PERRYVILLE – The Perry County Soil and Water Conservation District will hold an election for one
supervisor in each of two different territories in the county on February 1-20, 2024.
Anyone that owns a farm in Territory I (Saline & Bois Brule Townships) or Territory III (Union & Brazeau Townships), and meets the qualifications, may be considered as a candidate in the election.
Potential candidates may submit their name for participation in the election by completing the self-nomination form and delivering it to the district by 5:00 P.M. on November 30, 2023.
The self-nomination form is available online at www.mosoilandwater.land/perry or in person at the district office (see contact info below).
Supervisors of the district administer district policies and programs, district personnel, and cost-share
funding made available by the one-tenth-of-one-percent parks, soils and water sales tax. During
fiscal year 2023, the district provided $349,940.61 of cost-share funds to 44 landowners to assist the landowners with installing agricultural erosion control and water quality practices.
The qualifications required to be a supervisor are:
- Being a land representative from the district (10 CSR 70-4.010 (1) (I)). A land representative is defined as the owner or representative authorized by power of attorney of any farm lying within an area proposed to be established, and subsequently established, as a soil and water conservation district under Chapter 278, RSMo. Each farm is entitled to representation by a land representative: provided, however, that the land representative is a taxpayer of the county within which the soil and water district is located.
- Residing in, or owning a farm in, the area from which he/she is nominated where there is an expiring term.
- Being a cooperator of the district, defined as, “a person who is actively engaged in farming and
practices conservation activities related to agriculture”.
- Being a current resident and tax-paying citizen of the county for at least two years preceding the election date.
- Be eighteen (18) years of age or older by the election date
Perry County Soil and Water Conservation District
1003 North Main Street
Perryville, MO 63775
(573) 547-4077 (ext. 3)
tina.hadler@swcd.mo.gov