The Northwest Missouri Regional Council of
Governments has a new chairman of the board.
Mark Sitherwood, presiding commissioner of Holt County, was elected to
serve as chairman of the Regional Council at the agency’s annual dinner and
membership meeting, held Thursday August 16h at the Countryside Bistro. Sitherwood, who previously served as the
agency’s secretary, replaces Bob Stiens, chairman for the last five years. Stiens will move into the secretary position
of the Regional Council.
“I couldn’t have asked for a better
chairman than Bob”, said Tye Parsons, executive director of the Council. “He’s well informed of the issues facing
northwest Missouri, and provided excellent advice and leadership during the
past five years.” Stiens, who was
term-limited, hands over the reins to Mark Sitherwood, a native of Holt
County. “Serving as the presiding
commissioner of Holt County, and being a native of northwest Missouri, Mark is a
great choice to replace Bob. He has been
on the board for several years, and really has a good handle on the challenges
and opportunities in our region”, Parsons continued.
Rounding out the officer elections were
Jack Baldwin, Hopkins, for Vice Chair and Doug Sutton, at-large member, for
Treasurer.
In additional to holding officer elections,
Regional Council staff took a few minutes to tell the assembled guests about
some of the previous year’s accomplishments.
Parsons reported that flood recovery had been the focus of the
organization since last summer, with staff members instrumental in securing
state and federal dollars to repair levees, roads, water and sewer lines, and
other public infrastructure. In all, the
Regional Council directly assisted 13 flood recovery projects in Atchison and
Holt Counties totaling over $12.7M.
Other annual highlights included the completion of a statewide hazard
mitigation plan for rural electric cooperatives, distribution of grant funds
for recycling projects, and ranking of regional transportation priorities.
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