by Kevin Zimmermann
SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) – The bi-national Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative will be led by Sheboygan Mayor Mike Vandersteen following a unanimous vote by the organization’s board of directors. Vandersteen will take over for outgoing chair Michelle Morin-Doyle, Deputy Mayor of Quebec City, for a one-year term.
In accepting the position, Vandersteen said he was proud to lead an organization that represents the voices of US and Canadian mayors who are on the front lines confronting the many challenges facing coastal communities.
Mayor Vandersteen will lead the group’s work on environmental issues, economic stimulation, water infrastructure, impacts of coastal erosion and flooding, and sustaining Great Lakes restoration efforts.
