As of Election Night, the new member of the NID Board of Directors will likely be a familiar public face. Terry McAteer was leading Jesse White 64 to 35-percent to replace Ricki Heck, in District One. Heck was not seeking a third four-year term and also endorsed McAteer. And he told us that he’ll also approach the job from the perspective of a treated water customer instead of a raw water customer…

 

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When he announced his candidacy, McAteer said he hopes to develop a water conservation program to reach local students. He noted that he has been actively involved with may aspects of the Nevada Irrigation District throughout the years…

 

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McAteer also pointed to his authorship of the Scotts Flat Lake Master Plan that the NID Board adopted years ago.  His last elected office was as the Nevada County Superintendent of Schools, where he was elected four times. Most recently, he’s been a member of the County Planning Commission, an appointed position. But he says he’ll be resigning after the next meeting, since issues related to NID can be considered by the Commission. Meanwhile, incumbent Chris Bierwagen leads James Smith, 52 to 47-percent, for a new term for the District Two seat.