Property Owners' Association
Joint HLPOA, HLLC, HLEEC Letter on Swimmer’s Itch Sent to Gerrish Twp Board
Dear HLPOA Members,
Attached, below, is a letter dated Feb 28, 2017, sent to Gerrish Township officials from the Higgins Lake Property Owners Association (HLPOA), Higgins Lake Land Conservancy (HLLC) and Higgins Lake Environmental and Economic Coalition (HLEEC) expressing our strong support for the Higgins Lake Swimmers Itch Organization’s (HLSIO) approach to tackling swimmer’s itch. Unfortunately, four of the five longer serving Gerrish Board members (Clerk Kathleen Patchin, Treasurer Leasa Tulgetske, Trustee Mary Link and Trustee Jim Lippert) did not abide by our recommendation. The newly elected Supervisor, David Udy, does support the HLSIO approach but was unable to convince any of the other four Board members to do likewise. Please know that even though the swimmer’s itch problem on Higgins Lake is improving, we will continue our efforts so you and your family can maximize your enjoyment of Higgins Lake.