Open positions for the East Columbia Basin Irrigation District

The filing period is now open for two Director positions in the East Columbia Basin Irrigation District.

To serve as a Director, the individual must reside in the county or counties in which the District is situated.

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.

Boe Clausen is the incumbent Director for Director Division 2.

This Director Division includes the Grant County portion of the District bounded on the north by Wheeler Road, on the east and south by the Grant/Adams County line, and on the west by the East District Boundary.

This term will be for three years beginning in January 2016.

Mark Booker 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 easy boundary of this Director Division 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 three years beginning in January 2016.

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 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 2.

The election date is Dec. 8.

Candidacy petitions may be obtained by calling the East District’s main office in Othello at 509-488-9671. The main office is located at 55 North Eighth in Othello.