Filing period set for proposed Joint Metropolitan Park District commissioners

DAYTON–With the potential for Columbia County voters to approve formation of a Joint Metropolitan Park District, a measure which city and county voters will decide in the November 8 General Election, Columbia County Auditor Anne Higgins is opening a special three-day filing period to elect five at-large commissioners.

The online and in-person filing period will begin at 9 a.m. on Monday, August 22, 2022, and close at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, August 24, 2022.

The Joint Metropolitan Park District, if formed, will have the eventual goal of re-establishing a swimming pool in the community, and promoting other parks and recreation initiatives.

Potential candidates may register at the Columbia County Auditor’s Office in the Courthouse at 314 E. Main Street, or via online. County election officials recommend that those who register online verify their submission with the Auditor’s Office.

A public notice regarding the filing period is published in the Dayton Chronicle this week.

Candidates must live within the proposed taxing district and must be a registered voter to qualify for the ballot. When the candidate’s filing is approved, election officials will communicate with the candidate regarding the candidate’s statement and photograph for the voter’s pamphlet.

If the measure does not receive voter approval, commissioner elections will be null and void.