Monday, April 12, 2010

Delta Conservation District Public Service Announcement

The Delta Conservation District, which includes Delta County and parts of Montrose and Gunnison Counties, is holding a special election on May 4th for six Board of Supervisor positions. The district provides funds from federal tax dollars for conservation and agricultural projects to help sustain agriculture in the North Fork Valley and surrounding area.

The designated polling place is in the District Office at 690 Industrial Blvd. in Delta. Applications for mail-in ballots are also available and need to be received at the District Office by April 27th to receive the ballot by mail or by April 30th if picked up at the District Office. Application forms for mail-in ballots are available in Hotchkiss at Bohlinger & Queen and at the Mail and Copy Center, in Paonia at Paonia Farm and Home Supply, and in Crawford at Needle Rock Mountain Realty, or may be downloaded on line at http://www.dola.state.co.us/. by going to the special elections and then the formsdocs pull down menus.


APPLICATION TO VOTE BY MAIL-IN BALLOT

    • FOR WHAT?: DELTA CONSERVATION DISTRICT 6 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS POSITIONS
    • WHEN?: MAY 4TH
    • HOW?: MAIL-IN BALLOT OR IN PERSON IN DELTA AT 690 INDUSTRIAL BLVD
    • WHO?: ALL RESIDENTS OR LANDOWNERS OR SPOUSES OF LANDOWNERS IN THE DISTRICT
    • WHAT DOES THE DISTRICT DO?: SIMPLY PUT, IT DECIDES HOW AND WHERE TO SPEND YOUR TAX DOLLARS TO HELP SUSTAIN AGRICULTURE IN THE NORTH FORK VALLEY AND SURROUNDING AREA OR, MORE FORMALLY...

The Mission of the Delta Conservation District is to provide for the conservation and preservation of our natural resources and agricultural heritage in order to ensure the health prosperity and welfare of the citizens of the District and the State of Colorado. The District combines available technical, financial, and educational resources and coordinates efforts that meet the needs of the local land user. The Natural Resource Conservation Service attached to the Delta Conservation District office provides assistance to land owners in the areas of:

  • salinity control programs
  • soils information for sound resource planning
  • conservation plans including grazing and cropping systems
  • irrigation water management
  • rangeland improvements
  • conservation plantings

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