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Spring Lake - Lake Board

Josh Brugger, Chair

Ottawa County Board of Commissioners

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Joe Bush, Vice-Chair

Ottawa County Water Resources Commissioner​

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Michelle Hazekamp, Secretary

Muskegon County Board of Commissioners

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Richard Soldo, Treasurer

Fruitport Charter Township

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Jim Walters

Lakefront Property Owner Representative

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Carly Scholtz

Village of Spring Lake​​

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John Nash

Spring Lake Township

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Dave Billinghurst

City of Ferrysburg

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Roger Vanderstelt

Village of Fruitport

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Stephanie Barrett

Muskegon County Water Resources Commissioner​​​

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Paul Hausler, Project Consultant 
Progressive Companies

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Click here for the Spring Lake - Lake Board Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Procedures and Guidelines.

The Spring Lake – Lake Board was established in 1997 in accordance with Michigan’s Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act. The Lake Board includes a lakefront property owner, representatives from each of the municipalities bordering Spring Lake, and representatives from both Ottawa and Muskegon Counties. Several board members are lake residents. Since its establishment, the Lake Board has implemented several programs to help improve conditions in Spring Lake. Funding for the project has been derived through special assessment of benefitting properties around the lake.  Management activities on Spring Lake are coordinated under the direction of the lake board’s environmental consultant, Progressive Companies. This website includes information about Spring Lake and ongoing lake management activities.

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​Click here for an overview of the project.

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The 2025 Spring Lake Newsletter is now available. 

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Recently, claims have been made that the Spring Lake - Lake Board is covering up an accidental spill that occurred during the 2005 alum treatment. A spill did occur in September of 2005 and was immediately reported to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), now the Michigan Department of the Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE). Following an extensive DEQ investigation, and follow-up monitoring of the Spring Lake environment, a Consent Order was issued.

2025 Regular Meeting Schedule

The Barber School will be under construction until the end of June. The next meeting will be held at 1:00 p.m. (April 14) in Spring Lake Township offices, located at 101 S. Buchanan Street in Spring Lake. 

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June 25

August 27

September 24

November 25​

© 2025 by Progressive Companies. 

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