Here’s the final tallied election results:
Kelly Goward: 1,290 Votes
Rivka Hodgkinson: 1,276 Votes
Matt Hehl: 202 Votes
Jeff Vredeveld: 194 Votes
Total ballots received: 1,543 (This is a new record high of ballots received for a Michigan Conservation District Board Election!)
Congratulations to incumbent Rivka Hodgkinson and welcome to the Board, Kelly Goward! The final election results will be certified by the State within the next week and Rivka and Kelly will be officially recognized as OCD Board Directors at our next Board Meeting on April 14.
We also want to thank Matt Hehl for his many years of service on the Ottawa Conservation District Board and for his dedication to farming regeneratively. Thank you to Jeff Vredeveld as well for his interest in participating on the Board.
Visit https://ottawacd.org/annualmeeting/ to stay tuned for future elections and Annual Meetings!