At its regular Board Meeting in January, the Northern Kentucky Water District (NKWD) Board of Commissioners completed its annual election for four positions that were up for reelection.
The Board of Commissioners remains a six-member Board, comprised of Douglas Wagner, Nicholas Winnike, Gary Holland, Fred Macke Jr., Joseph Koester, and Jody Lange. Board members are appointed to the Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer positions for one-year terms. Appointments are decided by the Board of Commissioners.
Board Appointments are as follows:
• Douglas Wagner was elected as Chair of the Board. He has previously served seven terms as Chair, six terms as Vice-Chair, two terms as Secretary, and six terms as Treasurer.
• Nicholas Winnike was elected to serve as Board Vice-Chair. He has previously served one term as Secretary and one term as Treasurer.
• Gary Holland was elected as the Board Secretary. He has served one previous term as Treasurer.
• Fred Macke, Jr. was elected to serve as the Board Treasurer. He has previously served five terms as Chair, five terms as Vice-Chair, seven terms as Secretary, and one term as Treasurer.
NKWD serves nearly 300,000 people in Campbell, Kenton and portions of Boone, Grant and Pendleton Counties and additionally sells water wholesale to Bullock Pen Water District (Grant County), Walton Waterworks Department, and Pendleton County Water District (Pendleton County). With a service area of approximately 231 square miles and approximately 1,338 miles of water main, NKWD is the largest water district in Kentucky and is the Commonwealth’s third largest water provider.
For more information about NKWD, visit the website at www.nkywater.org or call (859) 578-9898.