PERRY LAKE
OSCODA COUNTY MICHIGAN
QUESTIONNAIRE
Your response to this questionnaire will help in the investigation of establishing a lake level on Perry Lake.
1. Please provide you name and address details below:
Name: __________________________ Telephone:__________________________
Home Address: _____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
Perry Lake Address:__________________________________________________________
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2. How long have you been at the Perry Lake address? ______________ Years
3. Your status with regard to this property?
15 Owner residing or conducting business at property.
0 Tenant
25 Owner not residing or conducting business at property.
9 Other (please specify) _______________________________________________
4. Are you in favor of an established lake level on Perry Lake.
32 Yes
11 No
5. At what elevation would you like the lake level to be established relative to the lake level today.
21 Higher
3 Lower
21 Same
6. Would you like the lake level to be established by the government?
23 Yes
15 No
7. At your Perry Lake address have you ever experienced? Please tick more than one box.
4 Above ground flooding
0 Above habitable floor flooding (house)
2 Flooding of a non habitable floor (out buildings)
44 I have never experienced flooding.
8. If yes to question #7, what time of year have you experienced flooding. ________________________________________
1 Summer
2 Spring and Heavy Rains
1 All the time the ground is saturated
9. Do you consider aquatic weed growth a problem in the lake at current lake levels?
14 Yes
31 No
10. Do you have shoreline ice damage to your property? (Does not include structures; such as docks.)
5 Yes
42 No
11. Do you have erosion damage to your property during periods of high water in the fall and spring?
8 Yes
40 No
12. Are you aware that the establishment of a lake level will likely mean the construction of a dam, and the cost of such a structure will be paid for by the property owners around the lake?
29 Yes
14 No
Please feel free to add written comments and opinions to this Questionnaire and return to:
R.S. Scott Associates, Inc.
405 River St.
Alpena, MI 49707
Attn: Staci Burger
Questions received after Friday August 20, 2004 will not be considered.