Gov. Charlie Crist on March 22 appointed Richard Matassa and Fritz Musselmann to the Southwest Florida Water Management District's "Coastal Rivers Basin Board(Coastal Rivers Basin Board)":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/about/basinboards/coastal.php.
Matassa is from Spring Hill in Hernando County. He is the managing director of A Civil Design Group, and was appointed to succeed Elaine Perry. His term ends March 1, 2012.
Musselmann is from Spring Hill in Pasco County. He was the director of the District's Land Resources Department from 1981 until he retired from the District in January 2009. He appointed to succeed Randall Maggard. His term ends March 1, 2013.
The Coastal Rivers Basin includes portions of Citrus, Hernando and Pasco counties.
The "District(Southwest Florida Water Management District)":http://watermatters.org has seven regional "Basin Boards(Basin Boards)":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/about/basinboards that provide guidance for local programs that are specific to the basins they protect. The District's eighth basin, the Green Swamp, is administered by the "Governing Board(Governing Board)":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/about/governingboard. Basin Boards work with local governments and other entities on water resource projects that have an impact in local communities. Basin Boards often provide partial funding for these projects in partnership with a local government or local cooperator.
Basin Board members are unpaid citizen volunteers appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. They serve three-year staggered terms. Each of the Basin Boards includes a minimum of one person from each county within the basin, and there must be at least three members on each board. Each Basin Board has at least one of the 13 members of the District's Governing Board that serves as the Board's chair.
Matassa is from Spring Hill in Hernando County. He is the managing director of A Civil Design Group, and was appointed to succeed Elaine Perry. His term ends March 1, 2012.
Musselmann is from Spring Hill in Pasco County. He was the director of the District's Land Resources Department from 1981 until he retired from the District in January 2009. He appointed to succeed Randall Maggard. His term ends March 1, 2013.
The Coastal Rivers Basin includes portions of Citrus, Hernando and Pasco counties.
The "District(Southwest Florida Water Management District)":http://watermatters.org has seven regional "Basin Boards(Basin Boards)":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/about/basinboards that provide guidance for local programs that are specific to the basins they protect. The District's eighth basin, the Green Swamp, is administered by the "Governing Board(Governing Board)":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/about/governingboard. Basin Boards work with local governments and other entities on water resource projects that have an impact in local communities. Basin Boards often provide partial funding for these projects in partnership with a local government or local cooperator.
Basin Board members are unpaid citizen volunteers appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. They serve three-year staggered terms. Each of the Basin Boards includes a minimum of one person from each county within the basin, and there must be at least three members on each board. Each Basin Board has at least one of the 13 members of the District's Governing Board that serves as the Board's chair.