Events

UPCOMING BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING        
2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 18, 2025
Central Platte NRD office, 215 Kaufman Ave. Grand Island, NE

Central Platte NRD Board to Discuss Selling Schroeder Property
The Central Platte Natural Resources District’s Building and Executive committees will review proposals and provide recommendations to the Board regarding a 157-acre dryland cropland tract known as the Schroeder property. The proposals include the sale of the land and pivot bridges, and well abandonment.

The property, located six miles southeast of Cozad, was purchased by the NRD in 2018 to pursue Platte River credit opportunities. These included groundwater recharge through the retirement of irrigated acres, potential transfers from the South Side Irrigation District canal, and direct discharge to the Platte River from an adjacent site. In 2022, the Board evaluated management options to maximize hydrologic benefits. The tenant was notified that the acres would transition to dryland, allowing the NRD to retire irrigation and secure 107 acre-feet of credit back to the Platte River.

The Central Platte NRD Board of Directors will tour the new building and then convene for their regularly scheduled meeting at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at the CPNRD office, 215 Kaufman Avenue in Grand Island. The meeting is open to the public.

BUSINESS

1.    Pledge of Allegiance

2.  Roll Call/Call to Order *  Excused Absences | Meeting Minutes | Public Forum

3.   Natural Resources Conservation Service -Joe Krolikowski, District Conservationist

4. Building & Executive Committees
a. Schroeder property sale options. Discussion/recommendation*
b. Well abandonment proposal. Discussion/recommendation *

5. Violation Report on Irrigated Acres
Luke Zakrzewski, GIS Image Analyst

6. Voting Delegate and Alternate for NARD Legislative Conference *

7. Assistant Manager’s Report
Elm/Turkey Creek WFPO Update – Jesse Mintken, Assistant Manager

8. Manager’s Report
Lyndon Vogt, General Manager

9. CPNRD/NSWCP Cost Share Applications *
Kelly Cole, Administrative Assistant

10. November Financial Report *
December Financial Report to be considered at January Board meeting

11. Nebraska Association of Resources Districts
Deb VanMatre, NARD Board Member

12. Nebraska Natural Resources Commission Report
Doug Reeves, Middle Platte Basin Representative

13. Water Task Force
Tom Downey, Nitrate Legacy & Drinking Water Representative

14. Other As may develop before the Board meeting

Service Recognition Awards
The following awards will be presented at 12:30 p.m. (prior to the Board meeting):

• 45 years:  Dean Krull, UNL/CPNRD Demonstration Projects Coordinator
• 25 years:  Shelly Lippincott, Office Assistant, NRCS Kearney Field Office
• 20 years:  Jay Richeson, Director – Subdistrict 1
• 20 years:  Dwayne Margritz, Director – Subdistrict 2
• 20 years:  Marvion Reichert, Director – Subdistrict 3
• 10 years:  Deb VanMatre, Director and Chairman of the Board – Subdistrict 5

Upcoming Board Meetings  January 22, February 26, March 26

Central Platte NRD will be closed to observe the Christmas and New Years holidays from Thursday, December 25 – Thursday, January 1.