
Benzie County and State of Michigan); and probate court judge.

MANISTEE TOWNSHIP

Manistee Township has a zoning board, not a planning commission.
The township has been operating under its present zoning ordinance
since 1956. That part of the township north of Manistee Lake and
the Manistee River (along U.S. 31 in Parkdale) is zoned
"Residential Commercial" allowing a mix of retail, commercial and
houses to exist. The DNR Manistee River State Game Area is zoned
"Heavy Industrial". The Oak Grove Cemetery and land to the west of
the cemetery is zoned "Agricultural". The agricultural district
allows single family housing indiscriminately in its agricultural
area.

The township ordinance is not based on an adopted plan, nor is
there record of an informal plan. The ordinance has not been
kept up to date. It is currently out of step with the recent
(1978) Zoning Enabling Act amendments and recent court
decisions. The ordinance does not incorporate high risk
erosion setbacks along Lake Michigan.

The present zoning board is working on zoning revision, but has not
made a great deal of progress in the last 1 to P1 years.

Manistee Township is a general law (Article VII, Section 18,
Michigan Constitution) township. The township hires one custodian,
volunteer firemen. Manistee Township is one of the best equipped
fire departments in the county. Their volunteers are well trained,
and some provide training to other volunteer fire departments in
the county. The township elects a supervisor, clerk, treasurer and
two trustees to four year terms.

EASTLAKE VILLAGE

Eastlake Village has a zoning board, not a planning commission.
The village has been zoned since 1976. The portion of the State
Game Area in the village-is zoned "Public/Green Area". The
Manistee Forge Corporation property is zoned "Industrial". The
remainder of Eastlake's Manistee Lake shoreline is zoned
"Agricultural" (the area does not have soil -- sterile sand --
suitable for farming).

The ordinance is not based on an adopted plan. A lawyer wrote the
original ordinance. It has been updated by the village to comply
with the.1978 Zoning Enabling Act amendments. There may be some
problem concerning Eastlake's mobile home regulations in light of
recent Michigan Supreme Court rulings.

Eastlake is a home rule village, with a charter. Voters elect a
village president, clerk and treasurer each year and five council
members every two years. The village hires a "Village Man" who
works full time as the D.P.W. (parks, streets, custodian, snow plow
driver), and maintains a village volunteer fire department.

STRONACH TOWNSHIP

Stronach Township just formed a planning commission and transferred
all the powers and duties from its zoning board to the new planning
commission. The township has been zoned since 1968. It is not
based upon a formal plan, nor is there any record of informal
planning. There is a serious question whether Stronach could
produce the necessary documentation to show that the ordinance was
properly enacted according to the enabling statutes in effect at
that time. The ordinance does not comply with recent enabling act
amendments (1978) and is in direct conflict with recent Michigan
Court rulings, particularly dealing with mobile homes. Land use
situations in Stronach have changed since the ordinance was
adopted, and total revision of the ordinance is likely. The

township has contracted with the Manistee County Planning
Commission to provide their planning commission with the necessary
work for revising and updating their ordinance. Depending on the
frequency of township meetings, the project could take a year or
more.

"Heavy Industry" zoning.exists from the township's north boundary
on Manistee Lake south (including Martin Marietta) to Steinberg
Road. South of Steinberg Road along Manistee Lake is zoned
"Residential". Within the unincorporated Stronach town, there are
blocks zoned "Commercial".

Stronacb Township is a general law (Article VII, Section 18,
Michigan Constitution) township. The township hires one custodian
for building maintenance, cemetery and park maintenance and
operation, and garbage collection. The township maintains a
volunteer fire department and a large assembly hall. Elected
officials are a supervisor, clerk , treasurer, and two trustees,
serving four year terms.

FILER TOWNSHIP

Filer Township has a planning commission with all zoning powers.
The township has been zoned since the mid 1950's and periodically
updates its zoning ordinance. Filer's planning commission extends
its activities by use of citizen committees for parks, development,
special studies and so on. (Results of such studies led to the
first Economic Development Corporation (EDC) formed in Manistee
County, and one of the first in northwest Michigan; and the pending
purchase of the Magoon Creek Natural area - @4, mile of Lake Michigan
shoreline.)

At present, Filer's zoning ordinance is out of date, in light of
1978 Zoning Enabling Act amendments and recent Supreme Court
decisions. Also at present, the township has a draft revised
ordinance which corrects the above deficiencies.

The township does not have a formal adopted plan which their zoning
ordinance is based on. However sufficient minutes and public
discussion, as well as oral explanation of a plan, exists. Filer
has fought zoning cases successfully many times, including several
in the Michigan Supreme Court.

Filer is a general law (Article VII, Section 18, Michigan
Constitution) township. The township provides municipal water to
Oak Hill, Filer City and U.S. 31 strip development areas. The
township hires staff for custodial work, parks maintenance, water
works maintenance and operation, and seasonally hires lifeguards,
custodians, instructors to operate the township municipal swimming
pool in Filer City. The township operates a volunteer fire
department, also one of the best equipped in the county. Voters
elect a supervisor, clerk, treasurer, and two trustees.

MANISTEE CITY

The city has a planning commission with zoning powers. The
ordinance was adopted in 1958 and 'revised in 1963. The ordinance
has a list of various zoning district boundary amendments, and most
recently an amendment adding Planned.Unit Development provisions to
the ordinance. However, the ordinance is still out of date in
terms of compliance with the 1978 Enabling Act amendments and
recent Michigan Supreme Court decision. Planning in the city has
been spotty, but informal plans have been done. In addition,
planning efforts have resulted in published plans which are being
implemented, but have not been formally adopted. The city's land
use component of a comprehensive plan is old (1940's) and in part
is the basis for the city zoning ordinance.

The city maintains full time city hall offices for clerk;
treasurer; planning/building/tax assessment; department of public
works including water and sewer, parks, grounds, streets, etc.;
department of public safety including police and fire (and
detectives jointly with the county); as well as numerous additional
programs and activities such.as financial support for Manistee
Recreation Association, Chamber of Commerce, County Library,
Airport, etc.

The city is a home rule city manager form of government. Voters
elect seven council members at large, with each council member
residing in one of seven districts. The council selects the mayor
and a mayor pro-tem.

The current layout and land availability is not always equally
divided among the political entities. However, it is important
that on issues concerning the Lake, all the units agree and
function as one for the betterment of all present and future
residents of the Manistee area. Although this has not always been
the case, there appears to be an increasing willingness on the part
of all key parties to sit together and work out mutually acceptable
solutions to problems. This trend must be supported and
reinforced.

4. Potential - Generalized

Maintenance of a positive attitude toward future development
will increase the chances for success economically. It is
easy in face of adversity to cast stones at likely targets.
These include, but are not limited to, existing industries,
political units and labor unions. All have in the past
contributed to real or perceived problems resulting in the
economic climate which currently exists in the County. Many
grievances will or may go unanswered until the economy begins
to swing towards a more positive and healthy climate.
Nevertheless, the success of the future depends on all
cooperating and beginning the process now. The Manistee Lake
resource is one that has been taken for granted in the past
and it is now time to review and direct the potential of this

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great water resource so as to maximize its future contribution
to Manistee County.

B. Existing Industrial, Commercial and Recreational Use

1. Land Use.

The "Existing Land Use" map which follows on the next page
presents existing land use around Manistee Lake. As can be
seen by a quick inspection of the map, the existing uses
around the Lake fall into four major areas: commercial /
business services primarily along the channel; industrial
primarily along the west side of Manistee Lake; wetlands
around the mouth of both the Little Manistee and Big Manistee
Rivers; and rangeland along the middle and southeast side of
the Lake. These uses reflect a significant problem when
dealing with the Lake in that they show a developed body of
water with limited utiused land for future development. This
factor results in a need to emphasize the reuse potential of
existing facilities as well as the need to insure that those
few vacant parcels that do exist are controlled so that they
can be put to their highest and best use.

2. Zoning

A "Zoning Composite" map has been prepared to illustrate the
zoning on land adjacent to the lake and channel. Each
government unit may have slight differences in the working of
each zone. However, for purposes of the map, all similar
zones have been grouped together to illustrate overall zoning
patterns.

It should be noted that large sections of land are
inappropriately zoned for their current use. If one looks at
the previous "Existing Land Use" map, for example, the delta
area of the Manistee River is designated wetlands as it should
be; however, as can be seen on the "existing zoning" map, it
is zoned heavy industry. A similar problem exists 'for a part
of the Eastlake's Manistee Lake shoreline which is zoned
liagricultural" even though the area does not have soils
suitable for agriculture as shown on the "Soils and Slopes"
map which follow. These inconsistencies in zoning between the
reality of what exists as reflected by existing land use and
soils and slopes and the current zoning should be rectified
with the zoning changed to reflect what exists and/or current
and future need.

3. Ownership

As illustrated by the "Riparian Ownership" map, the majority
of the land is held by private corporate ownership. In many
ways this is a blessing because it provides the opportunity to
work with a limited number of owners, many of whom are very
interested in the Lake's development potential. The fact that

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controlled by a limited number of actors thus facilitates
future possibilities rather than deters them (for a complete
listing of ownership see Appendix C, "Manistee Lake Riparian
Land Ownership").

4. Topography and Soils

The shorelands topography in the northern basin of Manistee
Lake although characterized by modest slopes ( as shown on the
"Soils and Slopes" map) is limited in development potential
because of the large area of protected wetlands; in the
southern basin, slopes are generally steep (15% or greater)
and in many areas greatly restrict development potential
because of their closeness to the shoreline, and/or their high
erosion potential. The southern basin shore has been modified
in places to reduce slopes and create industrial sites and to
allow for storage of waste materials. ,

The key characteristics of the soils surrounding Manistee Lake
are below. The distribution of these soils around the Lake is
visually portrayed on the "Soils and Slopes" map presented
earlier:

Gray Calm: This is a sandy soil with severe seepage
characteristics.

Rubicon: This is a well drained soil with rapid permeability.
Slope areas are very difficult to vegitate.

Crosswell: This is a wet soil with good to fair bearing
capacity.

Dune Land: Sand soil with little vegitative bearing capacity.

Alluvial Land: This is a wet or marshy soil with little
bearing capacity and with water presence.

5. Climatological Data

The climatological data presented is based on county-wide
information and is not specifically Lake-related. It does,
however, demonstrate the mild and acceptable climatological
conditions which exist in the area and which are conducive to
most, if not all, development options proposed for the areas
surrounding Lake Manistee and the channel. Specifically, the
influence of Lake Michigan on the climate of Manistee County
is strong throughout most of the year. Because of the
prevailing westerly winds, spring and early summer
temperatures are cooler than would be normally expected at
this latitude and cooler than those observed in central and
eastern Michigan. Similarly, in the fall and winter,
temperatures are milder. Changing weather patterns often
bring easterly or northeasterly winds which produce clearing

skies with associated colder night-time temperatures. This
gives the county a climate which alternates between
semi-marine and continental i n character.

Precipitation is well distributed throughout the year with the
summer season receiving an average of 17.74 inches or 57% of
the average annual total. September is the wettest month
while February is the dryest. Summer precipitation is mainly
in the form of afternoon showers and thundershowers.

The average annual snowfall for Manistee is 81.7 inches.
Snowfall totals increase to over 120 inches at the higher
elevations east of Manistee. These figures reflect the
importance that lake moisture has in producing the lake snow
belt since the amounts are more than twice the annual snowfall
received over central and southeast Michigan. However, the
heaviest snows do not normally effect the Lake area directly
and those snowfalls that do occur during the winter are
normally fairly evenly distributed over a two or three month
period.

The length of the frost-free period for Manistee averages 153
days. This period is somewhat shorter in the eastern margins
of the county where continental climatic conditions become
more prevalent and Lake Michigan has less affect. However,
these averages do apply to the Lake area.

It is this climatological character of Manistee which helps
contribute to the "quality of life" which exists year around
in the area and which is and can be increasingly a major
factor in attracting both new businesses/industries and
tourists.

Climatological Data for the Manistee Area (1940 - 1979)

Latitude 44' 14'
Longitude 86* 18'
Elevation 585'
Annual rainfall - 31.03 inches
Annual days over 90* F - 7
Frost free period over 32' F - 153
Mean daily maximum temperature - 55.3*F
Mean daily minimum temperature - 37.8'F
Mean temperature - 46.6*F
Highest temperature 100*F
Lowest temperature -23*F

Source: Climatography of U.S. - Climatological Summary,
Michigan.

C. Demographics

The Manistee County Planning Commission has provided the study team
with a 1980 census package showing population summary counts as
follows:

1970 1980 % Change,
Stronach Township 513 826 +61.0%
Eastlake Village 512 514 + 0.4%
Manistee Township 2,875 3,209 +11.6%
Manistee City 7,723 7,566 - 2.0%
Filer Township 1,921 2,143 +11.6%

This data highlights the importance of the Manistee Lake area to
the County. The five political units which comprise the area
surrounding the Lake account for sixty-two percent (62%) of the
total population of the County. The distribution of population
surrounding the Lake is visually presented on the "Population
Density" map on the next page. It should also be noted that the
three townships surrounding the Lake have and continue to exhibit
growth curves while the Village of Eastlake and Manistee City have
stayed the same or actually lost population over the last ten
years. The 1980 U.S. Census, Advance Final Counts, indicate a
county population of 23,019 residents. This represents an increase
of 12.9 percent over the 1970 count of 20,393 or an annual increase
of slightly over one percent (1%). Table 1 summarizes the 1980
census by unit of government, and also includes similar information
for prior census years back to 1940.

As Table 1 demonstrates, there has been a slight shift of
population from the urban to more rural areas with most out-county
townships experiencing a higher growth rate than those contiguous
to the Lake (exception is Stronach Township).

Like many rural locations, Manistee experiences fluctuations in its
daily population count due to such factors as the influx or loss of
seasonal residents and migrant labor, vacationers, and other
transient traffic. For Manistee these fluctuations result in
population counts which (on an annual average) exceed base census
figures. During winter months, Manistee's population may dip below
its census level of 23,019 residents. During the warmer months,
however it rises well above that amount. Indeed, during the summer
months of July and August, the population of the County on any
given day may be as much as fifty percent (50%) higher than the
actual census count because of the large influx of transient
visitors (e.g., tourists and summer-time cottage dwellers).

Projections contained in Table 2 were developed by the Northwest
Michigan Regional Planning and Development Commission. They depict
population estimates to the year 2000. The estimates reflect a 20%
growth in population during the twenty year period from 1980 to
2000 or basically a continuation of the past ten year growth rate
of approximately one percent 0%). This, however, we believe is a
conservative estimate based on an assumption that the status quo in
economic development will continue.

