Warren Water quality plan

New CVB board member

The Warren County Convention & Visitors Bureau on Friday announced it has welcomed Karolyn Ellingson, workforce development manager at Sinclair Community College in Mason, to its board of directors.

Ellingson, who joined Sinclair in 2016, is both an experienced manager and educator, having previously spent seven years as a Spanish teacher and Interim Assistant Principal in the state of Washington before moving to Ohio. A graduate of the University of North Dakota, Ellingson also spent three years serving as an Assistant Registrar at the Air Force Institute of Technology. Actively involved in the community, Ellingson also is a member of the board for both the Warren County Small Business Development Alliance and Warren County Community Services. Additionally, she is a member of the Sub-Committee of the Workforce Investment Board, which serves Warren, Butler and Clermont counties.

The WCCVB is a professional destination marketing and management organization committed to spurring economic growth in Warren County by increasing overnight and year-round visitors. Its board of directors serves to oversee those efforts.

Phillip Smith, president & CEO for the WCCVB, said he believes Ellingson’s extensive professional history and long track record of community engagement will make her an outstanding addition to the bureau’s board.

OKI is considering an amendment to the Regional Water Quality Management (WQM) Plan for an area in Warren County east of Springboro located at the eastern end of Belle Claire Hill in Clearcreek Twp. where development is being planned.

Public comment on the proposed amendment is being gathered on line through OKI’s website, www.oki.org and social media (www.facebook.com/okiregional) or email to drutter@oki. org and will be accepted until 4 p.m. March 8.

OKI published the original WQM Plan in 1977, and has periodically made updates to the plan since it was adopted. Such planning is required under Section 208 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 to assess sources of water pollution and recommend strategies to control them.

The proposed amendment is being requested by the City of Springboro so that water quality can be protected, maintained, enhanced and controlled. The amendment would update the boundaries of the Springboro Facility Planning Area (FPA) to account for planned development of property in Clearceek Twp.