Heron Lake Watershed District administrator announces sudden retirement
Jan Voit leaves the Heron Lake Watershed District after 38 years, citing a board of managers who don t support conservation and a county who wants to take over drainage authority. 5:00 am, Feb. 20, 2021 ×
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HERON LAKE The Heron Lake Watershed District is without an administrator and watershed technician following a retirement and resignation announced within days of each other.
Jan Voit, who worked for the watershed for 38 years much of that time as its administrator sent a letter Feb. 1 to each of the five watershed managers announcing her retirement. Her last day of employment with the district was Feb. 15. Meanwhile, watershed technician Catherine Wegehaupt tendered her resignation with an effective date of Feb. 23.
Voit will be presented her plaque during an upcoming watershed board meeting. 5:00 am, Dec. 12, 2020 ×
Jan Voit (left) was honored last week during the Minnesota Association of Watershed District s virtual convention as Outstanding Watershed Administrator. She is shown here with Julie Blackburn, of ISG Consulting, at Sandy Point Park on South Heron Lake. (Special to The Globe)
HERON LAKE Heron Lake Watershed District Administrator Jan Voit was honored as Outstanding Watershed Administrator during the Minnesota Association of Watershed District’s annual conference, conducted virtually Dec. 1-4.
The award is given each year in recognition of a watershed administrator for their leadership in water resources management.