Water board votes 3-0 for superintendent finalist

Water · Meeting of October 16, 2026

Kingston's Board of Water Commissioners voted 3-0 to recommend Matt Zawinski as its lead candidate for water superintendent. Commissioners kept runner-up Mark Cloud, called "a very highly qualified candidate," in reserve in case talks with Zawinski fall through. Board members said the department's consent order with the state stemmed partly from superintendents spending too much time in the field instead of on office and engineering detail, with one commissioner saying, "we weren't focusing on the details that we've done." The board also voted unanimously to authorize moving forward on salary and benefits negotiations after Oct. 23, coordinating with a staff member identified only as Tina.

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Source: the Water meeting of October 16, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.