GRAND MERE ASSOCIATION, INC,
BOX 140
STEVENSVILLE , MICHIGAN 49127

January 1969

NEWSLETTER

We have successfully passed another hurdle in our struggle to pre-
serve the Grand Mere area, Last summer, when the Lincoln Township
Board approved Mr. Peters' request to rezone approximately sixty-
six acres at the Stevensville interchange, many of us had some
apprehension as to the sentiments the residents might have about
this relatively small area.....but....on November 5, 1968, the
residents again expressed a desire to keep Grand Mere in its present
state, This should give all of us a renewed vigor to move forward
and find a permanent solution to our objective -- the preservation
of Grand Mere.

The $100 million bond issue for recreation which passed at the
November 5 election may give us an opportunity to have the state
purchase Grand Mere. We will explore this avenue for saving Grand
Mere in the near future.

The Grand Mere Board met in November with Mr. John Banyon and other
representatives of Indiana and Michigan Electric Company to discuss
the possibility of thermal pollution at their proposed nuclear
power plant to the south of Grand Mere in Lake Township, They pre-
sented an excellent program and assured us that there is no cause
for alarm. Although they did relieve some of our anxieties, there
is still much to be learned about thermal pollution before it can
be written off as harmless.

Our successful campaign to defeat the zoning change request and our
efforts to raise money for our Natural Study Preserve have taken
their toll on our treasury. Therefore, we would like to take this
opportunity to appeal to you to help us in any way you can, A big
job needs to be done, and we will need money and people .... contact
your friends, and enemies, and sign them up for a membership in the
Grand Mere Association, Incidentally, the minimum dues are now $5.00.

HELP US HELP YOU.

Grand Mere Association