News Release
Grand Valley Metropolitan Council
40 Pearl St. NW St. 410
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
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Contact: Jerry Felix, GVMC Executive Director (616) 776-7604 |
For Immediate Release May 29, 2002 |
The REGIS Agency Announces the Resignation of Director Phil Lund
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN -- REGIS (Regional Geographic Information System), an agency of the Grand Valley Metropolitan Council, announces the resignation of REGIS Director, Phil Lund, effective July 8, 2002. Lund is leaving the agency to pursue other interests. Lund has been at the helm of the REGIS agency since its inception in 1998, and guided it from its initial concept to a fully functional reality. REGIS now stands as one of the largest local government multi-participant GIS projects ever, encompassing twenty cities, townships, and quasi-governmental organizations.
"Phil has done an excellent job," says GVMC Executive Director Jerry Felix. "He has brought the REGIS Agency farther than we had ever anticipated. We wish him well and expect he will have great success in his future endeavors."
Lund will remain as acting Director until July 8. No decision has been made yet as to a replacement.
The Grand Valley Metro Council (GVMC) is a regional organization dedicated to promoting cooperation and coordination among local governments in the metropolitan Grand Rapids area. Created in 1990, its membership now includes 33 local governments, representing nearly 665,000 people. For more information on GVMC go to www.gvmc.org
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