The County Road Association (CRA) of Michigan board of directors has elected Dick Timmer, chair of the Chippewa County Road Commission (CCRC), as its 2020-2021 president effective April 1.
Timmer, of Brimley, served as vice president of the CRA board for the past year. As president, he succeeds Dave Pettersch, managing director of Gladwin County Road Commission.
Timmer has spent 30 years in construction management including roads and bridges and 12 years in construction consulting and education. In addition to the CRA board, he has served on the Chippewa County Commission, been a candidate for State Representative, is secretary of the Eastern Upper Peninsula Regional Planning and Development Board, and is a member of the Upper Peninsula Committee on Area Progress Board. Dick was appointed to CCRC in 2011 and joined the CRA board in 2012.
“It’s an honor to be elected as CRA’s board president,” Timmer said. “I look forward to leading our association and members in our efforts to improve county roads in Michigan, and am excited for what the future will bring.”
Timmer was elected president at the 2020 CRA Highway Conference in mid-March. His term is for one year.