Governor appoints two members to the District's Pinellas-Anclote River Basin Board

News Release

Governor Charlie Crist recently appointed Roland Dove and Janet Hoppe to the "Southwest Florida Water Management District's(Southwest Florida Water Management District)":/ "Pinellas-Anclote River Basin Board(Pinellas-Anclote River Basin Board)":/about/basinboards/pinellas-anclote.php.

Dove is from New Port Richey in Pasco County. He is a civil engineer for Spring Engineering Inc., and has been appointed to succeed Mitch Hammer, for a term beginning Sept. 24, 2010, and ending March 1, 2011.

Hoppe is from Indian Shores in Pinellas County. She is retired, and has been appointed to succeed Chet Renfro, for a term beginning Sept. 24, 2010, and ending March 1, 2013.

The Pinellas-Anclote River Basin Board area includes Pinellas County and the southwest portion of Pasco County.

The District has seven regional "Basin Boards(Basin Boards)":/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)":/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.