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 Cambridge Attorney to Lead MWCD Board of Directors in 2007 A Cambridge attorney has been elected to head the Board of Directors of the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District in 2007. Thomas L. Tribbie was elected president of the Board of Directors during a meeting today (Dec. 15) held at Atwood Lake Resort and Conference Center. David Parham, a resident of an MWCD cottage area, will serve as the Board’s vice president. Tribbie is a partner in the Cambridge law firm of Tribbie, Scott, Plummer and Padden, and was appointed to the MWCD Board of Directors in 2004. Associated with the law firm since 1952, Tribbie also served as the prosecuting attorney in Guernsey County from 1960-68. He also previously served as the president of the board of trustees of the Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, chief executive officer of the Valley of Cambridge Scottish Rite Masons and on the board of directors of the National City Bank. A graduate of Cambridge High School, he earned his bachelor’s and law degrees from Ohio State University. Parham was appointed to the MWCD Board of Directors earlier this year following the retirement of Joanne Limbach. He is a former member of the MWCD’s Development Advisory Committee, serving as chairman in 2004. A resident of the Atwood Lake region in Carroll County, Parham spent 30 years as an attorney in Northeast Ohio before retiring from the Cleveland firm Thompson Hine LLP. His work included cases concerning land use planning issues, product liability and zoning codes, and he has served as lead counsel for cases in 18 states. A graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Parham also was a member of the Shaker Heights City Council and its planning commission and zoning board of appeals. According to Ohio law, the five members of the MWCD Board of Directors are appointed by the judges of the Conservancy Court to oversee the operations and business affairs of the Conservancy District. Board members can serve a maximum of two consecutive five-year terms. Established in 1933 to provide flood reduction and water conservation benefits for residents of the Muskingum River Watershed, the MWCD manages 54,000 acres of land and water space dedicated to public use in an 18-county region in eastern Ohio. Board members also approved a tentative schedule of meetings for 2007 with locations to be announced later. Meetings normally are held on the third Friday of the month beginning at 9 a.m. Meetings for 2007 are planned Jan. 19, Feb. 16, March 16, April 20, May 18, June 2 (annual meeting of MWCD Conservancy Court), July 20, Aug. 17, Sept. 21, Oct. 19, Nov. 16 and Dec. 21. To confirm meeting dates and locations, contact Karen Miller at the MWCD office toll-free at (877) 363-8500 Ext. 222.
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