GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska – The Central Platte Natural Resources District (CPNRD) will elect a board secretary and treasurer at their Board of Director meeting on Thursday, January 25th.  In December, the Nominating Committee recommended Keith Ostermeier, of Grand Island, for Secretary and Marvion Reichert, of Elm Creek, for Treasurer. Board officers may serve two, two-year terms.

OTHER AGENDA/ACTION ITEMS

Variance/Appeals Committee  The board will consider the Variance/Appeal Committee’s recommendation on variance requests from a landowner in Merrick County and a new industry in Hall County.

Violation Report  Luke Zakrzewski, GIS Image Analyst, will report on the number of landowners and producers who irrigated land that wasn’t certified or approved for irrigation through a transfer in 2023.

Managers Report  Lyndon Vogt, General Manager, will report.

Precision Conservation Report  Darren Cudaback, Precision Conservation Specialist, will give an update on the cooperators enrolled in the Precision Conservation Management program in Gothenburg.

Natural Resources Conservation Service  Joe Krolikowski, District Conservationist, will report.

Nebraska Association of Resources District  Deb VanMatre, CPNRD Representative, will report.

Nebraska Natural Resources Commission  Mick Reynolds, Middle Platte Basin Representative, will report.

Cost-Share Applications through the Nebraska Soil and Water Conservation and the Central Platte NRD cost-share programs will be considered.

General Election Update  Central Platte NRD has 21 members on the board of directors who serve four-year terms, with two directors in each of the NRD’s 10 sub-districts and one at-large director.  Directors in the same sub-district are elected in alternate election years. Incumbents must file by February 15th. The non-incumbent deadline is March 1st.

Upcoming Board Meetings  February 22, March 28, April 25

Central Platte NRD’s Board of Directors meetings are held at 2 p.m. at the CPNRD office located at 215 Kaufman Ave in Grand Island.