Olema resident Ken Eichstaedt will represent West Marin ratepayers on the board of the North Marin Water District. The two-year appointment comes after the death of former board member Jim Grossi, a Novato civil engineer, in November. Mr. Eichstaedt, also a civil engineer, said he had collaborated with Mr. Grossi in the past, and the district reached out to him about the opening.

“This is not the way we like to get appointed to boards,…