Board of Determination

Executive Summary

Board of Determination Presentation
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Notice of Meeting of Board of Determination

The Drain Code requires that after a petition is filed, that a Board of Determination be held to determine whether a project is necessary. Notices for the Board of Determination were sent to all property owners who own land within the current Drainage District or whose lands are proposed to be added to the Drainage District.

The Board of Determination is a three-member board appointed by the Drain Commissioner. The role of the Board of Determination is to receive testimony and evidence at a public hearing to determine: a) whether a project is necessary and conducive to the public health, convenience or welfare; b) whether a portion of the project benefits the municipalities in the district for the protection of public health; and c) lands to be added to a drainage district.

The Board of Determination does not determine the scope of the project, the cost of the project, and does not determine how much property owners and municipalities will be assessed for the project. The Drain Commissioner makes these decisions after the engineering is performed, but before construction occurs.

The Board of Determination for the North Branch of the Ecorse Creek Drain was held on Wednesday, December 15, 2004 at 9:00 am at the University of Michigan-Dearborn Campus Field House, 4901 Evergreen Road, Field Building #233, Dearborn, Michigan.