This is a place to ask questions and share with your Duck Lake neighbors. Please keep the discussion cordial.
Duck Lake
Property Owners Association | Highland, MI
This is a place to ask questions and share with your Duck Lake neighbors. Please keep the discussion cordial.
Duck Lake 
April 22, 2021 at 6:09 am
Thanks for the link. It’s very clear the easement “runs with the land”. This is why people need to read the legal documents before they make comments that aren’t true. We do need to watch that no dock is built at this site.
April 21, 2021 at 9:05 am
How do we find Jim Heiglener ? Lets see if he has the document everyone is referring too.
April 21, 2021 at 9:28 am
Hi Barbara, I posted a link to the court order below. Here it is again, https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B–_AhcXQ8Z5SGlYbnZqaWFfLUk/view?usp=sharing
April 21, 2021 at 11:43 am
Jim passed away years ago
April 21, 2021 at 12:20 pm
I see the comment of run of land. DLPOA has always maintained upkeep of that property and the house has been a rental for years…which had boats moored there that were not in his name. Its sad that the person who cost our association extra lawyer fees from not approving the launch will profit. I just hope the realtor lets a buyer know there will never be a dock allowed there. That was decided so our association could not be held liable for any injuries.
April 20, 2021 at 11:36 am
20 swans a swimmin’!
April 19, 2021 at 9:51 pm
DLPOA Zoom Board Meeting 4/21/21 7:30pm-9pm
Hello members this is a reminder that we will have our regular scheduled 3rd Wednesday of the month board meeting this Wednesday 4/21 at 7:30pm via Zoom. Hopefully next month warm enough to return to Axford Acres Beach for outdoor meetings.
Here are the Zoom call details:
You are invited to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: DLPOA Board
Time: Apr 21, 2021 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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April 16, 2021 at 6:43 pm
Why is there a for sale sign on the Davista boat launch property?
April 16, 2021 at 7:05 pm
Great question, I called the realtor yesterday and asked that they remove the sign. No word back from them yet. It is not, of course, for sale.
-Mike Ricard
April 16, 2021 at 7:23 pm
2144 Davista is for sale across the street from the boat ramp. This is copied and pasted from the listing.
“All sports Duck Lake! Amazing opportunity! Ranch with large lot on Divista Dr. that has 30 ft +- easement directly across the street to provide mooring space at Duck Lake shoreline of easement for water craft owned by owner (constant judgement)”
April 16, 2021 at 7:50 pm
Interesting. That property does indeed have an easement that “runs with the land” to park a boat there, without a dock. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B–_AhcXQ8Z5SGlYbnZqaWFfLUk/view?usp=sharing
April 16, 2021 at 8:36 pm
The use of the easement is for the existing owner of that house only. If the house ever sold that home looses that right. It was voted in before the boat launch was put in because that owner would not approve the launch. It should be documented somewhere in the original papers when Jim Heiglener was the president of the association. We needed permission from 300′ of homeowners around the launch. It was specified that if that owner sells they loose that right to use that property.
April 16, 2021 at 9:06 pm
I always thought that as well. The court order seems to say otherwise. I believe “runs with the land” means the rights transfer with the property.
April 16, 2021 at 9:22 pm
It was meant only for that homeowner. It was supposed to be stated that if the house sold that land will always be owned by Duck Lake. During that same time before the launch was put in the DNR wanted to buy that easement and pay for their own launch to allow 5 boats at a time entry. We strongly voted that down…we were not going to let the DNR turn our lake public. The only way that homeowner stopped fighting our launch was to give him access to let him leave his boat there…only as long as he owned the house. I dont believe he was ever deeded the property.
April 17, 2021 at 9:34 am
I agree
April 17, 2021 at 11:00 am
Has anyone that is committing actually seen the document?
Bruce
April 21, 2021 at 8:51 am
I believe it is a consent that was made by Jerry Holton.
April 21, 2021 at 8:52 am
Consent agreement.
April 21, 2021 at 11:44 am
Court order, https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B–_AhcXQ8Z5SGlYbnZqaWFfLUk/view?usp=sharing
April 8, 2021 at 7:49 pm
Just read Maureen’s comment. Have the bubblers started? If so the one closest to the Chevron bridge isn’t working. I thought I saw it working for a short time yesterday and then 10 minutes later it wasn’t on so I thought maybe it was just a test. If it’s supposed to be on now, it isn’t. Thanks.
April 8, 2021 at 3:04 pm
A big shout out to Mike Ricard from those of us on the White lake road side of Duck Lake. I called you Monday to report our bubblers not working. You said they’d be fixed by Friday. It’s Thursday afternoon and they are up and running. Thank you for your help and quick response.
April 8, 2021 at 3:22 pm
Let me pass the shout out on to the Lake Savers/Ever Blue team that told me they’d have it up this week!
April 8, 2021 at 8:07 am
Hi. I was told there was talk of adding bubblers through the middle. These really needs to happen. My muck has gotten so much worse and I have my own system I try to fight it with. It has all moved to my house and my neighbors and settled. I can’t even start my Jetski because the intake immediately sucks it in and destroys the engine. Please contact me to come see it or for more information.
March 19, 2021 at 10:53 am
Is the damn high enough so no water gets out? Lake level is low. Not too much snow this year.
March 19, 2021 at 11:55 am
Glad you brought this to our attention. l know last year the “damn keeper” was sleeping on the job, for months. Time for us Duck Lake Level Keepers take control. We aren’t going to endure that b.s. from some lame entities.
March 19, 2021 at 12:24 pm
Let’s give them a chance to do their job. I’ll call today and ask that they verify the dam is at normal summer level. No more lock cutting please.
March 19, 2021 at 1:00 pm
I spoke with Ryan, the WRC Lake Level Engineer this morning. I relayed on behalf of the DLPOA our request to bring the dam boards up to normal summer level. He said they are a month away from raising the Oakland County dams to full summer level anticipating the normal spring precipitation. They are more concerned from repercussions of spring flooding than potentially low lake levels. A fine balancing act on their part. He did say that in light of low levels last year, they will begin adding some boards to all dams very soon, ahead of the normal schedule. He also said they will begin testing all of the well pumps for proper operation.
The lake level on 3/15 (Monday) was 4.5″ below legal summer level, and 6.5″ above where most of you would like the summer lake level. I suggest that we all take this opportunity to clean our beaches, raking any leaves out to high ground to dry in anticipation of leaf collection beginning hopefully April 1st.
March 19, 2021 at 1:03 pm
Sorry, that should have read 6.5″ BELOW where most of you would like the summer lake level.
I would like to see an edit function here…
March 20, 2021 at 12:45 pm
Thank you Ole, for the update.
March 31, 2021 at 4:14 pm
The board is in dam. Thank you, Ole for contacting Ryan!
March 31, 2021 at 6:21 pm
Good Job!! 🙂
March 8, 2021 at 6:53 pm
Hello Duck Lake Property Owners, our next board meeting will again be held by Zoom. It will be this Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 7:30 pm. Here is the Zoom info link. Hope to see you all online!
Topic: DLPOA Board
Time: Mar 10, 2021 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android:
https://rock-meet.zoom.us/j/95914968363
Meeting ID: 959 1496 8363
Or iPhone one-tap :+16468769923,,95914968363#
Or Telephone: +1 646 876 9923