Road Improvement Projects
Blue Lake Township voters approved a 1.5 mil millage dedicated to road improvement in the township. This was first collected in 2022 and will last through the 2026 winter taxes. Blue Lake Township has a volunteer roads committee that is made up of township residents, and 2 board members, who evaluate the township roads and developed a ten year strategy in cooperation with the Kalkaska County Road Commission for our road improvements. The plan has allowed the Township to balance current spending with the need to save for longer term / larger cost projects. Projects completed with this milage include;
- 2022
- Repaving of Blue Lake Road NE from Bell avenue to Starvation Lake Road at a cost of $183,996.
- Repaving Starvation Lake Road from Blue Lake Road to the west Township Line at a cost of $235,515.
- 2023
- Repaving of Blue Lake Road from CR612 to the culvert at the bottom of the hill before Twin Lake Road at a cost of $154,526
- 2024
- Repaving of all of Gedman at a cost of $171,093
- Repaving of Pflum road from the Township line to Sunset Trail at a cost of $61,111
- Shoulder reclaim (replacement) on Blue Lake Road NE from the end of the 2023 project to Bell. (this is in preparation for Chip sealing) at a cost of $67,022.
Proposed Road work Schedule for 2025 - 2031
|
Year |
Road |
Work |
Cost Est 2025 |
Actual Cost |
|
2025 |
Birch Drive |
Chip Seal and Shoulder replace |
$28,700 |
|
|
2025 |
Blue Lake Road |
Chip Seal |
$35,000 |
|
|
2025 |
Eagle Lake Dr |
Chip Seal and Shoulder Replace |
43,000 |
|
|
2026 |
|
TBD Working with the county |
$510,000 |
|
|
2027 |
Sunset Trail Starvation Lake to Twin Lake |
Chip Seal and Should Reclaim
|
$163,000 |
|
| 2027
|
Sunset Trail Twin Lake to the Township Line | Crack Seal and Shoulder Reclaim |
$71,700 |
|
|
2028-30 |
Bass Lake Road, Little Twin, N Twin Lake, Kenel Road, W Blue, Eagle Lane, and Squaw Lake Roads | Crack Seal and Shoulder. (monitor and determine as it approaches) | $443,000 |
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