BWD's Sara Crouch Bids Adieu

If you have had any regular dealings with the Buckeye Water District over the last few years you had to cross paths with their former Fiscal Officer/Office Manager Sara Crouch. This super lady has been on staff for 10 years and recently decided to move back to an area of the country that she fell in love with several years ago. She's returning to the State of Washington.

Crouch is a native of Muncie, Indiana. Her first book keeping job was as night auditor for the Ball State University hotel. With her sister's persuasion she first moved to Washington working in a government contracting agency. After spending time with her sister out there she accepted a transfer to Alaska working for the same agency. Alaska was a new venture she couldn't pass up. She really liked it up there until getting injured in a skiing accident. Then it was back to Washington working for the State Board Commission for Technical Colleges.

Her stay there was cut short when her step-father took ill. She moved to her mother's new home in Salem, Ohio, to offer her assistance. Her parents had moved to Ohio to be near family.

Sara started with Buckeye Water in 2001 as Office Manager of the Administration Offices. In 2006 she assumed the additional duties of Fiscal Officer. At times it was hectic and stressful but it was a job she really enjoyed. She was top notch keeping the office running smoothly while keeping up with and incorporating all the changes on the financial end of it.

With her step-father being recuperated, her Mom preparing to retire and her fondness of living out West still strong in her heart, Sara just couldn't say no to a job opportunity when it became available to her. Her last working day in Wellsville with the Water District was this past Friday. She will be working for the Jefferson County Transit Authority in Port Townsend, Washington, as a Financial Administrator. That Transit Authority is a public transportation entity.

At last week's BWD Board of Trustees meeting, District Manager Al DeAgelis said it's been a great eight years that he has worked with Sara. He added he will really miss her. We will too. We really appreciated her good nature and her patience with being one of those answering all the questions and explaining to us how things work with a water district. We've learned a lot from her in the short time we've been acquainted.

Thanks Sara... we think you're a super person. We'll miss you too. Best of luck in your new job and new location.

ole nib