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

 

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 approximately 1,400 benefitting properties around the lake.  A ten-year budget was approved at public hearings held in the summer of 2023 at the Spring Lake Middle School Auditorium. 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.