The Grand River Dam Authority
Board of Directors has approved a resolution to suspend waivers of its
lake rules for Grand and Hudson lakes, until guidelines are adopted to
determine when the granting of a waiver is appropriate. The board approved
the resolution at its July 21 meeting.
"Be it resolved by the Board
of Directors of the Grand River Dam Authority that no waivers of or
variances to the Rules and Regulations shall be granted until such time as
these criteria have been specifically established and adopted," states the
resolution.
This action on the part of the
board comes in response to concerns that, absent the consideration of
objective criteria, the granting of a waiver might be considered
arbitrary.
However, the public will have
a chance to give input on new guidelines before a proposal goes to the
board, said GRDA Chief Executive Officer Kevin Easley. "Public input is
very important to us as we work through these guidelines," said Easley,
"and we will be scheduling those public meetings in the near future."
