YOUR FIRST CHOICE
Keeping your property safe by ensuring accurate cornerstone locations and safe drainage in Allen County.
ABOUT MIKE
Asset management of our Regulated Drain System including…
- Certified and Described over 1,300 Regulated Drains with a total length of over 1,450 miles. (First time ever that Certification and Description had been achieved) (IC 36-2-12-15)
- Modernizing and updating Regulated Drain Classification List (Projected for presentation to Drainage Board on 3/28/24)
- Long Range Plan for Reconstruction, Adding Periodic Maintenance, Raising Assessments, and Vacations (Projected for presentation to Drainage Board on 4/25/24)
- Successfully completed the strategic planning process and have filled seven positions since sworn in. Building a talented team with a commitment to public service.
- Improved Development Review process by streamlining work flow and successfully hiring new Hydrologist and Drainage Inspector.
- Completed Phase I Section Corner Perpetuation Program for the townships of Aboite, Cedar Creek, Eel River, Lafayette, Lake, and Perry. In 2023, 255 section corners were perpetuated, representing 10.6% of Allen County. (5% perpetuation (IC 36-2-12-11) had not been done since 2002)
- Submitted proposal to US Army Corps of Engineers for a PAS study to update our Allen County Stormwater Master Plan (1972).
- Completed more than the State of Indiana continuing education requirements of 15 hours in the first year for the elected County Surveyor. (34 hours) (IC 36-2-12-2.5)
- Completed the National Association of Counties High Performance Leadership Master Certification.
- Completed the Purdue LTAP Road Scholar Master Road Builder certification.
- Implemented use of technology for efficiency gains. (ie Updated software, purchased Ipads for field inspection)
Mike Fruchey was sworn in as County Surveyor on September 16th, 2022 as the result of a caucus to fulfill the term of Surveyor Jeff Sorg. Prior to serving as County Surveyor, Fruchey served as a County Engineer for the Highway Department and as a Hydrologist for the Surveyor’s Office.
From the Fall semester of 2007 until the Spring Semester of 2019, Fruchey served as a Continuing Lecturer in the Construction Engineering Technology baccalaureate program at Purdue Fort Wayne, including teaching five semesters of Hydraulics and Drainage.
Fruchey began his engineering career with the City of Fort Wayne Transportation Section in 1995 as an Engineering Technician working in field inspection. Through this time, he achieved his Professional Engineering license from the State of Indiana and worked in various positions culminating in serving as Associate Director of Transportation Engineering Services from 1999 to 2006.
EDUCATION
Master of Arts in Physics
Ball State University, 1993
Bachelor of Science in Physics
Taylor University, 1991
PROFESSIONAL LICENSE
Professional Engineer (Civil)
in the State of Indiana (PE#10001247)
Professional Engineer (Civil)
in the State of Colorado (PE#0056432)
CAMPAIGN PLATFORM
PROACTIVE
- Certified all Allen County regulated drains for the first time in Allen County history to plan for future maintenance
- Updating the Stormwater Masterplan for the first time since 1972
- Mapping all section corners to provide residents with accurate property surveys for the first time in Allen County history, meeting the state minimum for the first time since 2002
PROTECTIVE
- Ensuring that new development doesn’t flood nearby properties and doesn’t hurt water quality
- Protecting the public with field inspections that require developers and builders to match drainage plans to drainage construction
PROFESSIONAL
- First Professional Engineer (PE) County Surveyor since 1987 who can legally stamp drawings
- College-level engineering Professor at Purdue Fort Wayne for more than a decade
- Certified floodplain manager
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