Gratiot County Road Commission
The Road Commission is a county agency; its office is at 200 Commerce Dr., Ithaca, and it lists its board meetings on a public calendar that we read every day. The M-46 resurfacing we reported on is a state (MDOT) project, not a Road Commission one.
- When it meets
- Meeting dates come from the official calendar listed below. We have not found a fixed-schedule statement for this body, so we show only dates that were posted.
- Our reports
- 2 since Sept. 18, 2026. Latest: Lumberjack Road Bridge Bid Came In $857,000 Under the Engineer’s Estimate (Sept. 23, 2026).
- Official pages
What our reports have found
Road Commission workers made the April 7 discovery near U.S. 127 that our report on the human remains describes; that report says public reports did not identify the person or establish a cause or manner of death (What Is Publicly Known About Human Remains Found Near U.S. 127).
Our other road reports concern bids and closures: the Lumberjack Road bridge over the Pine River (Lumberjack Road Bridge Bid Came In $857,000 Under the Engineer’s Estimate) and the state's M-46 resurfacing ($3.7 Million M-46 Resurfacing Runs Through Mid-October, With a Detour at the Breckenridge Rail Crossing).
Meetings
Read from the official calendar on Nov. 2, 2026. Dates can change; call the office if unsure. Agendas link to the official document, not to our summary.
Coming up
- Thu. Nov. 12, 2026, 8:00 a.m. · Road Commission office, 200 Commerce Dr., Ithaca
Posted on the official calendar; agenda not posted yet. Details on our meetings page
Recent
- Thu. Oct. 22, 2026, 8:00 a.m. · Road Commission office, 200 Commerce Dr., Ithaca
On the official calendar; no agenda link was found.
How to speak
You may attend any meeting; Michigan's Open Meetings Act requires meetings of a public body to be open. Michigan's Open Meetings Act says a person must be permitted to address a meeting of a public body under rules the body establishes and records (MCL 15.263(5)). We have not found posted public-comment rules for this body, so ask its clerk or office. See also how to speak at any meeting we list.
Our latest reports
- Lumberjack Road Bridge Bid Came In $857,000 Under the Engineer’s EstimateThe Pine River crossing is closed through Oct. 30 while it is replaced. State letting records show nine bidders and a low bid of $1.95 million.
- Update Sept. 19What Is Publicly Known About Human Remains Found Near U.S. 127Road Commission workers made the discovery April 7 near Michigan Avenue. Public reports reviewed for this update did not identify the person or establish a cause or manner of death.
Terms you will hear
- Public comment
Michigan's Open Meetings Act says a person must be permitted to address a meeting of a public body under rules the body establishes and records.
Source: Michigan Open Meetings Act, MCL 15.263(5)
- Public record, exemption
Under FOIA, a public record is a writing prepared, owned, used, possessed or retained by a public body in performing an official function. Section 15.243 lists information a body may exempt from disclosure.
Source: Freedom of Information Act, MCL 15.232; MCL 15.243