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1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1980* % of Population Change
Pop. Pop. Pop. Pop. Pop. Housing 1970-1980

Manistee County 18,447 18,524 19,042 20,393 23,019 12,235 +12.9%
Arcadia Township 691 677 610 592 641 438 + 8.3%
Bear Lake Twp. & Village 1,228 1,162 1,101 1,444 1,658 825 +14.8%
Bear Lake Village 327 364 323 376 388 178 + 3.2%
Brown Township 521 513 507 689 631 291 - 8.4%
Cleon Twp. & Copemish 714 642 540 555 764 420 +37.7%
Copemish Village 241 255 232 237 287 122 +21.1%
Dickson Township 571 505 483 627 777 513 +23.9%
Filer Township 1,251 1,335 1,704 1,921 2,143 786 +11.6%
(Filer City/Oak Hill) (856) (322)
Manistee City 8,694 8,642 8,324 7,723 7,566+ 3,247 - 2.0%
Manistee Township 1,390 1,594 2,173 2,875 3,209 1,270 +11.6%
Eastlake Village 412 376 436 512 514 196 + 0.4%
Maple Grove Township 877 779 764 750 1,071 609 +42.8%
Kaleva Village 346 348 377 445 255 +18.0%
Marilla Township 379 322 260 213 266 169 +24.9%
Norman Township 399 447 491 678 944 1,240 +39.2%
Onekama Twp. & Village 708 833 894 1,128 1,444 1,045 +28.0%
Onekama Village 340 435 469 638 582 317 - 8.8%
Pleasanton Township 451 487 469 486 627 514 +29.0%
Springdale Township 258 204 195 199 452 362 +127.1%
Stronach Township 315 382 527 513 826 506 +61.0%

Figure 2.68 people per household (living unit). Housing counts include all maintained care for houses, apartments9
cabins, summer homes, mobile homes, medical facilities, jails.

TABLE 2
POPULATION PROJECTIONS
Based on Advance Final Counts (April 1981)

1980 Census 1985 Projection 1990 Projection 2000 Projection
23,019 people 24,378 people 24,765 people 27,626 people

At the same time, the County was experiencing a 13% population
growth (1970-1980), it experienced a 17% growth in number of people
employed (1970-1980).

The Bureau of Census has estimated that 40 to 50 percent of
people/families moving to nonmetropolitan areas do so for job
related reasons. The percentage is higher for people moving to
rural counties which are not next to metropolitan counties, such as
Manistee County.

Demographers feel that traditional rural growth has been due to
retirement and recreational opportunities. This seems to have been
the case for Manistee County. However, in the past 10 years
(1970-1980) the national trend for rural areas to lose population
and urban areas to'grow has reversed. Cities now lose people and
rural areas are gaining. This is definitely true in Michigan.
Northwest Michigan, in particular, has experienced population
growth. Manistee county has shared in that growth. The
traditional increase in retirees and recreation-oriented residents
contributes to an increase in available jobs.

Data tends to verify this experience in Manistee County. The
increased numbers of jobs in Manistee seem to be in sectors of the
economy which are service, retail, tourist, real estate and finance
oriented.

Increases in employment in Manistee County, in order of growth,
have been in the following MESC job classifications: 1. local
government (West Shore Hospital opened in this time period,
increase in Manistee City employees and county/road commission
employees); 2. retail jobs; 3. service jobs; 4. metals,
transportation equipment and machinery (except for a dramatic drop
from 1979 to 1982); 5. finance, real estate and insurance; 6. state
government; 7. transportation, communications and utilities; 8.
nonwage, self-employed and farm. The county lost job opportunities
in areas of food processing, publishing, paper manufacturing,
chemicals, lumber and furniture. It is important to note that the
county's largest category of jobs falls in nonwage, self-employed,
farm, manufacturing, retail and services.

One can generalize based on the data available that people moving
to Manistee County which have come for employment related reasons
have entered the retail, service, or self-employed segments of the
economy. Heavy industry and manufacturing segments employ fewer
people and indeed have reduced in total numbers since 1978.
Possibly as a result of this, Manistee County's population growth
has not kept pace with other northwest Michigan counties. Most
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counties surrounding Manistee (except for Lake) have a growth of 20
to 40 percent. In many cases, that growth is accompanied by
visible business and industrial growth such as seen in Grand
Traverse County and major tourist, recreation growth similar to
that experienced in Benzie County.

As-noted in--a recent --planning Aepartment-memo, the lack
available Jobs in the manufacturing and industrial sector in all
probability has contributed to Manistee County's slower population
growth. This seems especially true if it is accepted that
employment is a major reason for moving to nonmetropolitan areas.

Two other sources of population growth in Manistee County have been
retirees and those who just wanted to get away from the City to an
improved quality of life. Both of these sources have contributed
to the County's population growth in the last ten years and will
continue to in the next ten years. Manistee County is in an
attractive area of Michigan which will continue to receive growth
pressures; population growth, land use conflicts, excessive demands
for government services, and a need for jobs.

It is not out of line to expect another 12 percent increase in
Manistee County's population in the next 10 years (1980-1990). It
is possible that that rate is conservative. A major breakthrough
in economic development efforts -- such as new industry, better
tourist promotion, or a major boost in agriculture -- will provide
incentive and conditions for more growth.

A final point that should not be overlooked when discussing
Manistee County's demographics and particularly the Manistee Lake
area is that although we define Manistee as a rural county that
statement in many ways is very misleading. It is to a large extent
unique among the counties of the State in that physically (e.g.
total land use) and in population total it exhibits ruralism but in
criteria such as civilian labor force in manufacturing as a percent
of the total civilian labor force and annual weekly earnings of the
employed labor force it ranks with the more industrialized counties
of the State.

D. Physical Characteristics of Lake and Channel

1. Lake Structure: Whole Basin

Surface area: 929 acres
Mean depth: Approximately 26 feet
Maximum depth: t 50 feet
Volume: 1,251,391,063 cubic feet
Hydraulic detention time: Varies with section

Source: United States Environmental Protection Agency,
"National Eutrophication Survey, Working Paper Series, Report
on Manistee Lake, "EPA Region V, Working Paper No.201, Pacific
Northwest Environmental Research Laboratory, March, 1975.

2. Lake Structure: Basin Sections

For purposes of illustration the Lake has been divided into
three sections. The morphometry of two of these sections is
given below.

Southern Section

Surface area: 393 acres
Mean depth: 24.4 feet
Maximum depth: 37 feet
Volume: 419,711,963 cu. ft.
Hydraulic detention time: 0.071 years

Source: See Appendix A, Source 20.

Central Section

Surface area: 493 acres
Mean depth: 29.4 feet
Maximum depth: 49 feet
Volume: 631,679,100 cu. ft.
Hydraulic detention time: 0.107 years

Source: See Appendix A, Source 20.

The third section -- the northern section has a shorter
hydraulic detention time than the other two sections. It is
considered that the northern section water reflects the water
quality of the Big Manistee River; that is, that the northern
section is basically a continuation of the river itself and
reflects its characteristics.

3. Tributary and Outlet

a. Tributaries

Name Drainage Area Mean Flow

Manistee River 1820 sq miles 1,997.2 cfs
Little Manistee 218 sq miles 186.4 cfs
Minor Tributaries
and Immediate
Drainage 14.5 sq miles 19.9 cfs

Totals 2052.5 sq miles 2,203.5 cfs

b. Outlet

Channel 2059 sq miles 2,203.5 cfs

Water Depths/Water Level

Water depths are available from the Manistee Harbor chart.
Transportation channel dimensions are also given on this
chart. Depths presented on this chart are low water datum.
Mean value depths 1969-1978 are approximately 2 ft. greater
than mean water datum. Extreme values range from one foot
less than mean water datum to between 4 and 5 feet greater
than mean water datum. The maximum occurs in June/July and
the minimum in January/February. The range in change of water
depths, however, is not sufficient to have any negative impact
on shipping or other potential water-related uses. The level
of Lake Michigan does, however, have some impact on the water
quality of Lake Manistee in that it controls the level of Lake
Manistee's flow into the big lake and thus at times can
restrict the rapid flushing of the Lake.

E. Lake and Channel Usage

1. Commercial Ship Transportation

The channel and Lake are currently capable of and do receive
large lakers up to 600 feet in length. However, the capacity
for this type of use is significantly greater than
experienced. The channel's capacity is also, capable of
handling the proposed tug barge operation that is currently
under construction by the State.

2. Private Boat Usage

Private boat usage is heavy particularly during the summer
months. Marinas, both private and public, and a series of
public landings provide access to Manistee Lake and the
channel. Boats can enter the Lake through the Manistee
Channel. Recent information would indicate the boat usage
continues to increase and it is certain that the demand for
marina space during peak season is greater than that
available.

3. Total body contact and other recreation

Water skiing has been observed but is not prevalent.
Safety is of concern because underwater hazards exist in
parts of the Lake. In addition, Manistee Lake is not
perceived (accurately so) nor promoted as a total
body-contact lake.

Swimming - no natural beaches exist on Manistee Lake.
Additionally there are no cottages or riparian homeowners
on the Lake. As noted, the Lake is not now and will not
in the future be a total body contact lake.

Fishing - Both warm and cold water fishing activity is
intensive. Indeed, some of the finest fishing in the

State is available in Manistee Lake, its tributaries and
Lake Michigan accessed by the channel. The use of the
Lake for this purpose is heavy and will in all
probability continue to increase in the future as the
Nuality of life" values of Manistee County ire
increasingly and more effectively promoted.

4. Water for Industry

Water is a proven asset for attracting new industrial
development. This resource, as time passes, will become even
more important as water availability takes on a more and more
important role in site selection for industries. Those
industries which have moved to the sunbelt and southwest in
the sixties and seventies and are dependent on a reliable
source of water for the operations will be increasingly
frustrated by its lack and escalating price in the next few
years. This will result in a strong and fairly rapid movement
of these industries back to the Northeast and Midwest in the
next ten years. Manistee County is in a unique position to
take advantage of this movement.

F. Lake Water Quality

The water quality of the northern basin is almost totally
determined by the flow of the Big Manistee River. This is due
to the fact that the amount of river discharge is sufficient
to rapidly fill this basin; thus, the "flushing time" and mean
residue time (i.e., period of time during which pollutants
remain in the basin) is short. This discharge originates
outside the planning area. Moreover, it comes from forested
and agricultural areas, and water quality from these kinds of
lands is difficult to improve or control. In addition, there
are not point sources (i.e., industrial discharges) in the
northern basin. Thus, the water quality of the northern basin
is for the most part not controllable by institutions within
the planning area although obviously the County does have a
role to play in determining the overall quality of the water
under its jurisdiction.

On the other band, the southern basin (consisting of those
areas designated "central" plus "southern basins) has a water
quality greatly impacted by point sources. Data developed by
the Department of Natural Resources show that the Little
Manistee River accounts for 39% of the total phosphorus
loading which they have measured in the southern basin of
Manistee Lake. This loading from the Little Manistee River is
primarily from natural causes and thus is not controllable.
Controllable sources (i.e., the WWTP, the sewer system, and
the industrial sources) are responsible for only about 57% of
the total phosphorus loading.

Significant improvement of the Manistee Lake fishery has
occurred due to the reduction of point sources' discharges of

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phosphorus and additional improvement will continue this
trend. It is apparent that disagreements continue between the
City of Manistee and the DNR regarding the performance of the
Cityls WWTP. The key issue revolves around DNR's measurements
of phosphorus loadings. The WWTP's NPDES Permit Final
Limitations for total phosphorus is 1 rag/liter or 80% removal
of phosphorus. Recent survey results (June 9-10, 1980) -by DNR
seem to indicate a loading of 2.3 mg/liter or only a 12%
removal rates thus not meeting the NPDES Permit requirements
(see Appendix A, source 48). However these results are being
questioned by the City as being totally at variance with the
WWTP's monthly operating report. It would appear that the
Cityls questioning of the DNR results is valid based upon
their on-going operating data. Final resolution of this issue
is beyond the scope of this effort. Suffice it to say that
the City has made significant improvements over the last ten
years and that they continue to improve as time passes.

Additionally, the issue raised earlier of diminishing returns
at high economic'costs comes into play and must be addressed.
It should be noted that much of the disagreement stems from
the DNR classification of Manistee Lake as a "total body
contact" lake. It has not been such in the past, it is not
now and it will not be in the future. The activities on the
Lake are recreational activities that do not require body
contact with water The Lake is, as the committee correctly
ascertained, a joint-use body of water; that is, it is a
combination of uses. Those uses are recreational (non-body
contact and primarily fishing); natural habitats and wetlands
and industrial. The correct approach is not to try making the
Lake what it is not and can never be (a total body contact
lake) but rather it is to insure that the three "real" uses
of the Lake continue and develop harmoniously with each other.

The emphasis in review of existing data on lake water quality
that has occurred in this study is on water chemistry, and to
a lesser extent on water biology. Data on physical parameters
such as temperature, conductance and clarity, however, are
also available if needed (see references in Appendix A).

The data reports or collections are summarized below and
presented in chronological order with an assessment as to the
usefulness and purpose of the data represent an extensive data
base from which specific and in most cases quantitative
determination as needed can be made in terms of potential
impact of proposed action on lake water quality. Manistee
Lake, fortunately, has been extensively studied and documented
in terms of water quality data.

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1. Water Chemistry

1967 Fish Taint Test, Manistee Lake, DNR, March, 1967.

Chemical analysis of water adjacent to fish cages
collected at various sites offshore from industrial
outfalls. DO, BOD, phenols and chlorides.

1970 Newton,-Linnological Survey of Manistee Lake

Data was taken at 6 stations for 15 parameters at
various depths. Compared earlier data from 1958 at
3 stations for DO, BOD, chorides and phenols.

1970 Hesse, Thermal Survey of Hardy Salt and PCA Discharge,
DNR, September, 1970.

Dissolved oxygen data was taken at six stations with
depth while measuring water temperature. Thermal
plumes were developed.

1972 Report on Manistee Lake, EPA Region V, Working Paper No.
201, 1975.

Sampled 3 times during open water (from a
helicopter) at two stations (north section to 22
feet) and southern section (to 38 feet). This is
the only water chemistry taken at 3 different times
of the year in the same year. They collected DO,
calcium carbonate and nutrients (Nitrogents and
phosphorus). Object of test was to determine
trophic level (claims phosphorus limitation in
November and nitrogen limitation in September;
unclear for June).

1973 Grant, Water Quality and Biological Survey of Manistee
1975 Lake, 1973 and 1975. Report date 1977.

This was a most thorough survey. Twenty four
stations at various depths for DO, BOD, chemical
oxygen demand (COD), chlorides and phenols in 1973.
Also, DO, nitrogens and phosphorus were tested at
the surface and at bottom depth.

1980 Kenaga, Phosphorus and Chlorophyll A Survey, DNR,
February 11, 1980.

Survey of total phosphorus and chlorophyll A was
obtained at surface at 3 locations in Lake - one in
southern section and two in central section.

Survey data of previous references was used to check
model which provided calculations of phosphorus
concentration in using measured phosphorus loadings
from industrial, Manistee WWTP and tributary point
source loadings.

1980 Kenaga, Revised Phosphorus Loading Analysis Using New
Data in Vicinity of Manistee WWTP, DNR, September, 1980

New data for total phosphorus and chlorophyll A was
collected April 24, 1980 at 4 locations. Model for
phosphorus concentration was applied again and
results were compared to the new data. Combined
sewer overflows were added to the calculations. New
tributary inlet data was also collected.
This study provides (1) an assessment of the
relative effect of the various phosphorus point
sources, and (2) a method of estimating the effect
of measuring added point sources with projected
phosphorus loadings.

1981 Kenaga, Water Quality Survey of Manistee Lake -
Phosphorus and Chlorophyll A, DNR, April 10, 1981

Water quality data was collected at the same
approximate locations as in April 1980. In
addition, Orthphosphate was collected.

NOTE: The last three studies, all by Kenaga, are
controversial and are the major point of
disagreement between the City and the DNR.

2. Biological Surveys

The first type of surveys consisted of obtaining the types and
numbers of macro-invertebrates in the benthos by collecting
ff dredge samples. Surveys were conducted by Serber 1953, 1954,
Fetteroff 1975 and Grant in 1973, 1975. There was a marked
improvement from 1957 to 1973 and some improvement from 1973
to 1975.

