North Dakota Township Officers Association - Award Details
Grassroots Leadership Award - 2019
Mike Hall & Vern Jacobson
Township Officers of Roland Township - Mike Hall & Vern Jacobson get Grassroots Leadership Award.
For the first time the Grassroots Leadership Award has been given to two officers because of their team efforts to secure funding for a paving project at Lake Metigoshe, in Bottineau County.
About 11 miles of road around Lake Metigoshe were originally paved in 1998 and now needed extensive upkeep and repaving at a cost of $2.6 million. Township Officers, Mike Hall and Vern Jacobson worked to convince Bottineau County to pledge $500,000 to the project. At their request, Representative Dick Anderson introduced HB 1322 in the 2017 legislative session which helped clear the way for the Township to bond for the project. Between the county grant and the bonding ability they were able to put together a proposal that could get the needed approval of 60% of affected landowners.
For the first time the Grassroots Leadership Award has been given to two officers because of their team efforts to secure funding for a paving project at Lake Metigoshe, in Bottineau County.
About 11 miles of road around Lake Metigoshe were originally paved in 1998 and now needed extensive upkeep and repaving at a cost of $2.6 million. Township Officers, Mike Hall and Vern Jacobson worked to convince Bottineau County to pledge $500,000 to the project. At their request, Representative Dick Anderson introduced HB 1322 in the 2017 legislative session which helped clear the way for the Township to bond for the project. Between the county grant and the bonding ability they were able to put together a proposal that could get the needed approval of 60% of affected landowners.