ADOPTED - OCTOBER 9, 2007

Agenda Item No. 12

Introduced by the Finance Committee of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING PATRICK LINDEMANN ON RECEIVING THE 2007 HERO OF THE GREAT LAKES AWARD FROM MICHIGAN CLEAN WATER ACTION

RESOLUTION #07-238

WHEREAS, Ingham County Drain Commissioner Patrick Lindemann is responsible for the operation of seventeen hundred miles of drains in more than eight hundred districts across Ingham County; and

WHEREAS, Drain Commissioner Patrick Lindemann has worked hard to oversee a surface-water management program that is efficient and helps protect our environment; and

WHEREAS, Drain Commissioner Lindemann has dedicated significant time and effort to improving the flow and protecting the quality of water discharging into the Great Lakes.  He has overseen the management of major projects to protect water quality in Ingham County and in Michigan, including the Lake Lansing watershed plan, the Tollgate Drainage District, Groesbeck Drain, and Willow Creek water management projects; and

WHEREAS, Patrick Lindemann has been awarded the Hero of the Great Lakes award from Michigan Clean Water Action.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby congratulates Patrick Lindemann on receiving the 2007 Hero of the Great Lakes Award and extends its sincere appreciation for the many contributions he has made to the people of Ingham County.

FINANCE: Yeas:  Celentino, Weatherwax-Grant, Grebner, Hertel, Tennis, Dougan

Nays:  None         Absent:  None       Approved 10/3/07