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Lakefront owners group takes failed Midland dams from controversial owner in settlement

Nov 20, 2020 | Daily News

The controversial owner of four dams in Michigan’s Midland and Gladwin counties — including two that failed in May, causing catastrophic flooding — has agreed to give up ownership of the dams to a two-county group of lakefront owners. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.


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