12/03/2024
Reach out to our elected Federal and State Representatives to SAVE our CHANNEL!! Sample letter below.
Our Federal Representatives:
1. Gary Peters – US Senator
Washington Address: 724 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510
Washington Phone: 202-224-6221
Grand Rapids Office Address: 110 Michigan St., NW, Suite 720, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Grand Rapids Phone: 616-233-9150
Email via https://www.peters.senate.gov/contact/email-gary
2. Elissa Slotkin –US Senator -elect
Washington Address: (Representative) 2245 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC. 20515
Washington Phone: 202-225-4872
Lansing District Office: 315 W. Allegan St., Suite 207, Lansing, MI 48933
Lansing Phone: 517-993-0510
3. John Moolenaar – U.S. Representative (MI 2nd) - North Muskegon to Acadia
Washington DC Office: 246 Cannon House Office Bldg., Washington, DC 20515
Washington Phone: 202-225-3561
Caledonia Office: 8980 North Rodgers Ct., Suite H, Caledonia, MI 49316
Caledonia Office: 616-528-7100
Clare Office: 431 North McEwan Street, Clare, MI 48617
Phone: (989) 802-6040
Email via https://moolenaar.house.gov/contact
Our State Representatives
4. John Bumsted – Michigan Senator (District 32) – Norton Shores to Frankfort
Lansing Address: P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, MI 49909
Lansing Phone: 517-373-1635
Email: [email protected]
Please include name, address, and phone number.
5. Curt Vandewall – Michigan House of Representatives (House district 102) – Montague/Whitehall to Manistee
Lansing Mailing Address: S-1386 Anderson House Office Building
P.O. Box 30014
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: (517) 373-1747
Email: [email protected]
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Dear ________
RE: CHANNEL MAINTENANCE DREDGING FOR THE VILLAGE OF PENTWATER
My name is ___________ and I am a resident of ___________________. I am writing to you today to ask for your assistance in funding for dredging of the channel connecting the Port of Pentwater with Lake Michigan. Increased shoreline erosion and significantly decreasing water have left our channel entrance critically shallow this fall which poses a serious threat to the viabil-ity and safety of the Pentwater harbor and it’s entrance in the coming spring and summer of 2025
Pentwater’s channel maintenance is under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Army Corp of Engineer (USACE), Detroit District. In 2009 the federal government stopped funding USACE mainte-nance dredging of recreational harbors such as Pentwater and we have been left to fend for our-selves to maintain our channel entrance.
The economies of the Village of Pentwater and surrounding area relies heavily on seasonal and transient boating traffic. Our port supports the fishing community, and brings boats, guests, shoppers, and potential residents to the Pentwater area. We are also a harbor of refuge. The inability to use the channel would have a disastrous effect on the Pentwater area.
It is my understanding that while the President’s infrastructure bill provides funding for USACE harbor maintenance of commercial ports it leaves no funding for recreational ports such as ours. I implore you to do what you can to provide funding for maintenance dredging of our channel entrance in the spring of 2025 for the safety and viability of the Port of Pentwater.
Respectfully,
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