(KLZA)-- The Nemaha Natural Resources District Board of Directors voted to appoint Dick James of Verdon to fill the vacant director position in Subdistrict #8 when they met November 14.

The Board approved the Fiscal Year 2024 audit report presented by Christy Hadden of Schulz and Associates.

A bid for riprap placement on two watershed structures in the Upper Big Nemaha watershed was awarded to Dynamic Dirtwork and Demo in an amount of $10,550.

Bids for tree and brush removal for 14 watershed structures were awarded. Borrenpohl Excavation was awarded a bid for four structures at a cost of $4,820. Goracke Contracting was awarded the bid for five structures at a cost of $5,620. BF Construction will do the work at two structures for $1,450 and East-South Trucking / Excavating will do three structures at a bid of $4,850. The structures are located in Brownell, Wilson Creek, Upper Little Nemaha and South Branch areas.

The Nemaha NRD Board voted to purchase a new 75 horsepower tractor from Landmark Implement at a bid price of $47,296.

Board members also approved a resolution in support of Omaha Public Power Districts project near the Steamboat Trace, which will result in relocating the Arbor Spur trailhead.