Columbia Conservation District            Resolution # Election 01-2024

WHEREAS the Board of Supervisors of the Columbia Conservation District (“District”) operates under the laws of the State of Washington applicable to conservation districts. 

WHEREAS the District is governed by a five-member board, as set out in RCW Chapter 89.08 and WAC Section 135-110.

It is RESOLVED that a Poll site and Mail in election for an open position on the District Board of Supervisors will be held on January 16, 2024, from 8:00 am until 1:00 pm in the Youth Building at Columbia County Fairgrounds, 5 North Pine Street, Dayton, WA

The elected position whose term is expiring in May 2025 is currently held by Charlie Mead.

The appointed position whose term is expiring in May 2025 is currently held by Zane Patton.

Interested candidates must be registered voters who reside within the boundaries of the District. Candidates may be required to be landowners or operators of a farm, depending on the current composition of the District board of supervisors.  The filing deadline for candidates to file their candidate information is 12:00 noon, December 13, 2024.    Interested candidates must file their candidate information at the following location, Columbia Conservation District, 202 South Second, Dayton WA 99328.

Eligible voters are registered voters who reside within the boundaries of the District. The last day and time that voters can request ballots from the District is 12:00 noon December 30, 2024. Absentee ballots can be requested from Columbia Conservation District, 202 South Second, Dayton WA 99328, or 509-382-4273.  If a voter is returning a ballot by mail, the voter must account for the time it will take for the ballot to be returned to the District by mail.

The election supervisor will be Aneesha Dieu.

A conservation district supervisor is a public official who serves without compensation and who sets policy and direction for the conservation district. The published election and appointment procedures can be viewed at the District office and are available from the Washington State Conservation Commission at http://scc.wa.gov/.

Publish Dayton Chronicle: October 31, 2024, November 7, 2024 and November 14, 2024