By Vernon Robison

Moapa Valley Progress

The Clark County Board of County Commissioners, at a meeting held Tuesday, October 18 in Las Vegas, appointed Logandale resident Ann Markle to serve on the Moapa Valley Town Advisory Board (MVTAB). The appointment fills a vacancy left by Nate Hendricks who resigned from the position earlier this year. Hendricks resigned because he was moving out of the community.

Markle will serve the remainder of the two year term for the position which is through January 2, 2013.

Markle retired last December from the position of Health Records Manager at the Southern Nevada Health District after 44 years of service. In an interview with the Progress, Markle said that retirement has been okay, but that she will be glad to get involved again in community issues.

“I figured that I have the time to do it and I wanted to give some of that time to the community,” she said.

Markle said that, during her time with SNHD, she had worked closely with County Commissioners as part of her job. She felt that equipped her to be of service on the town board.

“But this is still my first time actually sitting on a board,” she said. “So I feel like I have a lot to learn.

Since she has spent a lot of her community efforts in town with public health issue, she said that she had some catching up to do on some of the details of local issues.

“I’m going to be listening very closely to people in the community in understanding what people want,” she said. “But I have an open mind to things. And if I feel something is right for the community I’ll fight for it. I’ll do my best and see what I can do with it.”

Only one other person applied to fill the vacancy on the MVTAB. The other applicant was Joelann Costa.

At the meeting Commissioner Tom Collins praised both women for their civic involvement. “These are two wonderful young ladies and I hope that they both stay active in the community,” he said.

In his motion to appoint Markle, Collins stressed the importance of the appointment process for selection of TAB members. He referred to Assembly Bill 400, legislation proposed in the last legislative session by Assemblyman Cresent Hardy which would have required the Commission to follow local election results in selecting TAB members.

“I just want to say that AB400 would have made us hold an election here,” Collins said. “Luckily that bill didn’t pass the legislature because these two folks probably wouldn’t have ever applied for this position.”