MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES INTEROFFICE COMMUNICATION May 8, 2001

TO: Mitch Wells, Unit Supervisor, Van Buren State Park FROM: Lowen Schuett, Chief, Office of Propery Management By: Ed Meadows SUBJECT: Land Transaction Application #20010057 Allegan County

Attached is a land transaction application and maps outlining a requested exchange of land and easement for water intake line by Laketown Township Building Authority. The desired land was acquired by purchase in 1977. Please note revised process and instructions as of December 14, 2000. The Statewide Council has been reviewing the most effective way to facilitate field review of Land Transaction Applications. These cases will now be sent from Office of Property Management (OPM) directly to the land manager of the lead division managing the land. This is the only change at this time. Please follow the interim process defined on the enclosed "Land Transaction Review Procedure List." This has been revised as of December 14. As the designated land manager, please coordinate this review with all other division counterparts, including comments from the Natural Heritage Program. Natural Heritage program staff have received a copy and will provide comments directly to the appropriate division supervisor in the area of the requested land. Please make copies of information you desire to keep and send the original case to the next person. If applicable, review minerals and characteristics (i.e. wells or facilities, ownership, lease status) and identify such information in the comments and recommendations. Forward the completed review to George Burgoyne, c/o Gina Parks Klco, with comments and recommendations by August 3, 2001. The Deputy will submit the recommendations to OPM for consideration by the Land Exchange Review Committee. 20010057 Laketown Township Building Authority Page 2 of 2 May 8, 2001 NOTE: This procedure does not apply to requests for public utility easements. That process has not changed. Field comments for public utility easements are sent directly back to your division. The common land transactions this process applies to include: exchanges; requests to purchase DNR land; rail corridor crossings; driveway easements across state land; land designated surplus by the managing division; and Public Use Deeds. Thank you for your assistance. If you have any questions about the land transaction review process, or this case, please contact Ed Meadows at 517-373-8243, or Patricia Baldino at 517- 241-2742.

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Enclosures: Case information and map Land Review Procedure List [Adobe Acrobat .PDF format, 81KB] Land Transaction Field Review Comment Form Completed Mineral Review Form (unless request for private easement)      [ Desired State Land, PDF format, 78KB        Offered Private Land, PDF format, 54KB] cc: Rodney Stokes, Chief, Parks and Recreation Division Gina Klco, DNR Lori Sargent, DNR

20010057 Laketown Township Building Authority 2b field memo - LP

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