December 18 Board Meeting

Board of Directors Meeting
2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 18, 2025
Central Platte NRD Office, 215 Kaufman Avenue, 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.

AGENDA/ACTION ITEMS

Violation Report on Irrigated Acres
Luke Zakrzewski, GIS Image Analyst, will report on the number of landowners and producers who irrigated land that wasn’t certified or approved for irrigation through a transfer in 2025.

Voting Delegates
The board will elect a voting delegate and alternate for the Nebraska Association of Resources District’s Legislative Conference to be held in January at the Embassy Suites in Lincoln, NE.

Manager’s Report
Lyndon Vogt, General Manager, will report.

Nebraska Association of Resources District
Deb VanMatre, CPNRD Representative, will report.

Nebraska Natural Resources Commission
Doug Reeves, Middle Platte Basin Representative, will report.

Water Task Force
Tom Downey, Nitrate Legacy and Drinking Water Representative, will report.

Financial Report
The November financial report will be considered. The December financial report will be considered in January.

Cost-Share Programs
Applications for the Nebraska Soil and Water Conservation Program and Central Platte NRD cost-share programs will be considered.

Upcoming Board Meetings 
January 22, February 26, March 26

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