83rd ANNUAL CONVENTION • Michigan Association '. ..' of County Drain Commissioners • HILTON INN LANSING, MICHIGAN • Wednesday, Thursday, Friday February 17th, 18th, 19th Nineteen Hundred Eighty-Two 1 N I 10 Df1l0l1 On behalf of the Association and myself personally, I wish to express my appreciation to the members of this organization for their assistance and cooperation during my term of office. Thomas Donahue President A thank you to all who have supported and worked with our association. My appreciation to all of you for your part in this convention and directory. Harry J. Harden Secretary-Treasurer RECEPTION COMMITTEE Thomas Donahue President Mr. & Mrs. Harry 1. Harden Secretary-Treasurer Mr. & Mrs. Jack Robinson 1st Vice-President Mr. George Griffiths Ingham County Drain Commissioner Mr. & Mrs. Hal Halquist Chairman Entertainment Committee INDEX Life Memberships ... ... ... .. .. .. ........... ... .. 5 M.A.C.D.C. Winter Program 198 1.... .... ..... .. 6,7 Association Officers and Committees . .. ..... .. 8,9, I 0, I I Drain Commissioners .. .. .... ............ .. 12,13 Association Members and Agents of Contributors .. .... ..... ..... .. ..... 14,15,16,17,18,19,20.21 ,22 ADVERTISERS FOR 1982 Contractors Boeve Construction Co. ... ..... ... .. ... .. .. 30 Donald D. Lapham ... .. ... .... .. .. .. ..... ..... 26 Dunigan Bros. , Inc . ....... .... ... .. ......... .... 27 E. L. Erickson . .. .... .... ........ ... ......... ..... 27 Easlick Contracting, Inc. - E & E Construction Co .. ... 31 Greenfield Construction Company, Inc .... ... .... ... 32 Heystek Contracting .... ........ ..... .... .. .. 26 Holzhausen Excavating ... ..... ....... ... .. .... 23 Joe Fraser & Son . ... .... .. ... .. ... .. .. .. 32 Lee Wood Contracting, Inc . .......... ...... .... 28 Leonard Roe . ..... ..... .. ... ... .. .. ....... 28 L. Loyer Construction Co. ... ... ... .. ........... 30 Morningstar Excavating .. .. .. .. .. ....... .. 24 O'Laughlin Construction Co . .. ..................... 23 Oppie & Sons Excavators .. ... ... .... .. ... .. .... .. 24 Parsons Construction, Inc . .... .. .... .. ........ ... 23 Rocco Ferrera & Co., Inc ......... .. .. ....... ... 25 Stock Brothers, Inc . ... ...... ............... ... 29 Wesley Brothers Contractors . .. ... ... ....... 23 Suppliers Chemi-Trol Chemical Co .. .. ...... .. ... .. .. 48 Coldstream Concrete Limited ... .. .. ......... 49 Concrete Pipe Association of Michigan . .. ........ 40,41 Daily Construction Reports . ... .. .... .. .. .... 39 East Jordan Iron Works ... .... .. ...... ... .. .. 34 Grand Ledge Clay Product Company . .. ... ... ...... 36,37 Green Printing ........... ...... .. .. .. ... ... ... 49 Hancor, Inc .. : . .. ... ... ... .. ... ....... 47 lack Doheny Supplies, Inc . .... .. .. ....... ... 45 Jensen Bridge & Supply Co. ........ ... .......... 33 Marsh Products, Inc .. ..... .... .......... .. ..... 35 2 Michigan Contractor & Builder .... .. ... ....... .. 44 Midway Supply Co . ..... .. .... ... ... .. .. .... 33 Miss Dig . ..... .... ....... .. .... .... .. ...... 45 National Concrete Products .. ... ...... ...... .. 38 Northern Concrete Pipe, Inc ...... .. ... .. .. ... .. 35 Precision Pipe & Supply Co . ..... ... .. .... ... ... 46 Price Brothers Co .. .... ..... .... ... .. .. ... .. 43 St. Regis Culvert Operations .... ... .... ....... 42 Superior Products Co . ... .. .. .. .. ....... ... ... .. 42 Engineers AtwellfHicks, Inc . ... .. .... .... ....... .... 63 Ayres, Lewis, Norris & May, Inc ... ... ... ... .. 53 BCA Engineering, Inc. ...... .. ..... ... ... 60 Black & Veatch . .. .... .. ...... .. .. ... .. 57 Boldt, Mcleod & Johnson, Inc .. .. .. .... ..... ... ... 64 Brewer Engineering, Inc ... .. .... ..... ......... 67 Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc ... ...... .. .... .. 57 Capitol Consultants, Inc . ......... .. ....... ..... 54 Carlson, Hohloch, Mitchell & Piotrowski, Inc . .. .. 61 DeKeyser & Associates, Inc .... .. ........ .... .. 59 Delta Land Surveying & Engineering, Inc .... ..... 55 Donohue & Associates, Inc . ........... ....... .... .. 68 Edmands Engineering, Inc. I Wade-Trim Group ....... 56 Finkbeiner, Pettis & Strout, Limited ...... .... ... .. 53 Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber Consulting Engineers ........... .. .. ................ ... 63 Giffels-Webster Engineers, Inc .. ... .. ......... 68 Gould Engineering, Inc .. ... ... .... ......... 66 Gourdie Fraser & Associates, Inc . ... .. ....... 62 Granger Engineering, Inc. I Wade-Trim Group ......... 56 Holland Engineering, Inc ... .. .. .. .. ... .. 52 Hubbell, Roth & Clark, Inc ...... ... .. .. .... ... ... 60 Joiner Engineering, Inc .. .. ... .. ... ........... 57 Jones & Henry Engineers, Limited .. ...... ........... 66 Leach Engineering, Inc. ...... .. .. .. .. .. ... 54 Lehner Associates, Inc . .. .... .. .. .. ... 