A second type of biological survey are taint tests of fish.
Such tests are conducted by a panel eating cooked fish from
selected locations. A series of such taste tests were
conducted from 1966 through 1969. These tests were in
response to complaints about the taste of the fish. It was
'A established that the fish tasted poorer in Manistee Lake than
in Lake Michigan and better in Manistee Lake near the
tributary inlets. It was demonstrated that the tainted fish
were off Packaging Corporation of America's outfall. The
company made appropriate changes in its production process and
the problem was eliminated. Fish taint tests in 1976 verified
that the fish in Manistee Lake no longer tasted poorly.

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3. Sediment Chemistry

Sediment biology was reported as part of the biological
surveys. The only pediment chemistry available lakewide was
the survey conducted in 1973 at 23 of the 24 stations
(reported by Grant, 1977). Seventeen parameters were tested
which included six heavy metals, two organic toxics, oil,
phenols, solids, nutrients and BOD and COD.

Basch, 1971 (DNR) surveyed the bottom sediments in the
vicinity of the outlet of the Packaging Corporation of America
paper mill.

G. Point Source Water Quality

In determining lake capacity it necessary to measure the
contaminant content of the current point sources. These are
tributaries, industrial/WWTP NPDES outfalls and Combined Sewer
Overflows (CSO) (when they exist). Measurement of tributary water
quality has been conducted for many years. Industrial wastewater
surveys were started by DNR in 1975. There exists a need for
current sampling and analysis of dissolved oxygen (DO) to determine
the lower level DO ranges.

1. Tributaries

Storet (EPA's computerized data base of point source water
quality data) and the publication "Water Resources of
Michigan" are two initial points for collection of tributary
water quality (Big Manistee and Little Manistee). "Water
Resources of Michigan" automatically includes data at the USGS
stream gage stations. The Storet includes the stream gage
stations and an occasional special study if conducted by the
Federal Government.

Previous references of lake water chemistry have included
measurements of the two tributaries and the channel. Recent
DNR measurements include:

1970 Newton Big and Little Manistee Rivers, Channel
1973 Grant Little Manistee, Channel
1980 Kenaga Big and Little Manistee Rivers
1981 Kenaga Big and Little Manistee Rivers

The EPA also surveyed the Big and Little Manistee Rivers in
1972 and this data is included in the Storet data base.

Flow rate and physical parameters have all measured daily
during each year at the USGS sampling (gaging) stations.

2. Industrial/WWTP Point Sources

The point sources from industry and the Manistee WWTP have
been surveyed in 1975, 1976 for the parameters declared in the
NPDES by the DNR of the State of Michigan. Some of the
outfalls are monitored annually by the State and one, the
WWTP, is reported to be monitored every three years. All
relevant data from the initial series of surveys are presented
in Grant. Upon completion of each subsequent survey DNR has
issued a report which included survey procedure, findings and
comments for further action.

3. Combined Sewer Overflows

CSOIs were measured by McNamee, Porter and Seely in 1976 for
the City of Manistee. The measurements were taken in both the
CSO system and the receiving waters of Manistee Lake, the
river channel and Lake Michigan. The fecal coliform standard
of 200 MPN/100 ml was not exceeded in Manistee Lake or in its
waters at the beaches.

The following summarizes pollution sources and waste loads:

a. Numerous residences within the study area utilize on-site
sewage disposal facilities. While the chance of ground and
surface water contamination is minimal in the dry upland areas
with low population densities and away from the Lake, it
increases in the more highly populated areas along Manistee
Lake and Lake Michigan. Problems with such systems, for
example, have been reported in the community of Parkdale.

b. Martin Marietta

This industrial use is located between the communities of
Stronach and Eastlake along the eastern shore of Manistee Lake
and the estimated flow of waste from the 200 employees is
7,600 gallons per day or approximately twenty two times the
amount generated by a single family residence. Treatment is
presently via a septic tank-tile field system and meets all
NPDES requirements. Martin-Marietta shares use of an inductor
system with Morton and Hardy Salt Companies behind the Chamber
of Commerce and deep well injection system for disposal of
their processed water.

C. Drop Forge (Plant Number 2)

This company is located in the northwest sector of Eastlake
Village. Treatment occurs via 800 and 1,500 gallon septic
tanks with a tile field.

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d. Westshore Hospital

This facility is located two miles east of Manistee, in
Manistee Township on U.S. 31. The wastewater flow generated
by this facility is approximately 16,500 gallons per day.
Sewage from the hospital and the Manistee County Medical Care
Facility is pumped via a 6 inch force main to the City of
Manistee's sewer system. During rainstorms, the wastewater
may be diverted to a nearby tile field to prevent additional
flow into Manistee's combined sewer system which outfalls to
Manistee Lake. The diversion occurs very rarely.

e. Insta Launch

This recreational campground is located south of Parkdale and
has a capacity of one-hundred and eighty (180) campsites. The
campground also acts as a dumping station for trailers. The
number is as high as 40+ per week during the peak season. The
Insta Launch campground has just installed a 10,000 gallon
capacity septic tank system.

f. Park in Southeast Area of Manistee Lake

Department of Natural Resources boat launch has a parking
capacity of 161 and a 1,000 gallon septic tank for disposal.

H. Ground Water

The concern of ground water quality is two-fold. The first is
available water supply. The City of Manistee has sunk four
new wells in the last few years and is now drawing at about
half capacity. The second concern is the contamination of
Manistee Lake by ground water.

The concern of groundwater contamination is its entry into the
Lake. A complete analysis of the impact of industry and the
quality of ground water is presented in Childs' study, 1970
(See Appendix A for reference).

I. Existing Environmental Planning

Environmental planning has been conducted by Federal, State,
Regional and local governments since the institution of the Clean
Water Act in 1972. As is typical, these have included:

Section 208 Wastewater Plans for point and non-point sources.
These were developed by the Regional Council of Governments
under State area EPA guidance.

Section 201 Waste Water Treatment Plans conducted by local
governments under the direction of the State.

Harbor erosion mitigation and Manistee channel dredging
reports by the Army Corps of Engineers (River Basins). The

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latest being the "Maintenance Dredging of Unpolluted Harbor
Sediments in Michigan", 1975.

J. Existing Strengths And Weaknesses Of Manistee Lake

The Lake and the community has a mixture of strengths,-and
weaknesses as expected. Many of the most important are visually
represented on the "Significant Areas" map which follows on the
next page. The following is a listing of first the strengths and
then the weaknesses.

1. Strengths

Physical characteristics of the Lake are positive
because it is deep and is flushed reasonably quickly (65t
days) by tributaries. This means that the water quality
will improve quickly to adverse temporary impacts.

The water quality of the Little Manistee River is good
although, it does have naturally occurring phosphorus.
Since it provides the source to a greater portion of the
Lake, this means that the background level of the Lake
has the potential of good quality. The Big Manistee
River also has reasonably good water quality but does
have the presence of phosphorus and nitrates from
agricultural non-point source run off, primarily in the
Big Bear Creek watershed. However, as the Big Manistee
ONLY supplies the northern portion of the Lake and
because the channel for the Lake is opposite the Big
Manistee River, thus providing for rapid flushing the impact
is not great.

The water quality of the Lake is acceptable in the
bacteriological counts to a depth of about 20 feet. The
Lake was rated on roughly a scale of 6 at 4 by the EPA in
1973 for nutrient level. It ranked in the best quarter
for nutrients of 35 lakes rated by EPA. It was in the
middle of those lakes evaluated for dissolved oxygen
(DO). This can be attributed to the Little Manistee
River, the fairly rapid flushing rate and the twenty to
forty-nine foot depth for most of the Lake. The Lake
still has the potential to improve further in the
Southern and Central sections in trophic level with
improvement in industrial and wastewater treatment point
sources. Related to water quality two additional items are of
importance. The first is the importance of maintaining not
'A only the integrity of the Lake's water quality but also that
of the contiguous wetlands. These wetlands are important not
only as open space, wildlife and recreation areas but also as
an floxygen factory" which assists in balancing the oxygen
demand; that is, improving the Lake's dissolved oxygen. The
second item of importance is that under all circumstances,
care.must be taken not to disturb the bottom sediments
particularly in the central and southern basins of the Lake.

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Wetland Not Under Michigan Statute Environmental Concern
Sand Dune Water Transportation Area
High Risk Erosion
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Non-Wetland Managed and/or Archeological Potential and Known Sites
Highly Used Grave Yard

They are highly polluted and particularly toxic in heavy
metals.

There was a marked improvement in industrial point
sources from 1958 to 1973 and a continuing overall
improvement in total phosphorus concentration since that
time but at a slower rate than prior to 1973. The
slowing of the rate of improvement is not surprising in
that an immediate improvement occurs once significant
sources of pollution are reduced. Once this initial
improvement occurs then continued improvement is
incremental and at a much slower rate.

The Lake has developed and is maintaining an improving
overall water quality under a variety of potentially
severe usages. These include six point source discharges
under the NPDES permit program (i.e., Packaging
Corporation of America, Morton Chemical Company, Hardy
Salt Company, Martin Marietta Chemicals, Morton Salt
Company and Manistee Waste Water Treatment Plant);
commercial shipping docks on the Lake and heavy pleasure
boat usage for fishing during the April - October period.

Although the groundwater moving towards the Lake is not
acceptable the ground water outside of the lakeward
movement is acceptable for domestic usage.

The availability of an almost unlimited supply of
freshwater for industrial processes from the Lake
provides great opportunities for attracting those
industries heavily dependent on this resource.

The existence of a harbor capable of handling large
commercial lakers for shipping provides an opportunity to
attract industries heavily dependent on the extensive
utilization of raw materials in their manufacturing
process. The same opportunity exists for those
industries whose finished products are easily and more
inexpensively shipped by water.

The area surrounding the Lake is adequately served by
rail services providing transportation in and out of the
area using this transportation source.

The existence of numerous vacant factories/buildings
presents opportunities to new industries to move into
well located and useable space at very competitive rates
(See Appendix B for listing of vacant buildings located
in study area).

The existing natural resources (e.g., National Forest,
River, Lake, Lake Michigan, fishing) provide a marketable
package capable of attracting large numbers of additional
tourists.

The commercial/retail base for the area surrounding the
Lake is strong as a basic asset albeit significantly
under utilized, packaged and promoted (see "Manistee
Downtown Preservation and Development Plan" June, 1981,
for an extensive discussion of this matter).

The existence of a skilled/semi-skilled work force
provides a labor pool from which new industries can draw
most of the skills needed in a new venture. As noted
earlier, the Manistee area is unique in that it has
characteristics of both a rural and an industrial county.
One of the benefits to be derived from its long history
of industrialization is an available work force which has
the skills with appropriate training to handle most Jobs
that might be created.

Available training programs to assist new industries in
developing a well trained work force to meet their
specific needs exists both at the State and Federal
levels especially for areas which suffer from high
unemployment as is.now the case in Manistee County

There exists financial and tax incentives that are
available from the Federal government, from the State and
from local governmental units to assist new commercial
and industrial activities during their start-up and
development stage.

2. Weaknesses

The extremely poor quality of the bottom sediment in the
profundal zone (i.e, water in the lowest layer of a
thermally stratified lake) and water in the deep water
areas create a weakness. The nutrients and the high
oxygen demand of the sediment will take many years to
correct itself. The heavy metals in the bottom sediment
are likely to remain far longer. The adverse effects of
this situation is primarily in lowering severly the
Dissolved Oxygen (DO) in the deeper water and the toxics
affecting the fish. The potential exists to have a
tremendous release of COD and BOD from the bottom throughout
the Lake and this could cause major fish kills.

As discussed earlier on page 44, the performance of the
Manistee WWTP in removing phosphorus is in question by
the DNR. However, even if DNR results are accepted
because the influent contained less phosphorus the net
result was a decrease in the total daily load of
phosphorus. This may be attributed to the State
phosphate ban in detergents, soaps, etc. The decrease
was about one-third when compared to a survey in 1976.
The current controversy between the City and DNR in
continuing with the WWTP improvement program is a serious
weakness in any Manistee Lake plan until it is resolved.

Economic expansion serviced by Manistee will discharge to
the WWTP. The use of combined sewers and additional
infiltration has at times caused flows exceeding the WWTP
capacity. Separation and grouting will reduce the
influent flow and that program is under way in some areas of
Manistee City.

The ground water in the region in which it moves towards
Manistee Lake has elevated levels of chlorides. The high
level has caused such fouling as to require the abandoning of
wells. This is a weakness in that expansion in to areas in
the greater Manistee region not served by the City may have to
obtain water from remote wells. The groundwater on the east
side of the Lake is most likely to be affected for domestic
and process water. Cooling water is pumped from the Lake by
most of the currently operating industries.

The variety of Lake usage presents problems more than it
is a weakness. The DNR views it as a recreation lake and
institutes lake water quality restrictions such as total
body contact. Yet the Lake is viewed as a harbor by the
Army Corps of Engineers and as a significant economic
area by the Coastal Zone. This is a conflict in intent,
usage and restrictions. Specifically, this is a conflict
between the Corps and Coastal Zone on one side and
Michigan Department of Natural Resources on the other;
the latter calling the Lake a total body contact lake. A
further perceived conflict of usage is industry on the
shoreline which both uses the lake water and discharges
into it. The WWTP uses the Lake as a receiving body.
This again conflicts with the DNR concept of a full body
contact lake. The surprising aspect to all of this is
that the Lake is of sufficient'quality in coliform content to
be accepted as total body contact. It is also heavily used
for fishing and pleasure boating. It is used as a recreation
lake. The only conflict that is missing is between
swimmers/cottage or home owners and boaters. There are no
riparian cottages or homeowners and few swimmers.

In order to effectively deal with many of the problems
and opportunities existing, cooperation between all
government units is critical. One of the purposes of
this study is to facilitate that process by creating an
Implementation Manual which all units of government
around the Lake can agree upon and cooperate to work
mks toward. Hopefully, such cooperation will become a habit.
It should be understood that while there will be
disagreements, the governmental units must be able to
have a major disagreement in one area, while at the same time
cooperating on-issues of common agreement.

The lack of availability of local capital for investment
either in the public or private sector is a major
weakness. Many of the needs and opportunities for

improvement require expenditure of either private and/or
public sector investment dollars.

Failure to agree on a coordinated program for attracting
tourists including the failure to take advantage of State
enabling legislation providing for a 2% room tax which
could be used to promote the county is a weakness.

A lack exists of a sufficient number of marina slips for
pleasure boats (particularly of the larger size) during
the summer.

A lack of standard zoning, inappropriate zoning in many
areas around the Lake, and zoning that is ill-founded in
terms of being based on planning all exist in the study
area and is a weakness.

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A. Shoreline And Watershed Development

1. Shoreline

The shoreline of Manistee Lake and the channel is dotted with
a wide variety of uses. Primarily the channel is lined with
the rear elevation of commercial establishments and large
areas of vacant land near the inlet and outlet. Much of the
land area adjacent to Lake Michigan is flat with some tree
cover. Most of the area north of the channel outlet was used
for sand mining operations which have now left the area.

The north section of Manistee Lake contains small industrial
areas and commercial marina operations. Also the delta of the
Big Manistee River is a wetland, and managed as a State Game
Area with dike controlled water levels.

