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Lake Isabella History, Map & Information |
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Updated 3-7-2006 |
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History The Village of Lake Isabella lies nestled in the rolling hills of Isabella County. The Village began as a commercial development in the late 1960's and grew quickly. The development was the brain child of Golden and Nephi Grigg and Leo Gatehouse. The Grigg brothers were door to door produce salesmen in the early twentieth century. Their business interests grew to include their own produce and dairy farm, restaurant, appliance store and insurance and real estate businesses. In 1951 the brothers purchased the Oregon based Bridgeford Company which was in bankruptcy. In doing so they expanded their business interests to include frozen food commodities. To support the investment they also purchased a processing plant and eventually renamed their frozen food enterprises as Ore-Ida Potato Products and would later sell their corporation to the H.J. Heinz Company. Seeking another investment opportunity they ventured into land development. The project that they would participate in would be like none other in the state of Michigan. Leo Gatehouse had a dream for the rolling hills of northwestern Isabella County, that dream centered around damming the Chippewa River and creating an 800 acre lake. In 1968 it finally happened, and the community of Lake Isabella began to develop as a four-season recreational haven. By the mid 1990's it became clear that in order to provide the highest quality of services for the residents who make Lake Isabella home the community needed to incorporate as a municipality. Until that time the duties that a municipal government would handle were in the hands of the County, Townships, and the Lake Isabella Property Owner's Association (LIPOA). LIPOA still is very active in the development of the community and is governing body over nearly all of the parks in the Village and access to the lake. Incorporation was by no means an easy task. Committed and knowledgeable residents worked endlessly with the state and in 1998 Lake Isabella became the state of Michigan's newest incorporated Home Rule Village. Lake Isabella became the first new Village in the state in nearly half a century. Several communities from around the state that have also considered incorporation have called upon the knowledge of the leaders of Lake Isabella to help them in the effort for municipal recognition. Since incorporation the Village has continued to grow. Today the Village is staffed by two full-time employees and several part time employees. Additionally, the Village also works hand-in-hand with the local excavating service for nearly all road upkeep and repair. With the Village being built around a lake, it has many more miles of road than a typical municipality with the same size population. The Village presently has 28 miles of streets. The Village of Lake Isabella is committed to providing the highest level of service to it's residents and guests, while doing so at the lowest possible cost. Lake Isabella is central Michigan's premier location, it provides enjoyment opportunities whether you seek fun on the land, water, or in the air. The Village is incorporated around an 1,100 acre lake, it has a Championship Golf Course that is open to the public, and the Lake Isabella Airport which features a half mile airstrip for private and recreational airplanes. Another defining characteristic of the Village is the property tax mill cap that is written into the Village charter. The Village's charter restricts the total operating Millage to no more the 1 mill of the taxable value of a home. How to Get Here From US 127: Take M-20 west out of Mount Pleasant for 20 minutes, turn north on Coldwater Road and head north for 5 minutes.
The 2000 Census Data Population: 1,243 (Males: 618, Females: 625) Median Age: 45.3 Years (Under 18 years old: 228, Over 65 years old: 216) High School Graduates: 81% College Bachelor's Degree: 25% Median Household Income: $40,833 Per Capita Income: $23,324 Average Household Size: 2.34 Persons Median Home Value: $114,000
Surrounding Municipal Operating Tax Millage. Municipality Millage What You’d Pay
Millage rate is only for municipal operating, does not include townships, schools, county, DDA, Library, or other special levies. What You’d Pay is based on a piece of property with a taxable value of $50,000.
Snowfall History
The Village would like to thank Ken Torgerson for supplying the information on the snowfall history at Lake Isabella. |
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