http://draincommissioner.com Oakland County Drain Commissioner Sun, 11 May 2008 13:46:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wolverine Republicans http://draincommissioner.com/links/wolverine-republicans/ http://draincommissioner.com/events/register-for-bocce-ball-tournament-fundraiser/ National Association of Counties' (NACo) www.naco.org President Eric Coleman has appointed Oakland County Drain Commissioner John P. McCulloch to the association's Waters of the U.S. Task Force (WOUS). The task force was recently established by the association to solicit suggestions or feedback from county officials across the country on what ... http://draincommissioner.com/information/awards/04-02-2008john-p-mcculloch-appointed-to-national-water-task-forceby-naco-president-eric-coleman/ When the Oakland County Board of Commissioners voted recently to fund the Collaborative Asset Management System (CAMS) it took a major step toward significant financial savings for municipalities in Oakland County. CAMS is a standardized countywide infrastructure management system that will allow local units of government to proactively manage assets ... http://draincommissioner.com/information/awards/03-09-2008oakland-press-guest-opinionrevolutionary-system-helps-municipalities-save-money/ Representatives from Oakland and Macomb counties emphasized the importance of active participation in protecting clean, fresh water at the kickoff for the Clinton River Watershed Initiative spearheaded by the Oakland County Drain Commissioners Office. Utilizing a $671,000 grant, the Drain Commissioner's staff recently completed a two-year project to develop new tools ... http://draincommissioner.com/information/awards/11-06-2007tools-will-help-prioritize-assess-watershed-threats/ http://draincommissioner.com/events/register-for-john-p-mccullochs-events/ Friends of Commissioner McCulloch will host an informal "Bocce Ball Tournament" fundraising event on Wednesday, May 14th from 3 - 6 pm at Palazzo di Bocce. If you have not had the opportunity, this is a great facility and a lot of fun. Bocce Ball tournament brackets will be set up ... http://draincommissioner.com/events/upcoming/05142008-bocce-ball-tournament-fundraiser/ Commissioner McCulloch invites you to join him at his 10th annual "Toast to Oakland" fundraising event to be held on Tuesday, June 10th from 3 - 6 pm at Picano's Restaurant. This is our main fundraising event of the year. Hors D'Oeuvres stations will be provided along with an open bar. ... http://draincommissioner.com/events/upcoming/06-10-2008toast-to-oakland-fundraiser/ Collaborative Asset Management System (CAMS) As a region and a state, we have spent billions of dollars on underground infrastructure, but billions more are needed to ensure that the aging infrastructure doesn’t collapse on our watch. Drain Commissioner John McCulloch addresses the importance of the Collaborative Asset Management System (CAMS) and the ... http://draincommissioner.com/issues/whitepapers/the-importance-of-asset-management-2/ Communities throughout the Huron River watershed in Oakland County have partic ipated in a signage initiative aimed at increasing the public’s awareness level of local water resources. The watershed signs indicate to motorists and pedestrians which watershed they are in. A total of 156 signs were purchased with the ... http://draincommissioner.com/information/awards/11-06-2007huron-watershed-boundries-marked-by-new-county-signs/