Manistee Lake on the east side contains two residential areas
and a major industrial site, Martin Marietta, which is in the
process of cleaning up and stabilizing the banks. The high
bluffs at the south side of this portion of the Lake in the
past have been heavily used for industrial dumping.

The heaviest concentration of industrial development mixed
with residential and commercial operations is located along
the west side from the channel to Packaging Corporation of
America.

2. Lake

The Lake is deep and flushes frequently due to the volume of
water entering from the two rivers. The Lake contains many
underwater hazards which should be removed prior to any
development of the Lake as a major shipping port. Strong
positive elements which support this potential use of the Lake
include: (1) areas can be serviced and controlled in case of
massive environmental accidents (e.g., oil spills), and (2)
the Lake is deep adjacent to shore and, with minimal negative
effect, will allow dock facilities to be built. However, due
to the contaminated nature of the sediment, any construction
must minimize disturbing this layer.

3. Greater Manistee

This area is rich in history, culture and potential. Industry
must be encouraged to resettle in this area, and if currently
here, it must be encouraged to stay and expand. The
industrial growth under this plan can and must co-exist with
recreational development and complement each other.

4. Watershed

It can be expected that development will occur at Manistee
Lake because of its traditional role in the area's industrial

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growth. Highways, railroads, shipping, airport and other
services point to Manistee Lake as a center for
industrial and recreational activity and provide the
links necessary to service that expected growth.

B. Environmental Protection Requirements

The pollution problems or potential pollution problems in Manistee
Lake are:

The DNR data places the cause of the phosphorus loading on the
Big and Little Manistee Rivers and the Manistee Waste Water
Treatment Plant. A minor contribution is attributed to the
industrial outfalls and combined sewer overflows. As noted
earlier, this issue remains unresolved.

Dissolved oxygen is quite low in the deep basins. (Affects
cold water fish).

The cause is thought to be the excess BOD and COD in the
sediment and high COD in the deep water. If the sediment
continues to release a BOD and COD after the industrial
outfalls are reduced in BOD and COD, the elevation of DO in
the deeper water will probably take a long time to alter.

Organic and organic toxics in the sediment.

Sediment is considered extremely polluted. Metals, DDT and
PCB's are elevated throughout the lake bottom. The source of
pollution was the industrial outfalls over the many years,
previous to 1970. The outfalls are now under NPDES permits.

Chlorides are elevated in excess of EPA standards.

The source of the chlorides (and other brine chemicals) is the
salt and brine mining. In addition, the near surface
groundwater has a high chloride content around the mining
facilities. The groundwater direction is towards the Lake for
these localized groundwater areas. The groundwater may
continue to contribute chlorides to the Lake.

Highly localized pollution from oil spills, combined sewer
outfalls and pipeline leaks.

The lake water quality is good above about 20 feet. Below 20
feet the quality falls off until it is extremely poor in the
deep basins. The bottom sediments are highly polluted in the
profundial zones. However, the sediments are much improved
above a depth of twenty feet, provided the location is not
near industrial outfalls. The groundwater adjacent to the
lake is rich in chlorides in several locations.

If Manistee Lake had not been used and abused by man up to
1970, it would be a high quality lake to the bottom. The

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bottom itself would not be the toxic burden that it is now.
However, the Lake has been abused and a method had to be
devised to assess future man-made impacts as to whether or not
they are environmentally acceptable.

The method devised has two steps to it. The first is to
determine if a proposed use will have an environmental impact
and what kind. The magnitude is not considered, because, if
the pollutants that are introduced do not affect priority
recreational uses, then the amount is not of prime interest.
In some cases, bad or harmful pollutants are introduced, but
the quantities are known to be small. The second step is to
examine quantity of impact on pollutants that are elevated now
and to test if the proposed use typically elevates the
pollutants significantly.

Development of an office building in Manistee is a form of
expansion that is likely to have little discernible impact
because it does not discharge directly into the Lake. Its
effluent is processed first by the WTP. Addition of another
salt plant would have to.be ev'aluated for its quantitative
impact on chloride, COD, solids and total phosphorus levels in
the Lake and chloride levels in ground water. Its
consideration would be quantitative.

The first step must be developed and applied to sort out those
economic expansion opportunities that affect the capacity of
the Lake to maintain its current quality.

The method requires the matching of the requirements in water
quality pollutants of each use to the pollutants impacted by
each of the other uses and its own use.* The following three
tables display the basis of the method. Table 3 shows the
interaction of the uses through water quality parameters.

Table 4 adds the affects of non-user impacts on the uses
through water quality parameters. These are tributaries; the
WWTP, combined sewer overflows and surface water. Table 5
presents the currently stressed water quality pollutants and
the uses they affect.

The candidate economic expansions by location to be developed
will be evaluated by Tables 3 and 4 to see which parameters
and, hence, conflicting uses they affect. Those uses that are
not compatible are placed in a second set. The second set is
further subdivided as to whether the economic expansion
affects the stressed pollutants in Table 5. Thus there are
three sets of expansion opportunities with different levels of
environmentally acceptability.

Industry requires low concentration of certain chemicals in use of
lake water that it introduces itself. Lakes or reservoirs with
many popular beaches have had the fecal coliforms count/100 hcl
rise to unacceptable levels due to high attendance.

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TABLE 3
INTERACTION OF USES

USES TARAMETERS OF CONCERN BY PARAMETERS IMPACTED BY USES AFFECTED ADVERSELY

Water for industry Chlorides, toxics, hardness, pH, COD, BOD, solids, phosphorus, - Fishing (DO, BOD, COD, Chlorides,
Lake level, toxics, solids, ions nitrogens, chlorides, sulphates toxics, oil'and grease)
calcium sodium, magnesium, heavy - Industry (chlorides, toxics, solids
metals, phenols, oil and grease - Aesthetics (solids, phosphorus,
nitrogens)
- Swimming and water skiing (toxics)
- Fish spawning (toxics in sediment)
- Boating (toxics)

Recreation
Boating - partial body
contact Bacteria, toxics, strep Oil and grease, BOD*, bacteria,* - Fishing (oil and grease)
strep*
Waterskiing & swimming- _Bacteria, toxics, strep Bacteria,* strep* None
total body contact
(7N Fishing (fish) Water: DO, BOD, COD, toxics, See boating - Fishing (fish)
temperature, pH
Sediment: BOD, COD, Chlorides,
toxics, oil and grease
Fish spawning/water Marsh and bottom based macrophytes. None
Fowl Nesting Need nutrients for plant life.
Non-toxic sediment. Oil and grease

Shipping/Docking Shipping channel dimensions and Oil and grease Fishing (fish)
for industry Lake level

Aesthetics Color, turbidity (suspended solids) None
Nutrients (algae, plankton blooms)

Only with heavy usage

TABLE 4
I14PACTS OF NON-USER FACTORS ON USERS

BACKGROUND AND PARAMETERS 114PACTED BY USES AFFECTED ADVERSELY
OTHER WATER
QUALITY POLLUTERS

Big Manistee Elevated nutrients - part icularly - Aesthetics
phosphorus (farmland in watershed)

Little Manistee Background

Manistee WWTP BOD (major source), COD, Phosphorus, - Fishing (fish)
nitrogen, zinc - Aesthetics
- Fish spawning

Combine sewer BOD, COD, Phosphorus, nitrogen, - Fishing (fish)
overflows oil and grease - Aesthetics
Manistee - Fish spawning

Surface water Sulphates/sulphites, chlorides - Industry intake
Ponds/ground - Fishing (fish)
water
contamination by
industry

TABLE 5
STRESSED WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS THAT AFFECT USES

LAKE ELEVATED PARAMETERS USE ADVERSELY AFFECTED TREND COMMENTS

Water
DO (Too low in deep areas below 20') Coldwater fish Improving

BOD (Acceptable except for one deep Coldwater fish
station)

COD (High in deeper basins) Coldwater fish

Chlorides (Acceptable except for same Industry intake'water Improving
station for 1300 and
several others at depth)
Nutrients
Phosphorus: Concentration Aesthetics Total P improving Current controvery over cuase and solution of elevate
Classifies Lake as eutrophic. from 1973 phosphorus concentration
Northern end elevated ffbm Big
Manistee.

Ammonia: High in bottom waters Coldwater fish Not known

Nitrates: Elevated, particularly Aesthetics Improving
in Northern end.

Bottom sediment (extremely high in Coldwater fish Not known Might collect some limited sediment data
BOD, COD, heavy metals, oil and Warm water fish
grease - really poor) spawning in littoral
zone
If sediment releases
quickly, a fish kill
will occur

1. Environmentally acceptable expansion opportunities

2. Probably environmentally acceptable opportunities because
they do not impact stressed parameters.

3. Environmentally unacceptable opportunities

Set one is included as expansion options as is. Set two is
cursorily checked to see that it does not elevate the
unstressed parameter to a level of stress. Set three is not
eliminated entirely. Some opportunities might have a major
economic benefit and then the quantitative extent of the
impact is desired if a low cost elimination of the impact is
not possible. Thus step 2, quantitative impact analysis might
be used for a few economic expansion opportunities only if the
economic benefit merits the analysis.

Some examples are in order. A salt mining industry added to
the shoreline would be of primary economic benefit, would
adversely affect stressed pollutants and a quantitative
analysis might be required.

The office building in Manistee is environmentally acceptable.

Opening up the Little Manistee to more canoeing and fishing by
roviding better tourist access might be questionable in its-
impact on the Little Manistee water quality and in turn on
Manistee Lake.

It is believed that the environmental protection filtering
techniques of Tables 3 and 5 can be applied rapidly and
effectively. The application becomes more meaningful if uses
are ranked in order of priority and economic benefits are
determined. The quantitative analysis of Step 2 will only be
applied in this program if it becomes absolutely essential.

The three tables provide some insight as they stand in the
relationship of uses and the stressed parameters.

Industry with outfalls into Manistee Lake affects the majority
of other uses of the Lake as can be seen in Table I. The use
most commonly impacted by other uses in fishing (fish). This
means that industrial impact is of primary concern and the
parameters of primary interest are those affecting the fish.

The stress on coldwater fish is caused by warming waters
forcing the fish to cooler water which is in the deeper zone
with less DO. The warm fish which spawn in the littoral zone
are stressed by the poor quality of the sediment. They can,
however, spawn in the marsh at the north end. Both types of
fish are under severe stress if the extremely high BOD and COD
levels in the bottom sediment is released rapidly.

Table 4 presents the effect of factors impacting the Lake
water quality which are not users of the Lake water. These
are Manistee WWTP, combined sewer overflow, river inlets and
polluted surface water affecting the groundwater moving toward
the Lake. Once again, fishing is the primary use impacted.
Lake aesthetics are also affected.

Table 5 relates the individual pollutants to the uses
adversely affected. The parameters selected are those that
are beyond a good water quality level. This represents the
receiving water quality for the tributaries, the WWTP, CSO's
and industry and relates through each parameter whether their
output adversely affects a parameter with no capacity for
further elevation. Similarly, in-site use can be assessed for
its effect on each elevated water quality parameter. The
parameters of concern from potential pollution sources are
BOD, COD, chlorides, total phosphorus and types of nitrogen
compounds. The bottom sediment is particularly poor with high
concentration of BOD, COD, heavy metals, and oil and grease.

C. Key Issues Affecting Future Lake Development

A key issue implies that it is a problem area. A barrier to an
obviously important improvement might become a key issue in that a
concerted effort of many to overcome it is initiated. An
opportunity might become a key issue because significant attention
is given to its best exploitation.

Key issues exist now. Barrier and opportunity key issues are
likely to develop as the Manistee Lake Plan is formulated. A
barrier is a weakness of the highest order and a strength is an
opportunity for exploitation.

Key issues in conflict that are apparent at this time are discussed
briefly below:

1. The Controversy of the Phosphorus Level in the Lake.

As discussed earlier, adversary positions have been taken by
the City of Mansitee and Michigan DNR over the impact of the
WWTP on total phosphorus concentration in the Lake. Much
discussion has evolved over the use of a trophic level
estimation model using a single parameter, total phosphorus.
Since there are fundamental questions, such as whether the
Lake is phosphorus limited and why the industrial effluents in
the southern section were not used (one is 2 to 4 times the
size of the WWTP loading) in calculation, the discussion
should be reopened as to which model is applicable,then use of
recent loading data for all point discharges should be made
and the new analysis should be carried out.

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2. Priority Uses of'the Lake

One part of the Federal Government classifies the Lake as part
of a harbor. The State of Michigan considers it a
recreational lake. -These conflicting differences in
government classification have a major cost impact for some
users of the Lake while highly verbal and emotional opinions
on environmental protection is likely to impede effective
implementation. The issue is such that concensus priorities
in the future uses of the Lake should be reached locally. One
of the purposes of the Implementation Manual is.to assist in
this process. The second issue closely tied to the first, is
the conflict over the intended use of the Lake by the Federal
Government and the State of Michigan. The first key issue is
local and should and will be resolved. The second is external
to the County and is not under local control. Therefore, it
is important that there is local concensus as to how to view
the Lake -- viewing it as both a lake and a harbor thus a
"joint use" lake.

3. Overview of Key Issues

Resolution of the first two key issues will prevent or
mitigate other problems that may appear as development of the
Lake and the surrounding land area takes place. Each
development that either uses the shoreline and the Lake or
affects the Lake will have opposition concerned with impact on
the Lake. For example, another industrial plant will become
controversial unless its regional priority is established and
minimum protection requirements set forth. Installation of a
park and bathing beach at either the southern or northern end
of the Lake will create opposition even though a park and
bathing beach has less impact than another industrial
development.

4. Resolution and Correction of Zoning Inconsistencies as
Recommended

It is important that inconsistent zoning of parcels
surrounding Manistee Lake be addressed and that where and when
appropriate the zoning be changed to a category which is
consistent with the desired future use of the parcel.

D. Development Opportunities - Summary

1. Land Availability

Land ownership around the Manistee Lake and channel to Lake
Michigan can be categorized into three types. The categories
are:

a. Public ownership
b. Corporate ownership

C. Private ownership (See Appendix C for a listing of
Manistee Lake riparian land ownership)

This review illustrates the necessity for cooperation between
the governmental agencies and the private land holders due to
the (1) lack of available land for redevelopment and (2) the
close proximity of public and private land.

Property ownership information was reviewed in conjunction
with the vacant building inventory of April, 1982 and
field-checked in June, 1982. A copy of the vacant building
inventory is included in Appendix C.

Review of existing property ownership and vacant buildings
illustrate that only a small percentage of the lakeshore
riparian area and the channel including the man-made lake area
was available for potential development and/or redevelopment.
Coupled with the property/building inventory, the soil type
was analyzed. The soil assessment established the critical"
wet areas and the unstable soil areas located within the study
area. (See soils map in Section II of this report.)

Topography also placed site location and land availability
limitations on future development and redevelopment areas.

The overlaying of these elements began the process of
establishing the framework for recommendation of sites,
keeping in mind the final goal of a realistic program.

Regardless of ownership, a 10% availability of land can be
assumed, (excluding the low intensity use wetland areas).
Dividing the proposed uses into industrial, commercial and
recreational classification excluding wetland areas, the
following sites are potential areas for development:

a. Man-made lake area.
b. North shore of the channel west of apartment area.
C. Consumer Power's vacant parcel.
d. Area between U.S. 31 and Manistee Lake, north of public
boat ramp.
e. Drop Forge area (Eastlake industrial area).
f. Martin Marietta land north of plant.
g. Bultma Dock and dredge site.
h. , Ben-Mar Marina site.
i.. Former EX-CELL-0 industrial complex.

