By: News Tribune, Duluth News Tribune
Dick Holt of Hermantown attended his last Western Lake Superior Sanitary District meeting on Monday night after serving 17 years on the agency’s
citizens board.
Holt retired after the meeting and was honored with a proclamation for his service for the sanitary district, which oversees sewage treatment and garbage for the greater Duluth area.
Holt said he became involved in the issue of wastewater as Hermantown development expanded to areas not covered by sewer service.
“This group has done some great things for the environment over the years,” Holt said. “It’s been a wonderful experience for me.”
Holt, 70, a former city councilor who also served on the Hermantown utility commission, is a lifelong Hermantown resident. He has been diagnosed with mesothelioma, a fatal lung ailment.
Holt’s position will be filled by an election among city councilors and township officials from the geographic district that he served, including Hermantown and Proctor.
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