VIGO COUNTY, Ind – A new leader has been selected for the Vigo County Solid Waste Management District.

Former Terre Haute City Councilman and candidate for Mayor Karrum Nasser has been appointed as executive director effective July 6.

Nasser’s appointment was unanimously approved last month by the board after Kathy Kinney the current director, submitted a letter of retirement.

The position pays $55,620 for 2020 and will carry the same salary in 2021.

The district is a separate entity from county government and is funded through a tipping fee on every ton of wasted dumped at the Sycamore Ridge Landfill in the southern portion of the county.

Nasser will reportedly continue to work part-time at Laquinta Suites, where he served as director of sales.