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New rep serves on WLSSD board

The Board of Directors of the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District welcomes Jack Ezell as the elected Carlton County representative. The seat was previously filled by Ruth Janke who dedicated 13 years of service to WLSSD and its environmental mission. Ezell had a 43-year career with WLSSD and now joins the board after 4 years in retirement.

WLSSD is governed by a nine-member citizen board. Four members are appointed by the city of Duluth, three by the city of Cloquet, one is elected by the Carlton County cities and townships within the WLSSD and one elected by the St. Louis County cities an...