The Hennepin County Board is seeking applicants for a vacancy on the Riley-Purgatory-Bluff Creek Watershed District Board, due to the resignation of Erin Ahola.

The unexpired term for the vacancy ends July 31, 2008.

This board coordinates management of water and related land resources within the areas generally tributary to Riley, Purgatory and Bluff creeks in southwest Hennepin and northeast Carver counties. A member may not be a public officer of the county, state or federal government and must be a resident of the district, which in Hennepin County includes portions of Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, Deephaven and Shorewood.

Because of the nature of the board, it is helpful for members to have a background in water conservation, development, law, engineering, environment or public administration. Members serve three-year terms.

Deadline for applications is Sept. 6, with interviews to be held at the General Government Committee meeting Sept. 11, and appointment Sept. 18.

For more information about this vacancy or other advisory board appointments or to receive an application, contact Yolanda McCrary by phone at 612-348-3257 or by mail at A2400 Government Center, 300 S. Sixth St., Minneapolis, Minn. 55487, or get an application via the Internet at the county’s Web site: www.hennepin.us – under “Your county government/Citizen advisory boards.”