Mitchell candidates sound off at forum
Lake Mitchell restoration efforts, the handling of the pandemic and Main Street dominated the topics of discussion during the Mitchell city election candidate forum that was held Tuesday at the Corn Palace. Written By: Sam Fosness | ×
Mitchell mayoral candidate Jason Bates, right, gives his opening statement while fellow mayor candidate Giovanni Lanier, left, takes notes and current Mayor Bob Everson looks on during a forum hosted by the Mitchell Area Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday at the Corn Palace. For more coverage, visit mitchellrepublic.com. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Lake Mitchell restoration efforts, the handling of the pandemic and Main Street dominated the topics of discussion during the Mitchell city election candidate forum that was held Tuesday at the Corn Palace.
CADILLAC â The Lake Mitchell Sewer Authority on Tuesday issued a required warning about a spill that happened Monday, May 10.
The sewer authority said a minor sanitary sewer overflow happened while crews were excavating a grinder pump station on South Mitchell Drive. Approximately 30 gallons of sewer water spilled to underground soil and contractors removed the soil with a vacuum truck. The sewage did not spill into Lake Mitchell or any surface waters. The sewer authority said there as no health and safety concerns, to their knowledge.
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CADILLAC â Rainfall over the past couple of weeks has brought Lake Cadillac and Lake Mitchell up to their summer levels.
In April, there d been some concern from lakefront property owners about that the lakes being lower than they re supposed to be.
But Wexford County Drain Commissioner Mike Solomon was optimistic that rainfall would bring the lakes up to level and he was right. As of today we are at 1,289.95 feet (which is) well above summer level and only 0.04 feet below spring high, Solomon wrote in an email to the Cadillac News on May 10.
Though a dam controls the spillage of water from the lakes into the Clam River, ultimately, lake levels are a reflection of rainfall, Solomon told the Cadillac News by phone for a previous Cadillac News story that published April 27.
CADILLAC â How warm are the local lakes, and are they getting warmer as the global climate changes?
Until recently, you d have to look at symptoms of warming lakes to answer that question, rather than a thermometer, as there was no formal project to track Lake Cadillac s temperature.
But Lake Cadillac has one now; according to Scott Heintzelmanâwho sits on a climate change committee as part of his work as Michigan Department of Natural Resources s Central Lake Michigan Unit Manager in the Fisheries DivisionâLake Cadillac got a thermometer installed about four years ago; it s on private property to try to prevent damage or theft that might happen.
May 5—With National Travel and Tourism Week in full swing, the Mitchell Area Chamber of Commerce found a creative way to take part in celebrating it at some of Mitchell's biggest tourist attractions. Tourists who trek to Mitchell this week will have an opportunity to take in the city of Mitchell's top five tourist attractions, and get a chance to win a prize by taking a selfie at one of the .