61 M.L. Leyrer & Associates . .. ... ... ...... .. .. ...... 63 McDonnell, Proudfoot & Associates, Inc . .. ... ....... 65 McNamee, Porter & Seeley .. .. .... .. .... ..... 63 McNeely & Lincoln Associates, Inc . ... .. ... .. .. .. ... 64 Nordlund, Dunlap & Associates, Inc ..... .. .... .. .. 59 Orchard, Papke, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc ........... 55 Owen Ayres & Associates, Inc ... ... ... .. .... ... .. 61 Pate, Hirn & Bogue, Inc .. ...... .. .. ... ... ... .. 59 Progressive Engineering Consultants of Grand Rapids .. 67 3 Richard 1. Grant, P.E ............ ..... ..... ....... 58 Rowe Engineering, Inc ............................ 51 Ruddell Engineering ............... ..... ... ...... 52 Sambom, Steketee, Otis & Evans, Inc .................. 62 Spicer Engineering Co.................... ... ...... 58 Steadman & Pierson, Inc ........................... 57 Urban Land Consultants ............................ 60 Valentine-Thomas & Associates, Inc ............ ..... 68 Wade, Trim Environmental Group, Inc ................ 56 Wightman & Associates, Inc ....................... .. 65 Wilcox Engineering Co ........................ .. ... 65 Williams & Works .............. ............... ... 59 Wolverine Engineering Co .. ....... ................. 64 Financial Consultants Bendzinski & Co . ..... ..................... ........ 72 First of Michigan Corporation ...... ... ..... ........ 71 Stauder, Barch & Associates . .. ...................... 70 Other Consultants Dickinson Wright, Moon, VanDusen & Freeman ....... 75 Thomas E. Bletcher, Jr. ............................. 73 J.F. Peters & Ass,ociates, Inc . .................. ..... 75 Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone .................... 74 The Builders Exchange ............ ............ .... 76 4 LIFE MEMBERS Herbert Dietrich Earl Weaver Walter Moeller Ross Beggs L. G. Monk Ernest L. King Fred W. Baker Freeland Sugden Walter Morris Ralph Welser Dale Chapman Wendell Gee Louis Spletzer Evart O. Bowerman Richard L. Sode Horace E. Griffin Thomas Moore Tally 1. Richards J. Edward Goodchild -IN MEMORIAM- In Memory of those Members Who have passed away within the Last Year 5 M.A.C.D.C. WINTER PROGRAM 1982 Wednesday February 17th 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m . - Registration in Lobby I :30 p.m. - Executive Committee Meeting Conference Room Thomas Donohue, Chairman - DELTA TOWN HALL ROOM - 2:00 p.m. - Convention Call to Order of Members Welcome -Thomas Donohue, President Pledge of Allegiance -Jack Robinson, 1st Vice­ President Invocation - Warren VerHage, 2nd Vice­ President 2: 15 p.m. - Legislative Meeting Donald Mitchell, Chairman 2:45 p.m. - Video Taping of County Drains William E. Chappell, P.E., BCA Engineering, Inc. 3:30 p.m. - Storm Water Management Harold Smith, Deputy, Genesee County 6:00 p.m. - Social Hour - Pool side 7:00 p.m. - Buffet Dinner -Luau -Dress for the Occasion Thursday February 18th 8:00 a.m. - Continental Breakfast 9:00 a.m. - Erosion Control and Drain Maintenance Homer Hilner -State Conservationist SCS 9:45 a.m. - Flood Plain Information Studies Larry White, Chief Water Management Division DNR 10:30 a.m . - Where We Stand Frederick Edgerton, President U.C.O. 11:00 a.m. - Drain Code Nancy Cline, Legislative Analyst House Republican Staff 12:00 Noon - Lunch 6 I :30 p.m. - Assessments by Computer Steve Tillman, Computer Specialist of Computer Resource 2:30 p.m. - Coffee Break 3:00 p.m . - Apportionment and Assessments Panel Discussion Arden Pierson -Steadman and Pierson, Inc. Darwin D. Mcleod - Boldt, Mcleod & John­ son , Inc. 4:00 p.m . - Precast Concrete Boxes Hal Hultquist, P.E. , Managing Director 4:30 p.m. - Deputies and Secretaries Margaret Osman, Chairman 6:00 p.m. - Social Hour - Pool side 7:00 p.m . - Banquet - Delta Town Hall Room Women's Auxilliary 9:00 a.m. - Style Show at Hudson's Store, Lansing Mall with coffee 10:00 a.m. - Shopping in the Lansing Mall 12:00 Noon . Ladies Luncheon at Hilton Inn I :00 p.m. - Business Meeting followed by exchange of recipes, and goodies Friday February 19th 8:00 a.m. - Continental Breakfast 9:30 a.m . - District Caucus J 0:00 a.m . - Business Meeting Call to Order, Thomas Donohue, President Order of Busine s ~ (According (0 Article III of the By-Laws) Farewell and Departure 7 MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY DRAIN COMMISSIONERS 1981·1982 COMMITIEES Executive Board Thomas Donahue . .............. .. ........ President Jack Robinson ... .... ...... .. ... First Vice· President Warren VerHage . ...... ... ... Second Vice-President Harry Harden .. ... .. .. ..... .... Secretary-Treasurer GeraJd Riggs .. ... .. ..... ..... .. ... .. .. Past President Anthony Ragnone . .. .. ..... .... .. Northeast District Tim Hansen . ....... .. .... .... .... Northwest District Jeff Snyder . ........... .