SEEKING NOMINEES
Mercer County SWCD Board of Supervisors Election Nomination Period Open
Let it be known that the Mercer 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 - February 20, 2026. Anyone that owns a farm in Territory 2 or Territory 4 (see map on website or at office), and meets the qualifications listed below, may be considered as a candidate in the election. You may submit your name for participation in the election by completing the self-nomination form and delivering it to the district by 5:00 P.M. on December 2, 2025.
The self-nomination form is available online here or in person at the district office at 20593 US Hwy 65, Princeton, MO 64673.
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 2024, the district provided $523,522.39 of cost-share funds to over 40 landowners to assist the landowners with installing agricultural erosion control and water quality practices.