Each of the above parcels meet one or more of the following
criteria for development.

a. Vacant.
b. Available for purchase or lease.
C. Access.
d. Servicable.
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f. Compatible use.

2. Site Suitability /

After each site was placed through the land availability screen, it
was then reviewed for site suitability.

Based upon the recommended use for each site, and including the
wetland area and the river-walk, the sites were analyzed under the
following categories:

a. Industrial
b. Recreational (low intensity)
C. Recreational (commercial)
d. Commercial

Generally, it was found that the north section of the Lake
(Eastlake Village park to the channel opening) including the
channel was suitable for recreation (commercial and low intensity).
and that the southern section of Manistee Lake was generally
suitable for industrial uses. There is some mixing of that
generalization on both sides. In general, however, the division is
accurate.

The individual sites have been reviewed based upon the land
availability section and suitability of each site. To assist in
subdividing the area for development of the options, the Lake and
channel were divided into the following sections:

a. River/Channel section
b. Northwest section of Manistee Lake
C. Northeast section of Manistee Lake
d. Middle section of Manistee Lake
e. Southeast section of Manistee Lake

The sites found suitab le for development are as follows (see map on
following page for location):

(I.) Man-made Lake

This area is currently under partial ownership by the City of
Manistee and that area that is not under ownership of the City
is under the governmental control of the City (Option 4 on
map).

(2.) The Sand Products Company site south of Fifth Avenue and west
of the apartment units located in Manistee City; N.W. 3% of
Section 11, (Tax Parcel Identification Number,
41-41-211-200-01 with additions).

The site is generally rolling and sandy with no buildings and
little vegetation and has historic and archeological site
potential (Option 5/6 on map).

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(3.) Riverfront Walk Development

This is a project under study by the Downtown Development
Authority and should be endorsed here, but pursued in a
separate study effort (Option 10 on map).

(4.) Consumers Power Company site located between the channel, the
Lake and the railroad yard area.
This site is listed as Consumers Power site, (Tax Parcel
Identification Number, 51-51-101-30001). The site is gently
rolling with a steep topographic change to the river.
Additionally, access is difficult and a major power line and
tower traverse the site. The site has possible historic
significance. A mix of uses is possible due to varying
topography (Option 12 on map).

(5.) The public marina access to Manistee Lake (Option 13 on map).

(6.) The site between the public boat launch and the Moonlite
Marina (Tax Identification Parcel. Number 51-51-101-275-05).
This site is currently vacant. The area is narrow and
rectangular in shape with U.S. 31 on the west and Manistee
Lake on the east. Topography rises to meet U.S. 31 from the
Lake (Option 14 on map).

(7.) Former EX-CELL-O Complex

An existing industrial complex currently vacant (Tax
Identification Parcel Number 51-51-448-702-02). Some
buildings eligible for historic designation. Area has rail
service and the buildings appear structurally sound (Option 16
on map). .

(8.) Ben-Mar Marina

(Tax Identification Parcel Number 51-51-448-734-05).
Gradually sloping to the Lake with installed bulkheads. The
,A existing building is being used as a warehouse with no dock
activity (Option 17 on map).

(9.) Glen of Michigan does not have riparian access to Manistee
Lake. Glen of Michigan is a vacant (except for general office
and an outlet store) manufacturing building. Adjacent to the
structure are other outlets and ample land for parking (Option
18 on map).

(10.)Eastlake Village Park and Campgrounds. The site provides a
boat launch ramp and camping facilities (Option 20 on map).

(11.)Drop Forge complex (Tax Identification Parcel Number
51-41-007-030-00). This site is located on the main line of
the railroad and contains existing buildings which are
currently being used for warehouses (Option 21 on map).

(12.)Vacant land north Martin-Marietta. (Tax Identification Parcel
Number 51-14-118-003-01). One of many continuous parcels.
The area is devoid of buildings and if lease arrangements with-
Martin Marietta could be negotiated, good sites for -
warehousing and manufacturing could be made available (Option
22 on map).

(13.)Bultama Dock and Dredge Company

The existing facility is being used to store material of
neighboring companies. This is a the best available site with
dock space for ship-oriented facilities. The site is the best
place to put an industry or bulk storage yard on the Lake
because it is in a bay which can easily be isolated to
continue a spill to that area, it is at a narrow point on the
Lake; it is most distant from both wetland areas; further on,
Environmental Impact Statement will identify needs for further
environmental safeguards (Option 23 on map).

(14.)Marsh area and boat ramp in Stronach is a good location for
fishing (Option 25).

3. Transportation Network

Manistee Lake area is serviced by a varied transportation system.
(See map in Section II).

Highways

Highways U.S. 31 and M-22 provide the north-south connection for
service to the town-state area and the northern part of the State.
M-55 is the east-west link to the center of the State and the
inter-state system. These highways are two-lane black-top and are
in good repair. U.S. 31 traverses Mansitee City in its north-south
direction and is restricted in speed, site distance and safety.
Problems have been noted along this road at the school site on the
south side of Manistee, along the entire route from Eighth Street
to the intersection of U.S. 31 and M-55; specifically, the
intersection of M-55 and U.S. 31, U.S. 31 and M-110, at the bridge
crossing the channel and at the rail crossings.

Recommendations

A series of minor intersection improvements with signal timing
would assist in alleviating some minor portions of the problem.
However, eventually the recommendations of the Michigan Department
of Transportation, Manistee Lake small area study teams, and the
local advisory board will have to be analyzed for implementation.

Rail - Regional

Service is provided around the total Manistee Lake proper by the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. Currently Manistee is the
termination point of rail service to the northwest region of
Michigan.

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Rail - Local

Rail switching to service the west side of the Lake and to change
cars and turn direction currently takes place at the rail
intersection with U.S. 31 on the west side of the Lake, north of
the channel. This rail movement causes traffic problems for the
traffic travelling through Manistee as well as emergency vehicle
movement.

Recommendations

The loop around the Lake should be reinstituted with relocation of
the switching yard.

Air Service - Regional

Manistee County is serviced by the Manistee-Blacker Airport which
has a 5,500 foot east/west paved runway and a 2,500 foot
north/south runway. Ample facilities are available for private
aircraft. A commuter airline services the area as well as charter
company.

4 Political Overview

The study area is comprised of Manistee County, Manistee City,
Manistee Township, Village of Eastlake, Stronach Township and Filer
Township. Each group plus private industry, has had
representatives on the study committee which in turn made a final
recommendation to the County Planning Department for acceptance of
the plan. Each unit of government may, if it chooses, adopt the
plan officially through its own process.

Political implementation will be handled by using the existing
governments with coordinated activities. Government cooperation
and the ability to treat the Lake in a similar manner includes the
issue of standardized zoning and uniform administration of zoning.
If this system proves unworkable, then the establishment of a
Manistee Lake Commission, a port authority or some other form of
authority should be considered.

5. Environmental Overview

The Manistee Lake Study Area has been divided into two zones. The
first zone is the northern basin, containing all the area north of
a line between First Street and Manistee Forge Company, located in
Eastlake. The second zone is the remainder of the Lake lying south
of that line. These two basins reflect two different shorelands
topography and uses, and water qualitv regimes, and therefore
present both natural constraints and development opportunities.
The "Conceptual Zoning" map presented later in the report presents
a generalized zoning overlay for the area which takes into account
these constraints and opportunities.

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First, the sborelands topography in the northern basin is
characterized by modest slopes; in the southern basin, slopes are
generally steep. The southern basin's sbore has been modified in
places to reduce slopes and create industrial sites.

Second, -most of the water-based recreation businesses in the
planning area are located in the northern basin or in the channel.
Tn addition, motel and restaurant locations within the northern
basin are situated to take advantage of the Lake's visual appeal.
On the other hand, the southern basin has a boat-launching area in
Stronach, but the remaining parcels are industrial in character.
Third, the water quality of the northern basin is almost totally
determined by the flow the Big Manistee River. This is due to the
fact that the amount of river discharge is sufficient to rapidly
fill this basin; thus, the "flushing time" is short. This
discharge originates outside the planning area. Moreover, it comes
from forested and agricultural areas, and water quality from these
kinds of lands is difficult to improve or control. Tn addition,
there are no point sources (i.e., industrial discharges) in the
northern basin. Thus, the water quality of the northern basin is
not controllable by institutions within the planning area.

On the other I-and, the southern basin has a water quality greatly
determined by point sources. Controllable sources (i.e., the @.VTP,
sewer system, and industrial sources) are responsible for a
significant portion of the total pollutant loading.

6. Technical Overview

Throughout the study period, the necessity of technical feasibility
became a necessary criteria for each recommendation and option as
well as each site. All sites were reviewed with the following
technical criteria: (a) slope, (b) access, (c) water orientation,
(d) existing conditions and (e) transportation service.

7. Economic Overview

Fach site and its ultimate land use proposal was judged in relative
terms under the following criteria: (a) creates jobs and
encourages private deveLopment, (b) expands current specific
recreational facilities which increase the tourist dollar into the

area.

8. Cost Dinpact

Each action has some form of ccst. Each option was reviewed for
cost impact on private and public expenditures. The review was set
in the following framework: (a) cost to general fund through
public improvements, (b) special funds, and (c) major public or
private financing programs.

POTENTIAL USES OF MANISTEE LAKE, CHANNEL AND SHORELINE

POTENTIAL LAKE USES

1. Recreational
2. Commercial
3. Industrial
4. Transportation
5. Wild Life Refuge

BREAKDOWN OF POTENTIAL USES

1. Recreational

a. Swimming
b. Power boating
C. Sailing
d. Water skiing
e. Fishing
f. Campsites
g. Launching ramps
h. Scuba diving
i. Yacht clubs

2. Commercial

a. Fishing
b. Marinas
C. Restaurants
d. Marine supplies and hardware
e. Boat yards
f. Charter boats
g. Marine contracting
h. Motels

3. Industrial

a. Shipping
(a) Raw materials.
(b) Finished products out
b. Winter berthing
C. Ship repair facilities
d. Pumping facilities
(a) Fire suppression svstems
(b) Condenser cooling water
(c) Non-potable water
e. Shipbuilding
f. Boat building
g. Unloading and storage
h. Manufacturing facilities
'A i. Reserve for manufacturing expansion

E. Development Options

The listing of development options on the following page represents
those options developed through the study program. Keeping mind
the desire to maximize the economic growth of the Lake while at the
same time maintaining water quality, the options are evaluated and
either discarded from further consideration or considered for
implementation now. The options are also sorted by location and by
type of option (recreational, commercial, industrial, and
residential).

Development Options

Options were ranked as to feasibility based on cost, political,
technical, environmental and economic (benefit) criteria. A
ranking of one (1) is the most favorable. The rankings typically
can be interpretted as follows:

Cost:

1. Either non-structural improvement or limited cost to general
funds.
2. Requires special funds set aside or 'limited financing to
complete project.
3. Requires major financing, special regional assessment or tax
abatement.

Political;

1. Politically acceptable by all involved units of government.
2. A limited resistance which will require limited compromise.
3. Strong political resistance not likely to be resolved.

Technical:

1. No anticipated problems.
2. Technical problems are present but experience suggests a
method of solution.
3. No apparent solutions for one or more technical problems.

Environmental:

1. Environmentally acceptable -- does not affect any parameters.
2. Probably environmentally acceptable -- does not affect
stressed parameters.
3. Environmentally unacceptable - affects stressed parameters.

Economic:

1. Creates jobs (industry) - attracts numerous tourists or
encourages private development high dollar return.
2. Expands and makes more efficient use of current specific
recreational facilities and will attract a few more visitors
to the area. Limited dollar return.
3. Controls a recreational operation but does not attract more
visitors - no dollar return.

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DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS
FEASIBILITY RANKING

Cost Political Technical Environmental Economic

A. LAKE WIDE
.1. Develop a county wide plan 1 2 2
2. Coordinating public/private boat ramps 1 2 2
3. Program to expand shipping 2 2 1 2 2

B. CHANNEL AND MAN MADE LAKE AREA
4. Man made lake house and recreation 3 2 3 2 1
5. Historic display 3 1 1 1 2
6. Restaurant development (on pilings) 3 2 2 2 2
7. Riverfront walk 3 2 2 2 1
8. Outdoor eating area on riverfront. 2 1 2 1 2
9. Building access from riverwalk 2 3 3 1 2
10. Expand public marina 2 1 2 2 2
11. Farmers/crafts 2 2 1 1 2

C. NORTHWEST SECTION OF LAKE MANISTEE-
12. Multi-use power company site 3 1 3 2 3
13. Expand boat ramp 2 1 1 1 2
14. Development/commercial north of boat launch ramp 3 1 2 2 1
15. Expansion of public marina 3 1 2. 2 1
16. Re-use of Ex-Cell-O 2 1 1 2 1
17. . Ben-Mar Marina 2 1 1 2 1
18. Factory outlet 2 1 1 1 1

NORTHEAST SECTION OF MANISTEE LAKE
19. Low intensity recreation 1 1 1 1 3

E. MIDDLE SECTION OF MANISTEE LAKE
20. Expand Eastlake Village Park 2 1 1 1 2
21. Expand Eastlake Village Industrial Park 2 3 1 2 1
22. Encourage heavy industrial use on the east side of Manistee Lake 3 3 2 2 1
23. Encourage re-use of Boltema Dock and Dredge Company 3 2 2 2 1

F. SOUTHEAST SECTION OF MANISTEE LAKE
24. Promote Stronach boat ramp 2 1 1 1 2
25. Protect marshland area 1 1 1 1 2

SEE FOLLOWING MAP FOR LOCATIONS

4. Transportation

a. Railroads
b. Passenger vessels
C. Ferries
d. Barge operations
e. Wild Life Refuge Areas

REVIEW OF SHORELINE OWNERSHIP

1. Available for Development

a. Municipal
b. State government
C. Federal Government
d. Private - individual
e. Private - commercial
f. Private - industrial

2. Not Available for Development

a. Municipal
b. State government
C. Federal government
d. Private - individual
e. Private - commercial
f. Private - industrial

POTENTIAL USES FOR AVAILABLE PROPERTY

1. After reviewing the potential areas and assessing the
probability a medium to high use factor was assigned.
2. Assess each available property in order to determine for which
uses it might be suited.
3. Identify these uses to the owner so they may be aware of the
potential uses of the property, and determine if it is
available for development.

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Manistee Lake is a great natural resource for the Manistee Area and
the State of Michigan. The people in the area are also a great
resource.

With the implementation of the "joint-use" concept for the
shoreline of the Lake and channel, the area can have a strong
economic recovery. As with all micro- economic situations much of
the recovery depends upon state and national trends. In the case
of the Manistee Lake area, a cooperative program based upon
achievable goals, which this program represents, coupled with the
positive factors regarding the quality of life will assist and
hasten the recovery.

The water is getting cleaner, the co-existence of recreation and
industry is possible and desirable. Guidance from exterior sources
is important. However, each unit of government must work
cooperatively with the other to bring about the re-birth and
change. County Planning should spearhead this effort. Political
differences of opinion have to be placed as a second priority in
order to achieve a strong image of cooperation and assistance in
developing a new or expanding an existing industry. The working
population (i.e., existing labor force) must display a positive
attitude toward new business so that the environment and industry
will be protected and encouraged to grow together.

