To: Brian K. Flewelling, Public Works Committee Chairperson
From: Jeff Wright, Drain Commissioner, Genesee County Water & Waste Services
title
RE: Approval of a LCRC Easement Adjacent to an Abandoned ROW in Lapeer County
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Execution of Easement
BACKGROUND:
LCRC Requests an easement to be able to turn equipment around at the dead end of Coldwater Road west of Elba Road
DISCUSSION:
Genesee County Parks and Recreation formally requests the Board of Commissioners of Genesee County to approve the Easement for the cul-de-sac that encompasses the area identified in the description attached. The easement and road closure process occurred in 1999 and 2000. All paperwork was not properly frilled. This action completes and finalizes the plan outlined in Resolution 001-23.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
None.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
None.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
None.
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
None.
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
Conformance with County Project Construction Closeout
TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
BE IT RESOLVED, by this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, that the request by the Drain Commissioner, acting as the County Agency, on behalf of the Parks and Recreation Commission, to authorize granting an easement to the Lapeer County Road Commission (“LCRC”) so that the LCRC can turn its equipment around in the cul-de-sac at the dead end of Coldwater Road west of Elba Road on Genesee County-owned property in Lapeer County as fully described in the General Grant of Easement document, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and supporting documents being on file with the official records of the January 21, 2026 meeting of the Public Works Committee of this Board), and the Chairperson of this Board is authorized to execute the easement documents on behalf of Genesee County.