1930s

1935 Ford. By Richard Reed

In the 1930s Louis Lewandowski, P.E., P.L.S., was asked by local elected officials to serve a number of posts in Lucas County government.

He served as County Sanitary Engineer, County Commissioner, and served as a member of the Board of Health for many years. Additionally, he served as a Technical Adviser to the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the extension of sewers and water mains, construction of bridges and the placement of roadway improvements throughout the area. During his tenure as director of the WPA in charge of drainage improvements, he supervised the channelization of more than 460 miles of ditches.