The key conclusions and recommendations from this volume are
expanded upon and the steps needed to implement them presented in
Volume II - The Implementation Manual. Other recommendations of
importance are summarized throughout this Volume and when
appropriate, highlighted below. Although these recommendations and
conclusions in and of themselves were not deemed sufficiently
important to become part of the implementation manual itself, they
are worthy of consideration. Many are part of one or more of the
implementation steps or they assist in providing the proper
framework and working environment within which the implementation
process for the key options can proceed.

The County Economic Development Office should work with local
public and private entities in order to identify and
coordinate utilization of all available funds and funding
sources to assist the development process surrounding Manistee
Lake.

Throughout the report, tourism.has been identified as one of
the major areas of importance and one which needs to be
expanded. Funding assistance in this effort can be
forthcoming if the available two percent (2%) room tax on
hotel and motels is passed by the County. This potential
should be considered and if it is deemed necessary made
contingent on completion of the Dunham House project. It is
estimated that this project alone would bring in excess of

$20000 per year to assist the County in the promotion of
tourism.

The demand for additional marina slips has been discussed
earlier and this need should be addressed as part of the
riverwalk project and as part of Option 2 presented in the
Implementation Manual.

The need for continued and continuous inter-governmental
cooperation cannot be overstated. This process is underwav.
It must be nurtured and expanded upon.

As discussed earlier in this report, zoning inadequacies
exist. The County Planning Commission should actively seek
appropriate zoning amendments to rectify this situation, by
assisting and petitioning local governments to change their
zoning. As part of this process, local zoning should be
modified so that it is uniform and consistent around the Lake.
(See "Conceptual Zoning Changes" map on following page.) To
insure consistent and uniform administration of the zoning,
the County Planning Commission's advice and council should be
required in local zoning for any discretionary decisions
involving the Lake (See Volume IT, Appendix A for recommended
zoning language and requirements as well as the procedure for
amending the township and city,zoning ordinances). if the
above does not work, onlv then should a harbor commission or
port authority be considered.

Existing industry and labor should be encouraged to
participate in the development process and should take an
active role in promoting the benefits and opportunities which
exist in Manistee County.

The joint-use concept of the Lake and channel should be
further developed and expanded upon and should become the
cornerstone upon which the future development of the Lake area
occurs.

The delta areas of both the Big Manistee and Little Manistee
Rivers are fragile wetlands which are environmentally
sensitive and which should be preserved. Special attention
must be paid to these areas to insure that they are not
adverselv effected by proposed development activities around
Manistee Lake.

As noted throughout this report, the bottom sediments of
Manistee Lake, particularly those in the southern basin, are
highly polluted from past dumpings in the Lake. Tt is
imperative that these sediments not be disturbed or if they
are, that the impact of such action be completely understood.
New data should be developed so that the total problem is
documented and understood. Secondly, an environmental impact
assessment or statement (depending on the severity of the
potential impact) should be required for all activities that
might disturb the bottom sediments.

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The phosphorus issue has been and continues to be an issue
which impedes the economic development of Manistee Lake.
Every effort should be made to resolve the issue with DNR as
quickly as possible so that the economic growth of the area
can proceed uninterupted.

Several water hazards exist throughout the Manistee Lake basin
which are impediments to future development and dangerous to
current boating activities. A coordinated program for their
identification and removal should be developed and undertaken
by the political units of government which surround the Lake.

Local zoning as shown in Volume II , Appendix A includes
provisions for a coordinated shoreline stabilization and
greenbelt for the entire Manistee Lake shoreline. Further
zoning detail will have to be developed by the County Planning
Department.

Technical assistance to local governments to adopt the zoning
recommendations into specific language for each municipality
should have a high priority for the County Planning
Commission.

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APPENDIX A

INFORMATION SOURCES

1. Manistee County Land Use and Development Policy, Manistee County
Planning Commission, February, 1981.

2. Manistee Area Wastewater Collection and Treatment Facilities Plan,
Volume II, Gove Associates, Inc., Kalamazoo, Michigan, May, 1975.

3. Municipal Water System Report, Village of Eastlake, Manistee
County, Michigan, Gove Associates, Inc., May, 1972.

4. Draft of Manistee County Solid Waste Management Plan, Manistee
County Solid Waste Management Committee, January, 1982.

5. Canoeing Activity in Michigan - Analytical Assessment, Michigan
Department of Commerce, Travel Bureau, December, 1978.

6. Tourist Industry Growth Study - A Report to the Upper Great Lakes
Regional Planning Commission, Programs and Administration Division,
Travel Bureau, Michigan Department of Commerce, 1979.

7. Michigan Department of Transportation, Manistee Lake, Small Area
Study Team, Local Advisory Board Recommendations, July, 1980.

8. Manistee County 1981 Overall Economic Development Program Update,
February, 1981.

9. 1980 Census Package, November, 1981.

10. County Recreati on Plan, Manistee Plan Area Segment, County Planning
Commission, 1979.

11. Manistee Harbor, Navigation Chart, 1979.

12. Description of Government Units Around Manistee Lake, Manistee
County Planning Commission, February, 1982.

13. Filer Township, Manistee County, Michigan, Permanent Zoning
Ordinance.

14. Manistee Township, Manistee County, Michigan, Permanent Zoning
Ordinance.

15. Village of Eastlake, Manistee County, Michigan, A Zoning Ordinance.

16. Stronach Township, Manistee County, Michigan, Permanent Zoning
Ordinance.

17. Fishing Expenditures and Travel Activity in Manistee County,
Current Estimates of Great Lake Fishing Values, Great Lakes Fishery
Commission, 1979 (Talhelm).

18. Thermal Survey of the Hardy Salt Company and Packaging Corporation
of American Discharges into Manistee Lake, Bureau of Water
Management, Water Resources Commission, Department of Natural
Resources, September 9, 1970 (Hesse).

19. Known & Suspected Groundwater Contamination Problems, Department of
Natural Resources, Letter DNR, February, 1982.

20. Water Quality and Phosphorus Loading Analysis of Manistee Lake,
Manistee County, Michigan, Water Quality Division, Michigan
Department of Natural Resources, February, 1980 (Kenaga).

21. Water Quality and Biological Survey of Manistee Lake, Water Quality
Division, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 1973 and 1975,
July, 1977 (Grant).

22. United States Environmental Protection Agency, National
Eutrophication Survey, Working Paper Series, Report on Manistee
Lake, Manistee County, Michigan, E.P.A. Region V, Working Paper No.
201, Pacific Northwest Environmental Research Laboratory, March,
1975.

23. Water Quality Station Inventory, A Guide to Michigan Water Quality,
Data in STORET, Michigan Department of Natural Resources,
Environmental Protection Bureau, Environmental Services Division,
October, 1981.

24. History of Salt, Brine, and Paper Industries and Their Probable
Effect on the Ground Water Quality in the Manistee Lake Area of
Michigan, State of Michigan, Department of Natural Resources,
Bureau of Water Management, June, 1970 (Childs).

25. Quality Criteria for Water, United States Environmental Protection
Agency, Julv, 1976.

26. Water Resources Data for Michigan, Part 2, Water Quality Records,
United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, 1972
and 1973.

27. Northwest Michigan Regional Planning and Development Commission,
Overall Economic Development Program, March, 1978.

28. Manistee Lake Riparian Ownership, January, 1980 Tax Roll.

29. Results of a Biological Survey of Manistee Lake, September 22,
1974, (Serber).

30. Taint Test of Chinook Salmon from Manistee Lake, Manistee County,
Michigan, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, October 21,
1969.

31. Fish Taint Test, Manistee Lake, Manistee County, Michigan, DNR,
March, 1966.

32. A Biological Survey of the Effects of Pollution of Manistee Lake,
September 15, 1953 (Serber).

33. Summary of Past Staff and Commission Activities in the Manistee
Area and a Status Report on Manistee Lake and Discharge Thereto,
Bureau of Water Management, Michigan Department of Natural
Resources, July 24, 1970 (Fetteroff).

34. Limnological and Biological Survey of Manistee Lake,Manistee
County, Michigan, February 26-28, 1957 (Fet teroff).

35. Limnological Survey of Manistee Lake and Connecting Waters,
Manistee County, Michigan, Bureau of Water Management, Michigan
Department of Natural Resources, July 13, 1970 (Newton).

36. Maintenance Dredging of Unpolluted Harbor Sediments in Michigan,
United States Army District, Detroit, Corps of Engineers, March,
1975.

37. Organic Toxic Data Sediments, August 22, 1973, STORET.

38. Historical Bacteria Information - Channel, Little Manistee, Big
Manistee River at High Bridge Road, USGS Station Data, STORET.

39. Analysis of Fish Tissue Manistee Lake, USGS Station Data, 1979 and
1980, STORET.

40. Organic Toxins in Channel to Lake Michigan, USGS Station Data 1971
- 1976, STORET.

41. Colored Maps - Manistee Lake Area, Transportation Study, Manistee
County Planning Commission, 1981.

42- Fish Taint Test, Manistee Lake, DNR, March, 1967.

43. Collection of New Data in Vicinity of Manistee WWTP - Revised
Phosphorus Leading Analysis, September, 1980 (Kenaga) (Revision of
Reference 20).

44. Water Quality Data of Manistee Lake, DNR, April 10, 1981. Data
received by telephone, February 11, 1982 (Kenaga).

45. Manistee Channel Survey, DNR, September 9, 1958 (Harvey).

46. Fish Taint Test, Manistee Lake, DNR, 1976 (Lundgren).

47. Survey of Bottom Sediments in Vicinity of Packaging Corporation of
America, DNR, October 25, 1976 (Basch).

48. Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection
Bureau, Point Source Studies Section, "Report of a Municipal
Wastewater Survey Conducted at Manistee Wastewater Treatment
Plant", All Outfalls No. 510037, Manistee County, Manistee,
Michigan, June 9-10, 1980.
49. City of Manistee, Permanent Zoning Ordinance.

APPENDIX B

VACANT BUILDING INVENTORY
April 1982

This inventory does not include barns, houses, or other agricultural
buildings. The inventory lists vacant buildings formerly used as
commercial, industrial or warehouse establishments. Each building is
listed with the following information:

Description and location
- Estimated building size, as measured from air photos
- County tax parcel number
- Owner and his address on April 1982 tax roll
- Zoning

The list is organized by township and Manistee City.

Filer TownsMp
Filer City
Store: Next to Post Office

- 51-06-301-706-04
- Alvin F. Janowiak, 675 Hilty, Filer City, MI 49634
Zoned Residential

Manistee Township
Jebavy-Sorenson (Section 21, T22N, R16W)
150 x 150 and 250 x 80 and 60 x 120
51-017-121-001-00
Manistee Orchards, 2500 Dontz Rd. Manistee, MI 49660

Parkdale Former Brown's
- 70 x 50
- 51-07-780-055-00
- Henry & Gloria Brown, 777 E. Parkdale Ave.,
Manistee, MI 49660
- Zoned Residential - Commercial

Former Linke's Body Shop

- 51-07-800-007-00
- Liquid Dust Layer Truck Co., P.O. Box 188, Manistee,
MI 49660
- Zoned Residential - Commercial

Gas Station: Across Street (s. side of U.S.31) of former
Brown's
- 40 x 20
51-07-336-078-00
- Don & Wilma Diesing, 108 Clarke St., Scottville, MI
49454

CITY OF MANISTEE

Owner: Ex-Cell-O
Location: 254 River Street
Building Size: 115,224 sq. ft.
Land Size: 9 acres
Zoned: Heavy Industrial
Property No: 51-51-448-702-01

Owner: Ex-Cell-O
Location: Filer & Division Street
Building Size: 50,788 sq. ft.
Land Size: 132 x 224
Zoned: B-1
Property No: 51-51-453-709-07

Owner: C. Madson
Location: 24 Arthur Street
Building Size: 3,976 sq. ft.
Land Size: 81 x 155
Zoned: Light Industrial
Property No.: 51-51-146-709-09

Owner: Simfort Land Company
Location: 170 Memorial Drive
Building Size: 10,010 sq. ft.
Land Size: I acre
'A Zoned: B-1
Property No: 51-51-146-726-09

Owner: J. Bultema
Location: 1713 Main Street
Building Size: 2,930 sq. ft.
Land Size: 8 acres
Zoned: Heavy Industrial
Property No: 51-51-7111-1715-01

Owner: M. Edel
Location: 15 Lake Street
Building Size: 40,000 sq. ft.
Land Size: 6 acres
Zones: Heavy Industrial
Property No: 51-51-448-735-09

'A Owner: Glen of Michigan
Location: 15 Lake Street
Building Size: 4,940 sq. ft.
Land Size: 3 acres
Zoned: Light Industrial
Property No: 51-51-448-732-05

Owner: Jackpine Press
Location: 355 River Street
Building Size: 9,525 sq. ft.

Land Size: 122 x 168
Zoned: B-1
Property No: 51-51-453-708-11

Owner: R. Brunett
Location: 340 River Street
Building Size: 1,375 sq. ft.
Land Size: 22 x 112
Zoned: B-1
Property No: 51-51-452-703-15

APPENDIX C

MANISTEE LAKE RIPARIAN LAND OWNERSHIP
January 1981 Tax Roll

This list starts in the northwest corner of Manistee Lake in Manistee
Township, then qoes clockwise around the lake listing riparian parcels
and owners (follows the channel from Manistee Lake to Lake Michigan going
west on the south side of the river and returning east on the north side).
*indicates parcels traversed by C&O Railroad right-of-way
#indicates inland parcels which may have significance in this study

W. Manistee Township Section 35
#51-07-336-077-00 (Solberg Boat Yard)
Solberg Boat Yard Inc. S.E.V. 13,757
267 Arthur Street
Manistee, Michigan 49660

#51-07-336-076-00
C&O Railroad Co. S,E.V. 7,617
c/o Gen. Tax Commissioner
P.O. Box 1254 1255
Richmond, Virginia 23210

#51-07-336-080-00 (Boat Launch and Campground)
Insta Launch Inc. S.E.V. 52,734
20 Park Avenue
Manistee, Michigan 49660

#51-07-336-087-00 (Big Manistee River State Came Area)
State of Michigan S.E.V. 1,708
2-19-51

S. Manistee Township Section 6
*51-07-006-002-00
Phoenix Petroleum Co. S.E.V. 6,056 5 acres
Box 95
Glendale, Arizona 85311

*51-07-006-001-00 (Big Manistee River State Came Area)
State of Michigan

*51-07-006-003-00
BIC Corp. S.E.V. 5,047 17.7 acres
P.O. Box 157
Manistee, Michigan 49660

Eastlake Village (Section 6 of S. Manistee Township)
#51-41-006-023-00 and -023-01
Village of Eastlake

*51-41-006-003-00 (Eastlake Village Park)
State of Michigan S.E.V. 40,997

Eastlake Village (Section 7 of S. Manistee'Towns-4@p-)
*51-41-007-031-00
State of Michigan S.E-V- 5,)25
'5/72

*51-41-007-030-00 (Manistee Forge Corp. Plant #2)
Economic Development Corp. of Manistee S.E.V. 416,058
U.S. 31 and Mason Streets
Manistee, Michigan 49660

*51-41-007-032-10 (Vacant, Hardy Salt Co.)
Hardy T. Waiter etals Trustees S.E.V. 49,927
P.O. Box 449
St. Louis, Missouri 63166

*51-41-007-033-00 (Vacant, Hardy Salt Co.)
Hardy, George T. & Hardy, T.W. Jr. & Hardy, L.T. Trsts. S.E-V- 74,89o
P.O. Box 449 36 acres
St. Louis, Missouri 63166

