NYSTROM NEW COUNTY BOARD CHAIR

The chairmanship of the Crow Wing County Board revolves based on district so even though she's been on the board for little over a year, Rachel Reabe Nystrom now has the top job. Nystrom said one of the things she wants to deal with during her tenure is the board's committee structure. Nystrom said the five members of the board sit on 70 different committees and some of them haven't met for decades. Nystrom said the size of some of the committees is also a problem. If a committee has five members, things tend to get done; if a committee has ten or fifteen, not as much is accomplished and its harder to get everyone to the meeting. Nystrom represents County District Three and was elected in the fall of 2006.