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Receipt of application to a vacancy on Consolidated Drainage Improvement District 20 Board of Supervisors Position 3, Applicant(s): Glen Oostema (Deadline for applications to this position is 10 a.m. on Tuesday, October 20, 2026)
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Overview of Special Districts: Drainage Districts
Duties of drainage district supervisors/commissioners include field review of drainage needs, attendance at an annual meeting to determine the next year's work schedule and assessment levy, election of internal officers, and review, discussion, and action on any other official or district business (RCW 85.06 and RCW 85.38.170-180)
Consolidated Drainage Improvement District 20
1 vacancy, Supervisor Position 3. All vacancies are for terms ending at the next Special District election in February 2028.
The District is located immediately east/southeast of Lynden. Moorman Ditch and Kamm (Ditch) Creek drainage channels, tributary to the Nooksack River, are the primary channels. Consolidated Drainage Improvement District 20 is located within the Kamm Creek sub-basin in western Whatcom County south and east of the City of Lynden. Kamm Creek, Morman Ditch, Stickney Slough, and their tributaries are watercourses constructed and/or maintained by the district. It encompasses approximately 3,287 acres and is generally located south of Haveman Rd, west of Trapline Rd, north of the Nooksack River, and east of Hampton Rd.