Please help us to save a piece of Public property (public access site) "Donated to the people of the State of Michigan"
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Jason smith
11 years ago
Bay shore does not need this piece of land just because they have money dosnt men they can have everything
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Adam Andrews
11 years ago
The deceased land owners wishes should be upheld. This land was donated to the community and it should stay that way.
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Jan and Raoul LePage
11 years ago
It is plain that the donor intended this plot for the purpose originally stated and that the meaning of this gift was and remains clear to anyone. It is a very personal choice for a specific purpose and that must be honored. Strange that organizations cloaked in names suggestive of good will choose to grab for what they should not take from others. Are there no moral boundaries remaining among us?
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Brian
11 years ago
Acres away from the shoreline are useless for public hunting. Bay Shore is trying to trade crap, useless, farmland for pristine waterfront acreage. Using God as a front, this is nothing more than a land grab by a group of notoriously corrupt "Christians". Being able to use the land is not enough for them, they want to own it. This is blatant disrespect for the deceased. If the Whitlock's would have wanted Bay Shore to have it, they would have given it to them originally. Leave this land for the public good, not those who profit off God. Anyone should be able to access this land, not just those who have paid Bay Shore.
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Shawn W. Janke
11 years ago
As a child growing up in Sebewaing, I do not want to see this land being developed or appropriated for any other intent than what the original owner had it planned for.
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Gayle Genow
11 years ago
I agree it should be kept as public property.
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Larry D. Middleton
11 years ago
I believe this proposed transaction is wrong in that it appears to be motivated by commercial interest. The property was donated for public use, not as a bargaining chip in commercial land acquisition projects. Keep the spirit of the donation alive as it was intended.
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Samantha Rasch
11 years ago
keep the property!
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JoAnn Williams
11 years ago
My mother lived on Atkins Rd for years and now my sister family does , so keep it like it is . TY
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michael nitzh
11 years ago
they dont have the right
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Jeff Kindler
11 years ago
Leave the land public for all to use. Not just the select few. The descendants of Mrs Whitlock do not want this land deal to go through. Leave well enough alone. I believe that public access already has a chain across the two track going back there. If it's public why is limited access.
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Alex Kovach
11 years ago
I'm with you....tired off access to the bay being shut off
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Charles Sterling
11 years ago
Resident of Sebewaing for 15 years, now out of state but remain concerned and committed.
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Charles W Harris
11 years ago
Leave the Whitlock grant to Sebewaing alone. To transfer it under any pretext violates a sacred trust. Furthermore, to transfer it away from Sebewaing sets a terrible precedent actually undermining donor confidence in the security of future grants not only in Sebewaing but statewide. To proceed with the transfer is foolish and extremely short-sighted.
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Vince Haag
11 years ago
This piese of state land is used by many local residents and by people like myself who grew up in sebewaing and still hunt and fish there on a regular basis all year round.This property is the way outdoorsmen like it- quiet and overgrown like good game habitat should be.Its a great resource for those who do not have private land to use for outdoor activities like deer hunting and small game hunting and a way to access the lake for ice fishing and duck hunting.Bay Shore camp does not need this land .they are just trying to keep others off it and this is their way of accomplishing what they want regardless of what the town residents want.They are now using a threat of getting outside contractors to do the work needed in their camp if they dont get what they want-- thats funny coming from a camp that is all about right ,wrong , religion and supporting and helping their community.I say let them hire who they want and watch the support from local residents and from local business's vanish, then they will see where their scare tactics get them.They want total control of that end of the quiet little town -DON'T LET THEM HAVE CONTROL OF WHAT IS NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.THAT IS WHAT IS WRONG WITH OUR GOVERNMENT THESE DAYS-they don't care or don't take into consideration the average working people who built and established the great things around us,it is all about the big guy - those with the most money and the most bullshit to get what they wanthonestly or not!
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Julie Deman
11 years ago
keep the land public. Should be for all to use.
