Written by LA-MSID Staff
On Dec. 12, residents and business leaders attended the special installation ceremony for the Lehigh Acres Municipal Services Improvement District’s board of commissioners.
Taking place at its regular meeting, the Seat 1, Seat 3 and Seat 5 commissioners were installed.
Carley Brantley, LA-MSID’s event coordinator, said Commissioner David Deetscreek served as the master of ceremonies for the evening.
State Rep. Matt Caldwell presided over the Oath of Office ceremony for Seat 1 Commissioner Michael Welch, Seat 3 Commissioner Kenneth Thompson and Seat 5 Commissioner Katy Hoover.
Hoover was newly elected to the board in the November election, while Welch and Thompson were re-elected, according to LA-MSID District Manager David Lindsay.
The LA-MSID is a multi-county Chapter 189 district created by the state to provide drainage and flood control; conservation and mitigation; irrigation; navigation; and limited parks services to Lehigh Acres and western Hendry.
It is governed by a five-member, publicly elected board of commissioners.
According to Brantley, the district manages and maintains an expansive water management system comprised of 311 miles of canals, 20 lakes, 1298 preserves acres, several parks and a variety of infrastructure, such as 360 culverts, 22 bridges and 66 water control structures, within 70,000 acres.
She said moving water to meet varying conditions and needs is essential to sustaining the local environment.
The ceremony was held at LA-MSID, at 601 East County Lane.