Jan. 21, 2010 -- The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants for two vacancies on the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Board, due to expiration March 8 of terms of office for James Calkins and Brian Shekleton. Both are seeking reappointment.
The board coordinates the management of water and related land resources in the watershed that drains into Lake Minnetonka and Minnehaha Creek. The cities of Excelsior, Greenwood, Long Lake, Minnetonka Beach, Mound, Orono, St. Bonifacius, Spring Park, Tonka Bay and Wayzata lie entirely within the district. Deephaven, Edina, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Independence, Maple Plain, Medina, Minneapolis, Minnetonka, Minnetrista, Plymouth, Richfield, St. Louis Park, Shorewood and Woodland lie partially within the district.
A Watershed District Board member may not be a public officer of the county, state or federal government and must be a resident of the district. Board members serve three-year terms. Meetings are held the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at 6:45 p.m. at the Minnetonka City Hall. District work sessions are held on the third Thursday of each month at the district office in Deephaven.
The deadline for applications is Feb. 11, with interviews to be held at the following board committee meeting.
For more information about these or other vacancies on Hennepin County advisory boards or to receive an application, contact Yolanda McCrary by phone at 612-348-3257, by mail at A2400 Government Center, 300 S. Sixth St., Minneapolis, MN 55487, or get an application via the Internet on the Hennepin County website.
