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Commissioners confirm Elspeth Cooley as Soil & Water Conservation District program director

Miami County Board of Commissioners · May 18, 2026
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Summary

The board unanimously confirmed Elspeth Cooley as program director for the Soil & Water Conservation District; Gary Horner thanked the commissioners on behalf of the board.

Elspeth Cooley was introduced as the new program director for the Soil & Water Conservation District and the commissioners voted 3-0 to confirm her appointment. Commissioner Mark Horner moved for confirmation and Commissioner Brenda Weaver seconded.

Gary Horner, speaking on behalf of Mary Lou Watson and the SWCD board, thanked the commissioners for their partnership. "[We] thanked the commissioners for their partnership and working together," Gary Horner said, expressing the board's appreciation for the commissioners' support.

The appointment takes effect when Mary Lou Watson steps down to part-time in June, at which point Cooley will assume program-director duties. No compensation or contract details were discussed during the May 18 meeting.