The City of Vassar entered into a services agreement with Spicer Engineering to oversee the project and awarded a contract to Perrin Construction, Durand, MI, to remove the dam structure.

Grant funding has been secured from the following sources for this project:

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program: $25,000
• Saginaw Bay Watershed Initiative Network: $25,000
• Tuscola County Community Foundation: $2,500 (Janks Fund)
• Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Dam Management Grant: $40,300