Tuesday: Public Open House For Retiring Plymouth Councilmember Ginny Black

This summer long-time Plymouth City Council Councilmember Ginny Black announced her resignation from the City Council effective Monday, Sept. 30. In celebration of her 17 years of service to the city there is a public open house from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, to wish her farewell. A brief presentation will be at 4 p.m.

Cake and refreshments will be served. Black will be presented with a commemorative plaque to honor her service, achievements and dedication to the city of Plymouth.

For nearly 18 years, Black represented residents in the northeast area of the city. She recently made the decision to resign from City Council, as she is retiring from her full-time job with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

Black pointed to the city’s efforts to preserve open space and protect lake and wetland water quality as the work of which she is most proud. During her tenure, Plymouth voters approved two open space and parks referendums. The City Council also adopted a wetland buffer ordinance in the mid-1990s and banned the use of fertilizer containing phosphorus, which causes algae growth in water bodies, in the late 1990s. The state legislature eventually followed Plymouth’s lead and banned phosphorus from fertilizer statewide. Council Member Black was also a leader in the Bassett Creek Watershed Management Commission and championed many efforts to improve the environment throughout the city.

(Information provided by the city of Plymouth)