MORE CITIES AND TOWNS VOTE 

 INTO SWCDs 



CARL JOHNSON 



PRESIDENT SEZ continued 



As a result of referendums held June 24 

 In conjunction with the special eastern 

 district congressional election the land 

 occupiers of the following towns voted 

 favorably by wide margins for addition 

 to their respective Soil and Water 

 Conservation Districts; 



City of Havre to Hill County SWCD 

 City of Harlem to Blaine County SWCD 

 City of Circle to McCone County SWCD 

 City of Glasgow to Valley County SWCD 

 Town of H Ingham to Hill County SWCD 

 Town of WInnett to Petroleum County SWCD 



This brings to 35 out of a possible 126, 

 the number of towns and cities that have 

 voted themselves Into SWCDs since the 

 SWCD law was amended in 1967 to permit 

 urban representation. There are now 25 

 of Montana's 58 SWCDs which have seven 

 man boards. Two members of each board 

 roust be residents of a town or city and 

 represent urban interests. By cities or 

 towns being part of a district they are 

 able to participate in the natural 

 resource development programs of the area 

 of which they are beneficiaries along with 

 rural people. 



and inform the public including cooperat- | 

 ing agencies and elected officials about 

 conservation work and their responsibilities 

 and Interests concerning it, 



MASWCD in cooperation with the SSCC 

 publishes a state wide newsletter "Treasure 

 Acres". Should districts, with revenue 

 available from counties through HB 179 

 Improve and expand the mailing list of this 

 publ Icatlon? 



Should districts with revenue available 

 from counties through Hb 179 employ a full 

 time Public Relations specialist, working 

 for us to provide news media and others, 

 vital information concerning resources 

 not only in the agricultural area but in 

 Industrial, recreational, wildlife, health, 

 economics, pollution or in simple words, 

 — The whole ball of wax? 



I would say, -Not- "Where do we go 

 from here? -but- "What should we do?". 

 It is my hope that we wi I I find the answer* 

 to these questions at our Area Meetings In 

 October and at the State convention at g 

 Bozeman in November. " 



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