Notice of Drainage Board Meeting
For Determination of Practicability
BIDDINGER INTERCOUNTY DRAIN
(Gratiot and Clinton Counties)
DATE: November 20, 2023
TIME: 10:00 a.m.
LOCATION: Rainbow Lakes Maintenance Corporation
4553 Rainbow Lake Rd., Perrinton, Michigan
The Biddinger Intercounty Drain Drainage Board will meet at the above date, time and location to consider the petition, dated October 4, 2023, for maintenance and improvement of an intercounty drain, located in Essex Township and Village of Maple Rapids in Clinton County and Fulton Township in Gratiot County, pursuant to Chapter 8 of Public Act 40 of 1956, as amended, to determine the sufficiency of signatures on said petition, to go over the route of the intercounty drain, and to further determine whether the maintenance and improvement of the intercounty drain is practicable.
Proceedings conducted at this public meeting will be subject to the provisions of the Michigan Open Meetings Act. Public comment will be received at the meeting from anyone owning lands liable to an assessment, or whose lands will be crossed by the drain, or any municipality affected. Written comments may be submitted prior to the meeting, or additional information may be obtained from the following offices:
Bernard J. Barnes
Gratiot County Drain Commissioner
904 E. Center St.
Ithaca, Michigan 48847
989-875-5207
Phil Hanses
Clinton County Drain Commissioner
100 E. State St.
St. Johns, Michigan 48879
989-224-5160
Persons with disabilities needing accommodations for effective participation in the meeting should contact the Drain Commissioner of their County at the number listed above or through the Michigan Relay Center at 7-1-1 (TDD) at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting to request mobility, visual, hearing or other assistance.
Dated: November 3, 2023
Brady Harrington, Deputy
For Dr. Tim Boring, Director
Michigan Department of Agriculture
and Rural Development