Phil Potvin (born November 7, 1946) is a former member of the

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, first elected in

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and re-elected to a second term in

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. His district consisted of

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, and western

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Counties. Potvin was the chief executive officer of Western Concrete Products Company, and board chairman and executive committee member of the National Concrete Masonry Association. He also served as a second lieutenant in the

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Illegal Waste Dumping

In 1996, Potvin was cited by Michigan's Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for the illegal dumping of several hundred gallons of toxic materials into an old elevator pit by Cadillac's branch of Western Concrete Products Company. The clean-up effort ranged from 1998 until its termination in 2002 and cost the company $162,500 in fines.

Community

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, Potvin remained involved in the

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as an adult, serving on the executive board member of the Scenic Trails Boy Scout Council and as assistant scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop 125 in Cadillac. Potvin is a board member of

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, and a member of Quality Deer Management, the

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, and Right to Life of Michigan.

References

1946 births Living people Republican Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives People from Alpena, Michigan People from Cadillac, Michigan Albion College alumni Central Michigan University alumni 21st-century American legislators {{Michigan-politician-stub