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Linda HIllaker
11 years ago
sad..
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Kevin McAlpine
11 years ago
This is public land held in the public's trust. Keep it that way.
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brian haag
11 years ago
bay shores intentions are NOT what they're trying to get people to believe .. ever try to access the bay from bay shore ? that should be enough to open peoples eyes are trying to get people to believe
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Jacqui Kohler
11 years ago
I oppose this public property to be sold to Bay Shore Camp's.
Bay shore does not need this piece of land just because they have money dosnt men they can have everything
The deceased land owners wishes should be upheld. This land was donated to the community and it should stay that way.
It is plain that the donor intended this plot for the purpose originally stated and that the meaning of this gift was and remains clear to anyone. It is a very personal choice for a specific purpose and that must be honored. Strange that organizations cloaked in names suggestive of good will choose to grab for what they should not take from others. Are there no moral boundaries remaining among us?
Acres away from the shoreline are useless for public hunting. Bay Shore is trying to trade crap, useless, farmland for pristine waterfront acreage. Using God as a front, this is nothing more than a land grab by a group of notoriously corrupt "Christians". Being able to use the land is not enough for them, they want to own it. This is blatant disrespect for the deceased. If the Whitlock's would have wanted Bay Shore to have it, they would have given it to them originally. Leave this land for the public good, not those who profit off God. Anyone should be able to access this land, not just those who have paid Bay Shore.
As a child growing up in Sebewaing, I do not want to see this land being developed or appropriated for any other intent than what the original owner had it planned for.
I agree it should be kept as public property.
I believe this proposed transaction is wrong in that it appears to be motivated by commercial interest. The property was donated for public use, not as a bargaining chip in commercial land acquisition projects. Keep the spirit of the donation alive as it was intended.
keep the property!
My mother lived on Atkins Rd for years and now my sister family does , so keep it like it is . TY
they dont have the right
Leave the land public for all to use. Not just the select few. The descendants of Mrs Whitlock do not want this land deal to go through. Leave well enough alone. I believe that public access already has a chain across the two track going back there. If it's public why is limited access.
I'm with you....tired off access to the bay being shut off
Resident of Sebewaing for 15 years, now out of state but remain concerned and committed.
Leave the Whitlock grant to Sebewaing alone. To transfer it under any pretext violates a sacred trust. Furthermore, to transfer it away from Sebewaing sets a terrible precedent actually undermining donor confidence in the security of future grants not only in Sebewaing but statewide. To proceed with the transfer is foolish and extremely short-sighted.
This piese of state land is used by many local residents and by people like myself who grew up in sebewaing and still hunt and fish there on a regular basis all year round.This property is the way outdoorsmen like it- quiet and overgrown like good game habitat should be.Its a great resource for those who do not have private land to use for outdoor activities like deer hunting and small game hunting and a way to access the lake for ice fishing and duck hunting.Bay Shore camp does not need this land .they are just trying to keep others off it and this is their way of accomplishing what they want regardless of what the town residents want.They are now using a threat of getting outside contractors to do the work needed in their camp if they dont get what they want-- thats funny coming from a camp that is all about right ,wrong , religion and supporting and helping their community.I say let them hire who they want and watch the support from local residents and from local business's vanish, then they will see where their scare tactics get them.They want total control of that end of the quiet little town -DON'T LET THEM HAVE CONTROL OF WHAT IS NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.THAT IS WHAT IS WRONG WITH OUR GOVERNMENT THESE DAYS-they don't care or don't take into consideration the average working people who built and established the great things around us,it is all about the big guy - those with the most money and the most bullshit to get what they wanthonestly or not!
keep the land public. Should be for all to use.
sad..
This is public land held in the public's trust. Keep it that way.
bay shores intentions are NOT what they're trying to get people to believe .. ever try to access the bay from bay shore ? that should be enough to open peoples eyes are trying to get people to believe
I oppose this public property to be sold to Bay Shore Camp's.