Island County water panel adds two members


June 12, 2012 · Updated 3:16 PM 

The Island County Commissioners have appointed two new members to the Water Resource Advisory Committee.

Robert Boehm of Greenbank was reappointed to Position 9 and Robert Sweeton of Oak Harbor was selected for Position 2 by the Island County Commissioners during the board’s Monday meeting in Coupeville.

The advisory committee has 12 members and was formed in 1999 to make water recommendations to the commissioners concerning matters of resource planning and management.

Both Boehm and Sweeton were appointed by unanimous vote.

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