Davis, Hill Race for Surveyor Seat

Incumbent Jeffrey Davis, 32, a Republican, is with Great Lakes Land Surveying in Hessel. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in land surveying from Michigan Technological University, and has been a licensed professional land surveyor for eight years.

Mr. Davis and his wife of eight years, Julie, have a three-year-old son, Benjamin.

Maintaining funding for the remonumentation program, he said, and working with other county offices is paramount to the position.

Mr. Davis, who is the past president of the Michigan Society of Professional Surveyors (MSPS), said the organization has been a benefit to the county.

"Through MSPS," he said, "we have been able to maintain the funding for the Mackinac County Remonumentation Program. As the county surveyor for the last four years, I have worked directly with the Mackinac County Road Commission to preserve and protect the land survey corners that fall in county roads during road construction. If re-elected as the Mackinac County surveyor, I will work hard in order to maintain the relationships with the Office of Survey and Remonumentation in Lansing and with the Mackinac County Road Commission."

Candidate Neil Hill Sr., 62, is a Democrat and owner of Mackinac Country Land Surveys. Mr. Hill and his wife, Terri, have a son and his family, Neil Jr. and Julie, a daughter, Sara, and a grandson, Lucas.

Mr. Hill has a degree from Michigan Technological University and 26 years of experience with the Michigan Department of Trans - portation in the survey division, from which he retired as district survey chief for the eastern half of the Upper Peninsula. He started his own company, which serves the entire county, and was the county's land surveyor from 1996 until 2004.

"With over 35 years experience," he said, "I am uniquely qualified to serve the taxpayers with my extensive knowledge of property issues throughout Mackinac County."