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Welcome to Save Our Shoreline's Press Releases Page


2001

"Shoreline Residents Organize"  August 10, 2001

2002

"SOS Applauds Task Force Report"  January 17, 2002

"Corps moves to shut down Caseville Public Beach Maintenance"  May 3, 2002

"Citizens Group Backs DNR Request to Maintain Beaches"  May 10, 2002

"Battle over the Bottomlands"  August 15, 2002

"Save Our Shoreline Holds Successful Organizational Meeting in Traverse City"  August 26, 2002

"SOS Files Brief with United States Supreme Court"  August 26, 2002

"SOS Meets with Corps' New Commander"  September 20, 2002

"House Transportation Committee Scolds Army Corps"  October 21, 2002

"SOS Takes Case to Lansing"  November 8, 2002

2003

"U.S. Supreme Court Justices Weigh in on Shoreline Issues"  January 2, 2003

"State House and Senate To Consider Beach Grooming Bill"  February 21, 2003

"House Committee Approves Shoreline Maintenance Bill"  March 21, 2003

"House Passes Beach Maintenance Bill"  April 10, 2003

"Shoreline Task Force Completes Its Work Without Resolving Beach Issues"  April 17, 2003

"Corps Dismisses Complaint Against Beach Groomers"  May 21, 2003

"State Senator James Barcia, Representative Brian Palmer Will Be Keynote Speakers at Save Our Shoreline Second Annual Meeting."  August 15, 2003

2004

"SOS Aids Beachfront Property Owner in Defending Private Property Rights"  January 16, 2004

"Court of Appeals Holds Great Lake Shoreline Ownership Goes to Water’s Edge."  May 14, 2004

"Save Our Shoreline Responds to Recent Corps General Permit for Commercial Properties."  May 28, 2004

"Ohio Shoreline Owners Sue to Determine Beach Ownership"  June 1, 2004

"Business Stands With Shoreline Owners Before Supreme Court on Question of Beach Ownership."  July 22, 2004

"Michigan Supreme Court to Consider Shoreline Question"  October 29, 2004

2005

"SOS testifies before State Senate on Invasive Species Bill and asks the legislature to add Phragmites to the list of banned species."  May 16, 2005

"Governor Signs Bill Banning Invasive Species Phragmites"  July 20, 2005

"SOS Vows to Fight On After Denial of Rehearing Expanding Public Trust to Dry Shore"  September 16, 2005

"SOS Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Review Michigan Supreme Court's Beach Decision"  December 13, 2005

2006

"MDEQ Failed to Obtain Imperative Data on Beach Grooming Report"  May 1, 2006

"Hundreds of Shoreline Owners Jam DEQ Meeting at Bay City's Doubletree Hotel."  May 3, 2006

"Save Our Shoreline Fires Back on DEQ's Beach Report."  May 8, 2006

"Traverse City Area Shoreline Owners Reject DEQ’s Plan for Six Foot Paths"  May 19, 2006

"Save Our Shoreline Contributes Sand for Pinconning Park"  July 25, 2006

2007

"SOS Vice President David Powers appointed to Public Interest Advisory Group (“PIAG”) to the International Upper Great Lakes Study"  July 25, 2007

"SOS Hires Executive Director"  July 29. 2007