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Background: A local water quality committee with a broad membership was formed to determine how best to develop a legacy fund to provide matching money for water quality grants. Here are the members of this initial committee:
• Danielle Anderson, Water Planner, Douglas County Soil & Water Conservation
• Dean Beck, Area Fisheries Supervisor, MN DNR at Glenwood
• Jan Beliveau, President, Douglas County Lakes Association
• Leah Hall, Headwaters Project Coordinator, The Nature Conservancy
• Jerry Haggenmiller, District Manager, Douglas County Soil & Water Conservation
• Steve Henry, Water Quality Committee Chair, Douglas County Lakes Association
• Linda McFann, Secretary, Douglas County Lakes Association
• Tara Ostendorf, Board Conservationist, Central Region, MN Board of Water & Soil Resources
• Gene Rose, Vice President, Douglas County Lakes Association
• Dave Rush, Director, Land and Resources Management for Douglas County
• Jim Stratton, Douglas County Board of Commissioners
Objective: Develop a legacy fund to provide matching money for water quality grants
Conclusion: We formed a West Central Initiative (WCI) Component Fund to accept private and public funds
- Provides 501(c)(3) status
- Manages funds (bookkeeping, IRS, investing, etc.)
- Provides help with fund raising and marketing
Douglas County Water Quality Legacy Fund Committees
Two committees evaluate potential projects to be supported by the Douglas County Water Quality Fund:
1. An Advisory Committee formed by the Douglas County Lakes Association that will select projects to
support from those recommended by the Technical Committee
2. A Technical Committee formed by the Advisory Committee that will evaluate project proposals for
feasibility and their match of funding priorities
Advisory Committee Representatives
• Dean Beck, MN Department of Natural Resources
• Greg Bowen, Alexandria Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce
• Roger Thalman, City of Alexandria, Council Member
• Mike Cleary, Douglas County Soil & Water Conservation District
• Leah Hall, The Nature Conservancy
• Steve Henry Douglas County Lakes Association
• John Ledermann, Minnesota Corn Growers Association
• Jerry Rapp, Douglas County Board of Commissioners
• Gene Rose, Douglas County Lakes Association
Technical Committee Representatives
• Danielle Anderson, Douglas County Soil & Water Conservation District
• Dean Beck, MN Department of Natural Resources
• Leah Hall, The Nature Conservancy
• Scott Henderson, Sauk River Watershed
• Ross Reiffenberger, NRC, Consulting Engineer
• Dave Rush, Douglas County Land and Resources
• Pete Sanberg, Wideth, Smith, Nolting, Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, and Environmental Services, City of Alexandria
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