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The Ramsey County Soil and Water Conservation Board, which thankfully just changed its name to Ramsey Conservation District, has 5 supervisors. 3 are up for election this year. You can read about the board and their responsibilities at: http://www.ramseyconservation.org/swcd/home.html I am supporting Gwen Willems and Marj Ebensteiner, two women I have worked with many times over the years, and Joe Fox, who is unopposed. Marj and Joe are incumbents and Gwen is running for an open seat. One of the strange things about these elections is that even though each supervisor represents the district they live in, they are elected County wide. This makes campaigning difficult and costly. Gwen Willems, a program evaluator for the U of Mn and Mn Extension, brings years of multicultural communications leadership and a passion for the environment. Her experience in public relations will help make the board more visible - so maybe we won't have to ask these questions. Marj has worked hard to make the board more accountable and to expand the scope of projects they undertake. Just my endorsement, for what it's worth. Beth Lareau Little Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "List Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "St. Paul Issues Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 11:00 AM Subject: [StPaul] Soil and Water Conservation Supervisors > Here is another local race that normally slides under the radar > screen. Does anyone have any advice or endorsements in the Ramsey > County Soil and Water Conservation races? > > Does anyone even know what these folks do? > > -------------------------------------------------- > > 'Dirt Boards' known to few > Mary Lynn Smith, Star Tribune > http://www.startribune.com/stories/587/5055929.html > > > "Sandwiched between the high-profile presidential races and the > oft-forgotten judicial races, contests for Soil and Water > Conservation District supervisor attract few candidates and even less > attention. > > Some candidates may welcome the relative anonymity. > > Few Ramsey County voters, for instance, are likely to know that > District 3 challenger Jill Wilkinson pledges to bring fiscal > responsibility to the county conservation board. Fewer still are > likely to know that weeks after launching her campaign, the former > state treasurer for the Libertarian Party admitted taking $10,000 > from party coffers." > > -------------------------------------------------- > > NOTE: To get an advance look at what all will be on your ballot next > week, visit > > http://www.e-democracy.org/myballot/ > > If you type in your address, it will give you a peek at all of the > races that are likely to appear on your particular ballot next week! > > > -- > Tim Erickson > List Manager > St. Paul Issues Forum > http://www.e-democracy.org/stpaul/ > Hamline Midway Resident > 651-643-0722 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > St. Paul Links - http://www.e-democracy.org/stpaul/links.html > > "The St. Paul Issues Forum is a interactive e-mail discussion on > important issues about St. Paul public policy. Participation is free > and open to anyone. We currently have about 350 concerned citizens > and community leaders subscribed to our discussion." > _____________________________________________ > To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _____________________________________________ > NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: > http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul > > Archive Address: > http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/ _____________________________________________ To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
