Boundaries: Includes the cities of South Lyon, Walled Lake and Wixom along with a portion of the City of Novi. He also represents the Charter Township of Lyon.
First elected: November 2002 Current term : January 1, 2009 -- December 31, 2010
Contact information:
Oakland County Board of Commissioners
1200 North Telegraph Road
Pontiac, Michigan, USA, 48341-0421
Phone: 248-858-0100 (County); 248-437-7597 (home) Fax: 248-858-1572 (County)
Activities in the Community:
For thirteen years, Jeff Potter served as the Mayor of the City of South Lyon, completing his service upon his election to the Oakland County Board of Commissioners. He has also served as a City Council member as well as on several municipal boards and committees.
Commissioner Potter has been an active proponent of community partnerships to reduce the cost of government and add to Oakland County's quality of life. He was an organizer and founding community sponsor of the Huron Valley Trail System, which connects many southwest Oakland communities and area parks. In addition, Mr. Potter authored a Strategic Land Acquisition project to preserve land for 'greenspace' and future parks.
Commissioner Potter was honored with the Distinguished Leadership in Joint Public Services Award (1998) and Outstanding Project Award (1998) for southeastern Michigan, by the Center for Joint Public Services.
Personal:
Commissioner Jeff Potter is a graduate of Eastern Michigan University and recently retired after a thirty-year career at Ford Motor Company in Wixom.
Since 1984, Commissioner Potter and his wife, Andra, have lived in South Lyon, where they raised their three children: Daniel, Michael and Jessica.
Their son, Daniel graduated from Lawrence Technological University in Southfield and is currently employed as an engineer. Michael is a recent graduate of Oakland University, and is now working towards a Master's Degree. Jessica is a student at Grand Valley State University.
