GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska – The Central Platte Natural Resources District (CPNRD) Eastern Projects Committee will meet to receive additional information on the route selection and land rights for the Platte Valley Industrial Park Drainage Project. In 2019, CPNRD approved a proposal from the City of Grand Island and the Grand Island Area Economic Development Corporation (EDC) to address water diversion needs. The goal was to alleviate drainage issues within the park area, located between South Locust Street and Highway 281, by redirecting water into the south channel of the Wood River Flood Control Project.

The Board will meet at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, at the CPNRD office at 215 Kaufman Avenue in Grand Island, Nebraska.

OTHER AGENDA/ACTION ITEMS

Building Committee  The Building Committee will review the progress of the NRD’s new office and education center construction.

Manager’s Report   Lyndon Vogt, General Manager, will report.

Nominating Committee  The Board will elect a three-member Nominating Committee to make recommendations for board chairman and vice-chairman. Board officers can serve two terms of two years each. Chairman Mick Reynolds, Wood River, and Jerry Wiese, Grand Island, have both served two terms. Wiese did not refile for the Board of Directors.

General Election  Central Platte NRD has 21 members on the board of directors who serve four-year terms, with two directors in each of the 10 sub-districts and one at-large director.  Directors in the same sub-district are elected in alternate election years. The following were elected in this year’s General Election:
Subdistrict       Director                                        Subdistrict        Director
Subdistrict 1    Jay Richeson, Gothenburg             Subdistrict 7       John Stoltenburg, Cairo *New director    
Subdistrict 2    Dwayne Margritz, Lexington           Subdistrict 8        Todd Arends, Grand Island           
Subdistrict 3    Marvion Reichert, Elm Creek         Subdistrict 8        Kevin Werner, Grand Island *2-year term              
Subdistrict 4    Ryan Kegley, Kearney                    Subdistrict 9        Doug Reeves, Archer      
Subdistrict 5    Mike Wilkins, Gibbon                       Subdistrict 10     Barry Obermiller, Grand Island   
Subdistrict 6    Mick Reynolds, Wood River           

Natural Resources Conservation Service Report  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 for the Nebraska Soil and Water Conservation and Central Platte NRD cost-share programs will be considered.

Upcoming Board Meetings   December 19, January 23, February 23