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Bob-O-Link Estates 433 Drain Petition and BOD
In the beginning.....
NOTICE OF MEETING OF BOARD OF DETERMINATION
DATE: May 23, 2018
TIME: 2:00 p.m.
LOCATION:
Antwerp Township Hall
24821 Front Street
Mattawan, MI 49071
QUESTIONS: 269-657-8241
A Board of Determination will meet at the above date, time and location to hear all interested persons, receive evidence and determine whether the maintenance, improvement and extension of the drain, as set forth in the petition, dated March 26, 2018, is necessary and conducive to the public health, convenience or welfare, and whether said maintenance, improvement and extension is necessary for the protection of the public health in the following municipalities: Village of Mattawan, Antwerp Township, pursuant to Chapter 8 of Public Act 40 of 1956, as amended.
A presentation will be made to the Board of Determination outlining a brief history of the Drain and Drainage District, and describing the roles, responsibilities and decisions made by a Board of Determination. The presentation is to provide background for landowners and municipalities in the drainage district and to facilitate the dissemination of information and the receipt of testimony of landowners in the Drainage District. The Board of Determination will make decisions at the end of the meeting.
Proceedings conducted at this public meeting will be subject to the provisions of the Michigan Open Meetings Act. Information regarding this meeting may be obtained from the Van Buren County Drain Commissioner’s Office located at 219 East Paw Paw Street, Suite 301, Paw Paw, MI 49079.
Persons with disabilities needing accommodations for effective participation in the meeting should contact the Drain Commissioner 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.
Anyone aggrieved by the decisions of the Board of Determination may seek judicial review pursuant to MCL 280.72(3) and MCL 280.72a.
Joe Parman
Van Buren County Drain Commissioner
On February 19-21, 2018 the Bob-O-Link Estates area received over 3 inches of rainfall and a snow melt of over 2 feet on already frozen/saturated ground. As a result, the surrounding area outside of Bob-O-Link Estates 433 Drain overwhelmed the northern retention basin resulting in overflowing water to the west. This extensive flooding overwhelmed N. Main Street near Bronson and Moli-Land, Inc. A similar but smaller event happened in spring of 2017 resulting in Bob-O-Links northern retention basin overflowing as well. Over the years, this has happened on several occasions during large rain events.
The jurisdiction of the County Drain Commissioner is limited to the Bob-O-Links Estates 433 Drain in the immediate area. As a result, a petition by the Village of Mattawan was submitted on March 26, 2018 to the Drain Commissioner in efforts to help alleviate future flooding issues. The petition started the process of determining whether the extension, maintenance and improvements of the Bob-O-Link Estate 433 Drain is necessary and conductive to the public health, convenience or welfare decided by a Board of Determination(BOD), public hearing. This process is outlined in Public Act 40 of 1956, The Michigan Drain Code.
Notices were sent out to the area effected by the possible extension, maintenance and improvement of the Bob-O-Link Estates 433 Drain. Information, reference material and documents on the BOD, public hearing and county drain are included on this webpage.