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Todd Hecht, left, and Jim Sass were elected to the Board of Supervisors of the Ottawa Soil and Water Conservation District.
Jim Sass was newly elected and Todd Hecht was re-elected recently to the Board of Supervisors of the Ottawa Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD). They were sworn into office by Treasurer Roland Sandrock at the January Board Meeting of the Ottawa Soil and Water Conservation District. In addition to Sandrock, they will join Vice-Chairman Rich Thorbahn and Secretary Bill Hartman on the Board of Supervisors. Hecht will hold the position of Chairman and Jim is an acting member. Together they direct the staff of the Ottawa Soil and Water Conservation District to carry out the conservation of the natural resources throughout Ottawa County by assisting landowners, both urban and rural.
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by Jake McElveen
Clarendon County Council met for their regularly scheduled January Board Meeting this Monday, Jan 11. The meeting began with the usual pledge, introductory remarks, and invocation, approval of agenda, and approval of minutes.
Moving on from the meetings formalities, the council appointed Arlene Ham to serve an additional term on the Clarendon County Library Board.
After appointing Ham to the board, Council moved on to a public hearing involving Ordinance 2020-10. This ordinance involves the transfer of Clarendon County property to the City of Manning. A process which is simple, but must be carried out formally. All of the property mentioned in the ordinance resides within Manning, and was originally intended to serve as the grounds for the Clarendon County Administration building. However, when plans changed and the location was moved to Sunset Drive, the lot sat vacant. The City of Manning now plans to use the land for the good of the community. How