Rick Scott Makes Two Water Management Board Appointments

Florida Gov. Rick Scott named Virginia Hipp Johns to the Suwannee River Water Management District governing board and Fred N. Roberts Jr. to the governing board of the St. Johns River Water Management District.

Johns, 57, of Alachua, is the president of John Hipp Construction.

Roberts, 33, of Ocala, is an attorney with Klein and Klein Law Firm.

Both appointments require confirmation by the Florida Senate.