LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Michele Hoitenga on Thursday urged residents to participate in a series of community meetings that Consumers Energy will host to discuss the futures of several hydroelectric dams located along the Au Sable and Manistee rivers in Northern Michigan.
“This is an opportunity for local residents to have their voices heard,” said Hoitenga, R-Manton.
More than 1,700 community members, organizations, and municipal leaders participated in a series of public meetings about the same dams’ futures in 2022. Consumers Energy says the large amount of feedback it received led the company to adjust its decision timeline in order to collect more information about the economic and environmental impacts related to the hydroelectric plants.
Upcoming Consumers Energy community engagement meetings will take place regarding these identified dams beginning at 6 p.m. on the following dates at the listed locations:
Alcona Dam
Monday, Oct. 2
Eagle Ridge Golf Course
3501 State Road
Glennie
Loud and Five Channel dams
Wednesday, Oct. 11
Oscoda High School Auditorium
3550 E. River Road
Oscoda
Cooke and Foote dams
Tuesday, Oct. 24
Oscoda High School Auditorium
3550 E. River Road
Oscoda
Mio Dam
Monday, Oct. 30
Mio AuSable High School Auditorium
1110 W. Eighth St.
Mio
Tippy Dam
Monday, Nov. 6
Kaleva Norman Dickson Schools
4400 N. High Bridge Road
Brethren
Hodenpyl Dam
Monday, Nov. 13
Springville Township Community Center
105 E. Mesick Ave.
Mesick
Learn more about the full list of 13 Michigan dams being studied by Consumers Energy at ConsumersEnergy.com/Company/Electric-Generation/Renewables/Hydroelectric/Hydro-Future.
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