Conservation district supervisor seat vacant

BANGOR – People interested in running for the office of district supervisor for the Penobscot Soil and Water Conservation District should contact the district office at 28 Gilman Plaza, Suite 2, Bangor, or call 990-3676 to obtain nomination papers. Nomination papers must be received at the district office no later than Friday, Oct. 12. People who want to vote (ballots are mailed to cooperators) in the election of district supervisor must contact the district in order to receive a ballot.

People wishing to run for supervisor must be a resident and registered voter residing within the boundaries of the Penobscot County Soil and Water Conservation District. All registered voters residing in the district are eligible to vote. Additional information may be obtained by contacting the district.

Also, the term of one of the appointed supervisors is ending. The district’s board of supervisors are asked to submit up to three names of interested individuals to the Maine Department of Agriculture, which then chooses the person who will become the appointed supervisor for the district. If interested in becoming an appointed supervisor, call or visit the district coordinator’s office for a copy of the forms that need to be completed.