Peter Psarouthakis

Supervisor, Sharon Township

Mr. Psarouthakis has been the Supervisor of Sharon Township since 2012 and has recently stepped down from this role. For this rural community in western Washtenaw County with less than 2,000 residents, Mr. Psarouthakis was the highest elected official and the Township’s de facto manager.  In his role, he promptly advocated for code updates, due to changes in state law and case law when many other similar municipalities have been resistant. Following the Reed v. Gilbert decision, he asked for the sign regulations to be updated. He also facilitated a contentious process to allow marijuana growing and processing facilities in Township. Barb Fuller, chair of the Washtenaw County Road Commission and chair of the Washtenaw County Broadband Task Force, said, "Among the many initiatives that Peter accomplished was a having a split-phase traffic signal placed at the intersection of M-52 and Pleasant Lake Road. As a 2-way stop, that intersection was deadly. Peter latched on to MDOT and did not let go until the signal was deployed. It has saved an untold number of lives and prevented tragic traffic accidents."  MAP congratulates Peter Psarouthakis and thanks him for his planning leadership in Michigan.