The Marshall County Commissioners took action Monday morning to appoint five directors to the court-approved East Shore Conservancy District.
The district is new following the construction of a Conservancy District in the Culver area that hooks into the town’s Wastewater Treatment Facility system to treat the waste from the estimated 100 homes in the area. A wetland disbursement system utilized by those residents failed last year.
East Shore Corporation officials are currently paying to pump and haul waste from the collection area to be treated in Culver’s Wastewater Treatment Facility.
Alan Hucks, legal counsel for the East Shore Corporation, appeared before the Marshall County Commissioners to present a list of potential candidates for the East Shore Conservancy District. He explained that the corporation petitioned the court for the establishment of the Conservancy District which was granted by the judge. It is the action of the commissioners to establish the first set of board members and then the members will hold elections when the initial terms expire.
“The petitioners, and I represent all of the petitioners who signed the petition, have presented a slate of candidates to the county commissioners for appointment that they believe meet the qualifications and they are petitioners for the establishment. They are qualified by knowledge and experience for the purpose for which the district is established,” commented Hucks.
There were two candidates listed who were against the formation of the Conservancy District, but Hucks said permitting two people who are not in favor of the district would not prove to fit the oath of office which supports the ongoing, thriving function of the Conservancy District.
With that, the commissioners appointed James Bremner, Whitney Johnson, William F. Steck III, Brian Welch and Peter Cleveland to the East Shore Corporation Board of Directors. All will have staggered terms which end in 2021, 2022, 2023 and two in 2024.
The construction of the East Shore Conservancy District is nearly complete. According to Town of Culver officials, the connection into the town’s Wastewater Treatment Facility should occur within the next couple of weeks. The connection would end the Corporation’s pump-and-haul contract with the town to the use of the municipal sewer.