West Stronach Township Section 18
*51-i4-il8-oo6-oo
Hardy Salt Co. S.E-V- 31,017
P.O. Box 449 21.38 acres
St. Louis, Missouri 63166

*#51-i4-ii8-oo4-00 (Brine Well)
Martin Marietta S.E.V. 14,039
P.O. Box 398 5.05 acres
Manistee, Michigan 49660

*#51-14-118-003-00
Martin Marietta Chemical Corporation S.E.v. 8,652
6801 Rockledge Drive 29.97 acres
Bethesda, Maryland 20817

*51-14-118-007-00
Martin Marietta Corporation S.E.V. 12,407
P.O. Box 398 24.12 acres
Manistee, Michigan 49660

#*51-14-118-004-00

*51-14-118-008-00 (Martin Marietta Factory)
Martin Marietta S.E.V. 5,163,073
P.O. Box 398
Manistee, Michigan 49660

*51-14-118-009-00
Martin Marietta S.E.V. 25,793
P.O. Box 398
Manistee, Michigan 49660

W. Stronach Township Section 17
*51-14-117-003-00
Martin Marietta S.E.V. 13,060
P.O. Box 398
Manistee, Michigan 49660

#51-14-117-001-00 (Land disposal ponds)
Packaging Corp. of America Land Office S.E.V. 25,793
P.O. Box 316
Manistee, Michigan 49660

#51-14-117-004-00 (Vacant)
Packaging Corp. of America Land Office S.E-V- 3,449
P.O. Box 316 10 acres
Manistee, Michigan 49660

W. Stronach Township Section 20
*51-14-120-012-00
Packaging Corp. of America Land Office S.E.V- 36,241
P.O. Box 316 30 acres
Manistee, Michigan 49660

#*51-14-120-013-00 (Powerline right-of-way)
Consumers Power Company S.E.V. 979
c/o Region Controller
.821 Hastings Street
Traverse City, Michigan 49684

51-14-120-014-00 (Part ]eased to DNR for Manistee Lake Access site and to
Packaging Corp. of America Land Office Stronach Twp. for a park.)
P.O. Box 316 S.E.V. 979
Manistee, Michigan 49660 11-34 acres

#51-14-700-011-00 (home)
Baker, Edw. & Emaline S.E-V- 7,369
R#3 2075 Water Street Stronach Lumber Co. Add;
Manistee, Michigan 49660 Lots 38, 39, 40 Blk A

#51-14-700-010-00 (Home)
Uandis, Harold R. Etux S.E.V. 10,527
2085 Water Street Stronach Lumber Co. Add.;
Manistee, Michigan 49660 Lots 35, 36, 37 Blk A

#51-14-700-009-00 (Home)
Landis, Harold R. Etux S.E.V. i,4o4
2085 Water Street Stronach Lumber Co. Add;
Manistee, Michigan 49660 Lots 31, 32, 33, 34 Blk A

#51-14-700-008-00 (Home)
Washneske, Frank Etux. S.E-V- 7,193
R#3 2125 Water Street Stronach Lumber Co. Add;
Manistee, Michigan 49660 Lots 27, 28, 29, 30 Blk A

#51-14-600-002-00 (Home)
Svidron, Chas. & Arlene [email protected]. 7iO18
R#3 2286 Water Street Village of Stronach
Manistee, Michigan 49660

#51-14-600-003-00 (Powerline)
Consumers Power Co. S.E.V. 1,2j4
c/o Region Controller Village of Stronach
821 Hastings Street
Traverse City, Michigan 49684

#51-14-600-004-00 (House)
Longcore, Milton S.E.V. 10,702
R#3 1384 2nd Avenue Village of Stronach
Manistee, Michigan 49660

#51-14-6oo-ooi-oo (House)
Zosczak, Steve & Jas. S.E-V- 3,333
R#3 1410 2nd Avenue Village of Stronach
Manistee, Michigan 49660

#51-14-700-017-00 (House)
Stendel, Aug. & Betty S.E.V. 11,58o
R#3 1385 2nd Avenue Stronach Lumber Co. Add.
Manistee, Michigan 49660

#51-14-700-016-00 (House)
Cross, Harry V. & Beatrice S.E.V. 8,948
3837 Hull Road Stronach Lumber Co. Add.
Leslie, Michigan 49251
Mail tax bill to:
Thompson, Larry R. Etux
R#3 2332 Water Street
Manistee, Michigan 49660

#51-14-700-015-00 (House)
Stendel, Norma S.E.V. 8,948
R#3 2352 Water Street Stronach Lumber Co. Add.
Manistee, Michigan 49660 Lots 3 & 4 Blk B

#51-14-700-018-00 (House)
Patulski, James & Cora S.E.V. 9,123
R#3 2361 Lake Street Stronach Lumber Co. Add.
Manistee, Michigan 49660 Lot 10 Blk B

#51-14-700-019-00 (Residential area)
Patulski, Wm. & Miriam S.E.V. 1,404
R#3 2340 Main Street Stronach Lumber Co. Add.
Manistee, Michigan 49660 Lot 11 Blk B

#51-14-700-014-00 (House)
Pomeroy, Michael D. S.E.V. 9,123
R#3 2370 Water Street Stronach Lumber Co. Add.
Manistee, Michigan 49660 Lot 2 Blk B

#51-14-700-020-00 (House)
Szymanski, Patricia Eta] S.E.V. 13,159
R#3 1380 3rd Avenue Stronach Lumber Co. Add.
Manistee, Michigan 49660 Lot 12 Blk B

#51-14-120-015-00
Consumers Power Co. S.E.V. 1,632
c/o Region Controller
821 Hastings '
Traverse City, Michigan 49684

51-14-120-016-00 (Little Manistee River delta)
Packaging Corp. of America S.E.V. 1,632
Land Office
P.O. Box 316
Manistee, Michigan 49660

51-14-120-017-00 (Little Manistee River Delta)
Township of Stronach

51-14-120-018-00
Packaging Corp. of America S.E.V. 2,612
Land Office 5.5 acres
P.O. Box 316
Manistee, Michigan 49660

#51-j4-120-020-00
Laboda, Henry A. Etux. S.E.V. 1,881
1603 Cass Avenue
Bay City, Michigan 48706

#51-14-120-021-00
Schudlich, Ernest 1. Jr. S.E.V. 1,568
3598 River Road 3 acres
Manistee, Michigan 49660

E. Filer Township Section 19 & 20
51-06-019-100-03 through 05 (PCA factory and land around south end of Manistee
Packaging Corp. of America S.E.v. 4,109,973 Lake)
Land Office
P.O. Box 316
Manistee, Michigan 49660

#51-06-019-
C&O Railroad Company S.E.V. 2,273
c/o Gen Tax Commissioner
P.O. Box 1254 1255
Richmond, Virginia 23210

#51-06-019-
Same as above

Filer Township Section 19 (Filer City - unincorporated)
#5i-o6-301-719-05 (Vocational Education, Manistee Public Schools)
Township of Filer Lot 3 through 6 Blk 19

.#51-06-301-719-02 (Parking lot)
Packaging Corp. of America S.E.V. 3,920
Land Offi6e
P.O. Box 316
Manistee, Michigan 49660

#51-06-301-719-01 (Parking lot)
Packaging Corp. of America S.E.V. 653
Land Office
P.O. Box 316
Manistee, Michigan 49660

451-06-301-716-09 (PCA Mill Yard)
Township of Filer Lots 5 thru 8 Blk 16
Filer City, Michigan 49634

#51-06-301-715-02
Description not in tax roll.
Is part of PCA's parking lot.

#51-06-301-716-01 (Parking lot)
Packaging Corp. of America S.E.V. 871
Land Office
P.O. Box 316
Manistee, Michigan 49660

#51-06-301-716-07 (Parking lot)
Packaging Corp. of America S.E.V. 871
Land Office Lot 4 Blk 16
P.O. Box 316
Manistee, Michigan 49660

#51-06-301-716-05 (Parking lot)
Packaging Corp. of America S.E.V. 1,307
Land Office Lot 3 Blk 16
P.O. Box 316
Manistee, Michigan 49660

#51-06-301-710-09 (PCA Mill Yard)
Packaging Corp. of America S.E.V. 1,307
Land Office Filer City Lot 5 Blk 10
P.O. Box 316
Manistee, Michigan 49660

#51-06-301-711-01 (House)
Racine, George S.E.V. 7,897
P.O. Box 31 Lot I Blk 11
Filer City, Michigan 49634

#51-06-301-708-01 (PCA Mill Yard)
Packaging Corp. of America S.E.V. io,453
Land Office
P.O. Box 316
Manistee, Michigan 49660

#51-06-3017707-07
Description not in tax roll.

#51-06-301-707-01 (House)
Franckowiak, Sally Eta]. S.E.v. 8,i8g
Filer City, Michigan 49634

#5!-06-019-100-03 .(PCA Coal Dock)
Packaging Corp. of America S.E.V. 4,109,973
Land Office
P.O. Box 316
Manistee, Michigan 49660

#51-06-019-100-01
C&O Railroad Co. S.E.V. 2,273
c/o Gen Tax Commissioner
P.O. Box 1254 1255
Richmond, Virginia 23210

*51-06-019-125-01 (Manistee Drop Forge Factory fl)
Manistee Drop Forge S.E.v. 479,o94
509 Falleen Street
Filer City, Michigan 49634

*51-06-019-200-01 (Former Great Lakes Chemical Co. factory site)
Manistee Drop Forge S.E-V- 54,443
509 Falleen Street 4 acres
Filer City, Michigan 49634

E. Filer Township Section 18 (Oak Hill unincorporated)
*51-o6-oi8-325-13 and 14
C & 0 Railroad Co. S.E.V. 17,050
c/o Gen Tax Commissioner
P.O. Box 1254 1255
Richmond, Virginia 23210

.51-o6-oi8-325-01
BIC Corp. S.E.V- 3,o4q
Box 157
Manistee, Michigan 49660

Manistee City; NE4 of Section 13
*5]A-51-713-175-01 (Quonset hut building, Manistee], dock)
Bultema, John S.E.V. 137,120
625 Seminole Road
Muskegon, Michigan 49440

Manistee City; NW4 of Section 18
51-51-712-475-04 (Hardy Salt Factory)
Manistee Salt Works S.E.V. 597,000
c/o Huck Wayne
P.O. Box 449
St. Louis, Missouri 63166

Mamisf of Section 12 (Maxwell Town)
@eq,. City; . ST
51-51-712-475-02 (Century Boat Factory & Yard)
Century Boat Co. S.E.V. 150,000
Tenth Street
Manistee, Michigan 49660

51-51-712-475-01 (Electric Substation)
Consumers Power Co. S.E.V. 25,210
c/o Region Controller
821 Hastings St.
Traverse City, Michigan 49684

51-51-712-150-01 and 02 (large, multiple segments, in S E4 and NE4 of Section 12)
Morton INorwich Products Inc. (Morton Salt & Chem. Factory, yard & dock,
Morton Salt Drive Century Boat storage, City sewage
110 Wacker Drive treatment plant)
Chicago, Illinois 60606 S.E.V. i,iio,8oo

51-51-748-701-01 (Morton Salt & Chem. Factory Yard)
Morton Norwich Products Inc.
Morton Salt Drive
110 Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606

Manistee City; NE4 of Section 12
51-51-512-150-01 (Switch yard and round house)
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad 7.25 acres

#51-51-560-702-01
Morton Norwich Products
Morton Salt Drive
110 Wacker Street
Chicago, Illinois 60606

Manistee City; NW4 of Section 12
#51-51-112-732-05

Manistee City; NE4 of Section 12
51-51-448-734-05 (Ben Mar Marina Building)
Ede], Margaret S.E.V. 112,360
3326 Grant Highway
Manistee, Michigan 49660

Manistee City; SWk of Section 1
51-51-448-734-05
Ede], Margaret S.E.V. 112,360
3326 Grant Highway Filer & Smith Add.
Manistee, Michigan 49660

#51-51-448-735-09 (Michigan Bell Servicing Building)
Edel, Margaret S.E.V. 203,230
3326 Grant Highway Filer & Smith Add.
Manistee, Michigan 49660

51-51-448-735-01 (S&W? Cement at east end of River Street)
Hamilton Auction Co. S.E.V. 55,590
m-4o Filer & Smith Add-.
Holland, Michigan 49423

Manistee City; SWk of Section 1
51-51-448-702-01 (Ex-Cell-0 factory)
rO,OOO
Ex-Cell-0 Corp. S.E.v. 4@,
2855 Coolidge Tax Dept. Filer & Smith Add.
Troy, Michigan 48084

51-51-448-736-01 (Mich. Secretary of State Office & parking)
Donald L. Gamache S.E.V. 16,670
88 Maple Street 5 acres
Manistee, Michigan 49660 Filer & Smith Add.

"Slab Dock"
Not owned, an old dock, filled over.

51-51-474-701-01 (former Lakeside Beverage)
Fortier, Neva L. & Lawrence E. S.E.V. 25,130
6175 Lakeshore Road M.S. Tyson & Co. New Add.
Manistee, Michigan 49660 Lots 1, 2, E17, 3

51-51-474-701-02
American Legion M.S. Tyson & Co. New Add.
10 Mason Street
Manistee, Michigan 49660

51-51-474-701-07 (pipe discharge)
Morton Norwich Products Inc. S.E.V. 1,100
Morton Salt Drive M.S. Tyson & Co. New Add.
110 Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606

#51-51-474-701-09 (American Legion Building)
Manistee Post #10 American Legion M.S. Tyson & Co. New Add.
10 Mason Street
Manistee, Michigan 49660

51-51-474-701-11 (Parking behind Chamber)
City of Manistee M.S. Tyson & Co. New Add.

