▁member . ▁The ▁M BA ▁is ▁an ▁independent ▁state ▁ag ency ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁Mack in ac ▁Bridge ▁and ▁thus ▁maintain s ▁that ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁overall ▁State ▁Tr unk line ▁Highway ▁System . ▁The ▁M BA ▁works ▁with ▁the ▁Michigan ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁but ▁does ▁not ▁report ▁to ▁it . ▁The ▁executive ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁M BA ▁is ▁appointed ▁by ▁MD OT ▁with ▁M BA ▁appro val , ▁and ▁the ▁MD OT ▁director ▁serves ▁on ▁the ▁board . ▁William ▁G n od t ke ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁and ▁the ▁executive ▁secretary ▁is ▁Kim ▁Now ack ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : State ▁ag encies ▁of ▁Michigan ▁Category : T oll ▁road ▁authorities ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁Vern on ▁Township ▁is ▁a ▁town ship ▁in ▁Lake ▁County , ▁Illinois , ▁USA . ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census , ▁its ▁population ▁was ▁ 6 7 , 0 9 5 . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Vern on ▁Township ▁covers ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁; ▁of ▁this , ▁ ▁or ▁ 1 . 1 4 ▁percent ▁is ▁water . ▁The ▁stream ▁of ▁Indian ▁Creek ▁runs ▁through ▁this ▁town ship . ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁communities ▁within ▁the ▁town ship ▁are ▁North ▁Central ▁sub ur bs ▁of ▁Chicago . ▁ ▁C ities ▁and ▁towns ▁ ▁Ar ling ton ▁He ights ▁( nor thern ▁edge ▁of ▁municipality ) ▁ ▁B ann ock burn ▁( western ▁edge ▁of ▁municipality