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R.D. Musser Jr. 'Forged the Way' in 35 Years of Leadership for Board of Public Works
With the full council present and his wife Amelia in the audience, Mayor Margaret Doud read Council's resolution for the man who "forged the way in securing state and federal government grants enabling the City of Mackinac Island to refurbish the reservoirs, to build the Island Water Filtration Plant in 1987, the Solid Waste Facility in 1990, and to upgrade the Wastewater Treatment Plant in 1985 and 1992..." Mr. Musser also has led the drive to establish the Island's recycling and composting programs and for, "making ours the model and envy of communities across the nation..." said Mayor Doud. A standing ovation and handshakes all around followed. Mr. Musser served as the BPW's first chairman, having been appointed to the newly created public works board in February 1970 by then Island Mayor Otto Emmons. He retired from the post January 1, 2006, and is succeeded by East Bluff cottager F. Thomas Lewand. In his letter of resignation Mr. Musser wrote, "...It is time for a younger and more energetic person to take that job on." Mr. Musser's final contribution to the Board of Public Works occurred just two weeks prior to his resignation. During the fall of 2005, he worked with other city officials to secure funding that would put the DPW in the black and eventually would make available enough capital reserve to repair and modernize the Island's solid waste operations. The resolution was signed by Mayor Margaret Doud, Mayor Pro Tempore Armand Horn, City Clerk Karen Lennard, and aldermen Frank Bloswick, Mike Hart, Jason St. Onge, Armin Porter, and Daniel Wightman. |
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