INGHAM COUNTY DRAIN COMMISSIONER, NOTICE OF DAY OF REVIEW OF DRAINAGE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES, 3/24/26

STATE OF MICHIGAN
OFFICE OF THE INGHAM COUNTY DRAIN COMMISSIONER
NOTICE OF DAY OF REVIEW OF DRAINAGE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES

DATE:             Tuesday, March 24, 2026
TIME:             9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
LOCATION:   Ingham County Drain Commissioner’s Office – 707 Buhl, Mason, MI 48854
QUESTIONS: Carla Clos, Deputy Drain Commissioner, (517) 676-8395

The Ingham County Drain Commissioner will hold a Day of Review of Drainage District Boundaries for the Drains listed below on the above date, time, and location. At the Day of Review, the Drain Commissioner will hear the proofs and allegations and carefully reconsider and review the description of lands comprising the Drainage Districts, and determine whether the addition or deletion of lands will more accurately define the boundaries of the land benefited by the Drains and whether the revisions are just and equitable pursuant to Section 197 of the Michigan Drain Code of 1956, as amended. The Drain Commissioner, engineers, and/or other staff members will be available to assist individuals throughout the day and make revisions where necessary. There is no need to schedule an appointment for a specific time on the Day of Review.

A licensed professional engineer has recommended lands be added or removed from the Drainage Districts listed below. A general description of the lands by section number proposed to be added or deleted from the Drainage Districts is as follows:

Drain Name	Municipalities	Portions of Sections to be Added and/or Removed
Bolter Drain	Delhi Charter Township	15, 16
	City of Lansing	3, 4, 9, 10
Pine Dell Drain	Delhi Charter Township	11
Costigan Drain	Meridian Charter Township	3, 4, 5, 9

Maps of the proposed Drainage District boundary revisions can be found on the Ingham County Drain Commissioner’s website at: http://dr.ingham.org.

Comments may be submitted to the Drain Commissioner in writing before the Day of Review at the Office of the Ingham County Drain Commissioner, 707 Buhl, Mason, Michigan 48854 or drainoffice@ingham.org, or comments may be submitted in writing or verbally at the Day of Review. Comments submitted in advance must be received by the Drain Commissioner prior to the Day of Review to ensure consideration.

Persons with disabilities needing accommodations for effective participation in the meeting should contact Patrick E. Lindemann, the Ingham County Drain Commissioner at (517) 676-8395, or through the Michigan Relay Center at 711 (TTY) at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting to request mobility, visual, hearing, or other assistance.  

 Pursuant to Section 197 of the Michigan Drain Code of 1956, as amended, persons aggrieved by the decision of the Drain Commissioner to revise or not to revise the Drainage District boundaries may, within 10 days after the order to revise the Drainage District boundaries is entered, institute an action in the Ingham County Circuit Court.

Dated: March 2, 2026                                      Patrick E. Lindemann                                                                                                                          Ingham County Drain Commissioner