The Lakesider...Spring 2012
The annual newsletter of the Lake Mitchell Improvement Board

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New Items For 2012:

April 23 Meeting Minutes -- Click Here.

New state law bans docking boats at road ends overnight – From the Cadillac News
April, 2012 -- Boaters will no longer able to tie up overnight at spots where public roads end on lakes. The new law makes it a misdemeanor to place boat hoists or anchoring systems or to install a dock at road ends. Similar penalties apply to boaters who dock their boats at road ends between midnight and sunrise. (This law was just passed and may be good to know about as we enter the boating season. – Dave Foley)

• 2012 AT Treatment Notice 
• 2011 Water Quality Report 
• 2011 Financial Report 
• 2012 Annual Progress Report
• 2012 Annual Progress Report -- full 35 page version.  
• 2012 Michigan DNR Boat Regulations 
• 2011 Fishing Report  
• The Year on Lake Mitchell 2011 in Chronology and Photos 
• Answers to Commonly Asked Questions 
• Invasive Species in Lake Mitchell 
• Weed Control Starts At Home 
• Roadside Pickup Schedule 
• Lake Mitchell Improvement Board Bylaws

Important Information to Review:

• Prioritized Goal Statement for Lake Mitchell Improvement Board 
• Common Aquatic Plants in Lake Mitchell
• Lake Mitchell Weed Harvesting Guidelines 
• Ten things you can do to protect Lake Mitchell 
• Legislative News -- New Law Limits the Use of Phosphorus Fertilizers on Lawns by Howard Wandell 
• What Happened To Our Lakes & Waging A War On Weeds -- Cadillac News articles by Dave Foley published in June 2011. 

E-Mail Newsletter -- If you received this newsletter, please consider saving the board the $2 it costs to print and mail this newsletter by reading it online at www.lakemitchell.org. (We would rather use our money to fight milfoil than print and mail newsletters). All the contents of the newsletter are available online plus photos, minutes of our meetings, and features about Lake Mitchell not found in our annual newsletter. Email us at info@lakemitchell.org and we will add your email to our list which has over 265 addresses.

Those on our email list are notified about important Lake Mitchell information including days when the lake will be treated as well being alerted to upcoming meetings. If weather events such as floods, ice storms, or heavy snows occur, which could damage property, emails may be sent.  These are especially appreciated by Association members who are not lakeside residents. The email list will not be sold or offered to anyone and will only be used for Lake Mitchell Improvement Board and Association business.

The Lake Mitchell Improvement Board now has a mobile website. This site is designed specifically for viewing on your mobile smartphone: iPhone, Android phone, Blackberry phone. The mobile website has all the information found on the full website. There are no graphics or photos on the mobile site, so it's fast to laod and easy to read on small screens. To access the mobile website, point your phone's browser to http://www.lakemitchell.org/mobile. Then bookmark the site or add it to your phone's home screen.

The Print editions of the LMIB Lakesider newsletter is available for download in PDF format.

• Spring 2012 Lakesider Newsletter
• Spring 2011 Lakesider Newsletter 
• Spring 2010 Lakesider Newsletter 
• Spring 2009 Lakesider Newsletter 
• Spring 2008 Lakesider Newsletter 
• Spring 2007 Lakesider Newsletter 
• Spring 2006 Lakesider Newsletter