Basin Irrigation District to elect directors 12/12

The filing period is now open for three director positions in the East Columbian Basin Irrigation District. To serve as a director, an individual must be a qualified voter within the director division he or she represents. To qualify as a voter, an individual must own land included within the District and vote in the director division in which he or she resides or is nearest to his or her residence.

Donald Osborne is the incumbent Director for Director Division 1. This Director Division includes the part of the East District located in Grant County north of Wheeler Road. This term will be for three years beginning in January 2018.

Bernard Erikson is the Incumbent Director for Director Division 3. This Director Division is all of the East District located in Lincoln County and that part of the East District located in Adams County North of Providence Road. This term will be for three years beginning in January 2018.

Duaine Anderson is the Incumbent Director for Director Division 4. This Director Division is totally in Adams County and is bounded on the north by the Grant/Adams County line, on the south by the Franklin/Adams County line and on the west by the East District boundary. The east boundary of this Director Divisions follows Booker Road from the Grant/Adams County line to Cunningham Road, then follows Cunningham Road to the east for three miles to the range line separating Ranges 30 and 31 East (Fox Road and its extension) which it follows to the Franklin/Adams County line. This term will be for one year beginning in January 2018.

To file for the position of Director, a Declaration of Candidacy Petition, signed by at least 10 qualified voters in that Division must be filed in the East District office by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, November 6, 2017. The election date is December 12, 2017.

Candidacy petitions may be obtained by calling the East District’s main office in Othello at 488-9671. The main office is located at 55 North 8th, Othello, Washington.