STATE OF MICHIGAN ROSCOMMON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT IN THE MATTER OF: THE WATER LEVELS OF HOUGHTON LAKE, HIGGINS LAKE, AND LAKE ST. Case N°· 81-3003-CF HELEN MATTHEW J. ZALEWSKI (P72207) PHILIP L. ELLISON (P74117) ROSATI SCHULTZ JOPPICH & OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL PLC AMTSBUECHLER, PC Attorney for Movants Counsel for Respondent PO Box 107 27555 Executive Drive, Suite 250 Hemlock, MI 48626 Farmington Hills, MI 48331-3550 (989) 642-0055 (248) 489-4100 (888)398-7003 fax
[email protected] [email protected] CHRISTOPHER M. BZDOK (P53094) OLSON, BZDOK & HOWARD, P.C. Attorneys for Intervenors 420 East Front Street Traverse City, MI 49686 (231) 946-0044
[email protected] VERIFIED MOTION TO INTERVENE BY ANNE AND RICHARD MEEKS, ELIZABETH WADE, DON CORRELL, PHILIP WILL, JULIE AND GARY SMITH, AND STAN GALEHOUSE AS INTERVENING RESPONDENTS AND COUNTER-DEFENDANTS AND BRIEF IN SUPPORT MOTION 1. Proposed Intervening Respondents and Counter-Defendants, Anne and Richard Meeks, Elizabeth Wade, Don Correll, Philip Will, Julie and Gary Smith and Stan Galehouse (Intervenors) move to intervene in this proceeding by right and by permission, under MCR 2.209. 2. All of the proposed intervenors own riparian property on Higgins Lake; have interests that would be harmed by the granting of Movants' requested relief; and have a statutory right to intervene and present evidence in a proceeding affecting the lake level under Part 307 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA), MCL 324.30701 et seq. 3. Anne and Richard Meeks own property at 101 Welt Street, Roscommon, Michigan. Elizabeth Wade co-owns property at 115 Earl Avenue, Roscommon, Michigan.