So dams in MI are required to be inspected by the State every 3 years. This dam was last inspected in 2010. And failed that inspection miserably. Yada, yada, yada, here we are 10 years (almost to the day) later.
My prediction: this will be blamed on a 10,000 year storm or some such nonsense and all responsible parties will walk away happy. And I'd like to thank all you taxpayers out there in advance for picking up the tab to build a new dam and lake because I'm sure some sort of Fed bailout money will come to the rescue.
Edit: there were repairs done last year, but these did not address the structural problems or the primary issue of increasing the spillway capacity to accommodate flood waters.