Reopening of Woodland Lake Emergency Access SoughtReopening of Woodland Lake Emergency Access Sought

7/10/14 - A motion was approved at Monday night’s Brighton Township board meeting to pursue the possibility of reopening an emergency access road for the Woodland Lake community. The access would allow a quicker path for emergency vehicles, and provide residents of Woodland Lake Estates with a route in the case of the closure of the Woodland Lake Bridge. The emergency access road is currently unusable after being placed on the site in 1995. In the years that have passed, the road has become overgrown with trees and other vegetation. The cost to clear the path, and make the road drivable again was estimated to be between thirty and forty thousand dollars. That cost is not currently included in the township budget for the fiscal year. Tension from several residents of Woodland Lake Estates was due to their concern that the removal of the berm would cause the area to become more heavily trafficked, and that the road would not simply be used as a last resort, emergency access point. In regard to this, The Township added an additional clause to the motion stating that there would be an effort to pursue other locations for an emergency access point. (KT/JK)