51-51-474-701-13 (Chamber Building)
Chamber of Commerce S.E.V. 20,060
31 Mason Street M.S. Tyson & Co. New Add.
Manistee, Michigan 49660

100

Manistee City; NWk of Section 12 (City C.B.D.)
51-51-448-731-01 (House of Flavors)
West Bay Investments S.E.v. 67,820.
402 W. Luding'ton Avenue
Ludington, Michigan 49431

51-51-448-731-05 (Manistee Monuments)
Larsen, Kenneth & oarian S.E.V. 17,34o
.445 Cedar Street. Filer & Smith Add.
Manistee, Michigan 49660

51-51-448-731-09 (Jach Floor Mart)
Jach, Joe Jr. Etux S.E-V- 36,350
3497 Maplewood Road Filer & Smith Add.
Manistee, Michigan 49660
Mail to:
Jach, Joseph C. Etux
3497 Maplewood Road
Manistee, Michigan 49660

51-51-452-704-23 (Hokanson's Camera Equipment)
Hokanson, Edwin 1. Etux. S.E.V. 21,48o
308 River Street Green & Milmoe's
Manistee, Michigan 49660

51-51-452-704-21 (wallpaper?)
Miklas, Vincent A. eta] S.E.V. 2,100
714 Harbor Drive Green & Milmoe's
Manistee, Michigan 49660

51-51-452-704-19 (Multiple retail)
Economy Real Estate Inc. S.E.v. 46,i4o
P.O. Box 53 Green & Milmoe's
Manistee, Michigan 49660

51-51-452-704-15 (Ross Refrigeration)
Ross, Theodore Eta]. S.E.V. 18,830
259 5th Avenue Green & Milmoe Add.
Manistee, Michigan 49660

51-51-452-704-13 (Barber Shop)
Engstrom, John & Cora S.E.V. 9,650
560 Broad Avenue Green & Milmoe Add.
Manistee, Michigan 49660 Lot 38

51-51-452-704-03 (Credithrift)
Calcutt, Harry S.E.v. 4,54o
1019,Peninsula Drive Green & Milmoe's Add.
Traverse City, Michigan 49684

101

51-51-452-704@-Ol (Thompson Insurance)
Gardner, Werner C. Etux. S.E.V. 12,8oo
63 E. Kott Road Green & Milmoe Add.
Manistee, Michigan 49660
Mail to:
Thompson, Thomas F. Etux.
240 Piney Road
Manistee, Mich.igan 49660

51-51-452-703-17 (Gamble's Warehouse/Montgomery Wards)
Badalamente, David S.E.V. 17,570
334 River Street Green & Milmoe's Add.
Manistee, Michigan 49660

51-51-452-703-15 (vacant)
Brunette, Robert A. Etux. S.E.v. 8,49o
R#I Box 208 Green & Milmoe's Add.
Gaylord, Michigan 49735

51-51-452-703-13 (Jerry Lewis Photography)
Larsen, Alfred & Beryl S.E.V. 12,000
342 River Street Green & Milmoe's Add.
Manistee, Michigan 49660 Lot 27

51-51-452-703-11 (Harbor Inn Tavern)
Jeruzal, Joseph A. S.E-V- 7,48o
407 Hancock Street Green & Milmoe's Add.
Manistee, Michigan 49660

51-51-452-703-07 (Daul's Read-Mor)
Huntington National Bank S.E.V. 22,28o
P.O. Box 1558 Green & Milmoe's Add.
Columbus, Ohio 43216

51-51-452-703-04 (Cove Bar)
Laskey, LaJuana S.E.V. 15,750
324 Ist Avenue Green & Milmoe's Add.
Manistee, Michigan 49660

51-51-452-703-02 (Pillars Restaurant)
Rhodea, Erwin & Wilma S.E.V. 16,930
19 Fowler Green & Milmoe's Add.
Manistee, Michigan 49660
Mail To:
Haney, David R. Etux.
R#3 Box 88
Bear Lake, Michigan 49614

51-51-452-702-21 (Wilson's Whims)
Jones, Don Inc. S.E.V. 22,o4o
513 Oak Street Green & Milmoe's Add.
Manistee, Michigan 49660
Mail To:
Wilson, Paul Etux.
356 River Street
Manistee, Michigan 49660

102

51-51-452-702-15 (vacant)
Lynch, Philip H. & Jean D. S.E.V- 19,920
Lynch, Daniel L. & Mary Lee M. Green & Milmoe's Add.
24 Fultonwood, S.E' i
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503
Mail To:
Gibbs, Bruce & Patsie
R#I
Beulah, Michigan 49617

51-51-452-702-14
Kolk, Harry Etux S.E-V- 750
4028 College Avenue Green & Milmoe's Add.
Manistee, Michigan 49660

51-51-452-702-01
Kolk, Harry 0. S.E.V. 83,730
4028 College Avenue Green & Milmoe's Add.
Manistee, Michigan 49660

51-51-452-701-01
The Bette Trust S.E.v. 43,860
529 Longwood Avenue Green & Milmoe's Add.
Glencoe, Illinois 60022

51-51-452-701-15 (Alley)
City of Manistee Green & Milmoe's Add.

51-51-452-701-11 (WinterHauf Ski Shop & Sagebrush)
Fox Jewelry Co. S.E.V. 21,170
83 Monroe Avenue Green & Milmoe's Add.
Grand Rapids, Michigan

51-51-452-701-09 (Kennedy's)
Kennedy, Mary L. S.E.V. 10,230
415 Cedar Street Green & Milmoe's Add.
Manistee, Michigan 49660 Lot 5

51-51-452-701-04 (Woolworth's)
Fox Realty Co. S.E.v. 65,220
83 N.W. Monroe Green & Milmoe's Add.
Grand Rapids, Michigan

51-51-452-701-01 (J.C. Penney)
The Bette Trust S.E.V. 43,680
529 Longwood Avenue
Glencoe, Illinois 60022

Manistee City; NEk of Section 11
51-51-349-701-01 (Milliken's)
Andrie, Stanley J. Etux. S.E-V- 71,530
325 E. Circle Drive. Filer & Tyson's Add.
N. Muskegon, Michigan 49445
Mail To:
Milliken Realty Co.
'A 204 E. Front Street
Traverse City, Michigan 49684

103

51-51-349-701-05 (Milliken's)
Same as 51-51-349-701-01 S.E.V. 4,790

51-51-349-701-07 (Milliken's)
Same as 51-51-349-701-01 S.E-V- 300

51-51-349-701-08 (just for Her)
Same as 51-51-349-701-01 S.E-V- 3,490
51-51-349-701-09 ('Parking)
Same as 51-51-349-701-01 S.E.V. 11,130

51-51-349-702-01 (Elks)
BPO Elks No. 250 S.E-V- 58,550
432 River Street Filer & Tyson's Add.
Manistee, Michigan 49660

51-51-349-702-05 (440 West Restaurant)
Economic Development Corp. S.E.v. 49,o4o
County of Manistee Filer & Tyson's Add.
440 River Street
Manistee, Michigan 49660

51-51-365-701-02 (City Marina) and 06. City of Manistee Marina
City of Manistee Sub. Blk I C.E. Marsh Add.

51-51-365-701-01 (Johnson Funeral Home)
Johnson, Robert & Reatha S.E.v. 45,49o
480 Water Street Sub. of Blk I C.E. Marsh Add.
Manistee, Michigan 49660

51- 51-3 65-7 01-12
City of Manistee Sub. of Blk I C.E. Marsh Add.

51-51-365-701-13 (Manistee Charter Service'
Gamache, Donald L. S.E.V. 12,3,60
c/o Manistee Charter Service Sub. of Blk I C.E. Marsh Add.
504 Water Street
Manistee, Michigan 49660

51-51-365-702-01 (Riverside Motel)
Hoxie, Arvine L. & Goldie A. S.E.v. 8o,36o
555 Cherry Street Sub. of Blk I C.E. Marsh Add.
Manistee, Michigan 4966o

51-51-365-702-14 (School of Beauty)
Jones, D. S.E-V- 3,630
513 Oak Street Sub. of Blk I C.E. Marsh Add.
Manistee, Michigan 49660
Mail To:
Manistee Bank & Trust Co.
375 River Street
Manistee, Michigan 49660

104

#51-51-365-703-01
Konicki, John Jr. S.E.V. 15,590
2245 Grant Hwy. Sub. of Blk I C.E. Marsh Add.
Manistee, Michigan 49660
Mail To:
O'Dell, Allen D. etux
5855 Milarch Road
Manistee, Michigan 49660

51 51-3 65-7 03- 02
City of Manistee Sub. of Blk I C.E. Marsh Add.

51-51-365-703-03
Konicki, John Jr. S.E.V. 15,590
2245 Grant Highway Sub. of Blk I C.E. Marsh Add.
Manistee, Michigan 49660
Mail To:
O'Dell, Allen D. Etux.
5855 Milarch
Manistee, Michigan 49660

51-51-365-703-05
Same as aobve S.E.V. 2,630

51-51-365-703-07
Allen,.Robert P. S.E.V. 7,45o
522 First Street Sub. of Blk I C.E. Marsh Add.
Manistee, Michigan 49660

Manistee City; NW4 of Section 11
51-51-310-400-00 (First St. Beach Park)
City of Manistee E. & J. Canfield's Add.

#51-51-370-701-01 (House)
Larsen, Grace L. S.E.V. 19,520
529 Fairview Avenue Riverside Sub.
Manistee, Michigan 49660 Lot I
Mail To:
Sorensen, Alma
552 Ist Street
Manistee, Michigan 49660

#51-51-370-701-03 (House)
Larson, Elsie E. S.E.V. 18,4io
554 lst Street Riverside Sub.
Manistee, Michigan 49660 Lot 2

#51-51-370-701-05 (House)
Nowak, Ray & Suzanne S.E.V. 22,160
556 Ist Street Riverside Sub.
Manistee, Michigan 49660 Lot 3

105

#51-51-370-702-01 (House)
Hughes, Lloyd & Ann S.E.V. 24,98o
560 Ist Street Riverside Sub.
Manistee, Michigan 49660 Lot 5

#51-51-370-702-03 (House)
Skiera, Anthony J. Etux. S.E.V. 24,660
562 Ist Street Riverside Sub.
Manistee, Michigan 49660 Lot 6

#51-51-370-702-05 (House)
Robinson, Harold Etux. S.E.V. 22,6oo
564 Ist Street Riverside Sub.
Manistee, Michigan 49660 Lot 7

#51-51-370-702-07 (House)
Oleniczak, Jas. F. Etux. S.E.V. 14,750
566 Ist Street Riverside Sub.
Manistee, Michigan 49660 Lot 8

#51-51-311-250-02 (Lakeshore Motel)
Hill, R.G. S.E.V. 167,660
301 Cypress Street
Manistee, Michigan 49660

#51-51-311-275-03
Gamache, Donald L. Eta]. S.E-V- 36,ooo
88 maple Street
Manistee, Michigan 49660

Manistee City; SW4 of Section 2
51-51-262-701-01 and Lots 1-183 (First St. Beach Park)
City of Manistee Lake Michigan Heights

51-51-202-350-01 (U.S. Coast Guard)
United States

Manistee City; NW2'; of Section 11

51-51-211-200-01
Sand Products Corp. S-E-V- 30,225
2489 Ist National Building
Detroit, Michigan 48226

51 - 51 - 264-7 01 - 01
Sand Products Corp. S.E-V- 36,250
2489 Ist National Building
Detroit, Michigan 48226

Manistee City; NE4 of Section 11
51-51-211-128-oi (former Bjorkquist commercial fishing dock)
Sand Products Corp. S.E.V. 17,500
2489 Ist National Building
Detroit, Michigan 48226

106

51-51-211-127-03
By Lake Corp. S.E-V- 5,530
77 Hancock Street
Manistee, Michigan 49660
Mail To:
Feagins, Harless
77 Hancock Street
Manistee, Michigan 49660

#51-51-211-127-01 (Chalet West 11 apartments)
Feagins, Harless W. Eta]. S.E.V. 113,950
DBA Chalet Wes't 11
77 Hancock Street
Manistee, Michigan 49660

#51-51-211-127-02 (Chalet West Apartments)
Feagins, Harless W. Eta]. S.E.V. 125,o8o
77 Hancock Street
Manistee, Michigan 49660

51-51-211-126-o8 (House and marina)
Joslin, Irene H. S.E.V. 25,46o
297 Sixth Avenue S.W. Fowler's Add.
Manistee, Michigan 49660 Blk I

51 51 - 211 -126-07
By Lake Corp. S.E-V- 3,250
77 Hancock Street
Manistee, Michigan 49660
Mail To:
Feagins, Harless
77 Hancock Street
Manistee, Michigan 49660

#51-51-211-126-05 (House)
Krueger, Harold S.E.V. 1,86o
c/o Parker, Patricia L.
1308 Sierra Drive
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49004

#51-51-211-126-09 (House)
Henrichsen, Marlan Etux. S.E.V. 9,050
292 N. Water Street
Manistee, Michigan 49660

#51-51-211-126-10 (House)
City of Manistee Housing Commission
City Hall

51-51-211-107-01
Manistee Housing Commission
237 Sixth Avenue
Manistee, Michigan 49660

51-51-211-106-02 (Fortier Industries Factory)
Fortier, Lawrence & Neva S.E.v. 48,96o
6174 Lakeshore Road
Manistee, Michigan 49660

107

5)-51-211-106-01 (Century Terrace Seni.or.,'Ci tizens Apartments)
Manistee Housing Commission
237 6th Avenue
Manistee, Michigan 49660

51-51-211-105-03 (House)
Chmielewski, Ray Etux. S.E.V. 14,770
229 6th Avenue
Manistee, Mich.igan 49660

51-51-211-105-01
City of Manistee

#51-51-211-105-02 (House)
Field, Clayton G. Etals. S.E.V. 16,510
219 6th Avenue
Manistee, Michigan @49660

51-51-211-100-03
Groves, Sylvia S,E,V. 2,950
704 Spruce Street
Manistee, Michigan 49660

51-51-211-100-02 (Manistee Furniture store)
Manistee Manufacturing Co. S.E.V. 23,300
86 Washington Street
Manistee, Michigan 49660

Manistee City; SW4 of Section I
51-51-101-350-01 (Parking lot and Memorial Park)
City of Manistee

51-51-101-325-01 (Arthur Street Railroad Switch Yard)
C&O Railroad Co. S.E-V- 3o,48o
c/o Gen Tax Commission
P.O. Box 1254 1255
Richmond, Virginia 23210

51-51-101-300-01 (Consumers Power Company Service Building and vacant)
Consumers Power Co. S.E.V. 213,500
c/o Region Controller
821 Hastings
Traverse City, Michigan 49684

Manistee City; NW4 of Section I
51-51-101-375-06 (Arthur Street Boat Launch Ramp and Parking)
City of Manistee

51-51-101-
No description, no parcel

51-51-101-275-05
By Lake Corp. S.E.V. 18,ioo
77 Hancock Street
Manistee, Michigan 49660
Mail To:
Feagins, Harless
77 Hancock Street
Manistee, MI 49660 108

51-51-101-275-02 (Moonlite Marina)
"Ni Lewis, James H. Etux. S.E.v. W,8oo
III Arthur Street
Manistee, Michigan 49660
Mail To:
DeHart, David
16590 Wayne
Livonia, Michigan 48154

51-51-101-,275-01 (Moonlite Motel)
Lewis, James & Davenia S.E.V. jog,8oo
III Arthur Street
rlaiiisLee, Michigan 49660
Mail To:
Beaudrie, James
III Arthur Street
Manistee, Michigan 49660

51-51@101-704-19
Beaudrie, James J. Eta]. S.E.V. 1,700
III Arthur Street S.C. Thompson's Add.
Manistee, Michigan 49660

51-51-174-704-01 (Joslin Manufacturing)
Cosco Industries Inc. S.E.v. 8o,o6o
P.O. Box 836 S.C. Thompson's Add.
Toledo, Ohio 43696

51-51-174-702-15 (Bar-B-Q)
Celestino, Phillip C. S.E.V. 22,750
1460 Princeton Road S.C. Thompson's Add.
Manistee, Michigan 49660

51-51-174-702-13
Schultz, Dora S.E.V. 1,050
220 Arthur Street S.C. Thompson's Add.
Manistee, Michigan 49660

51-51-174-702-09 (Car Wash and Muffler Man)
Perry, Harold & Virginia S.E-V- 55,100
c/o Manistee Bank & Trust Co. S.C. Thompson's Add.
375 River Street
Manistee, Michigan 49660
Mail To:
Stancroft, Ray G.
426 Stimson
Cadillac, Michigan 49601

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51-51 -174- 70205 (Fi sh@rmensCenter)
Jones, Dorothy S.E-V- 31,800
263 Arthur Street S.C. Thompson's Add.
Manistee, Michigan 49660
Mail To:
Walsh, Frank J. Etux.
263 Arthur Street
Manistee, Mi.chigan 49660

51-51-174-702-01 (Solberg Boat Yard)
Solberg Boat Yard, Inc. S.E.V. 67,000
267 Arthur Street S.C. Thompson's Add.
Manistee, Michigan 49660

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