Board of Supervisors Election

Due to COVID-19 health and safety concerns, our office remains closed to the public and our 2020 Annual Meeting and Banquet has been cancelled. But you can still vote!

Here is how an eligible voter can cast a ballot:

Absentee Voting
Absentee voting is available from July 15, 2020 through August 27, 2020. ​Residents wishing to vote absentee may request a ballot application and ballot from Pickaway SWCD by any of the following:

       > Mail - 110 Island Road, Suite D, Circleville, OH 43113
     > Email - katerina-sharp@pickawayswcd.org
     > Phone - 740-477-1693
     > In person at the SWCD office (8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.)

Upon request for the absentee voting, the SWCD will provide a ballot application, election ballot, and ballot envelope to the absentee voter. Absentee ballots must be returned to the SWCD office by 4:00 p.m. on August 27, 2020.

Two (2) supervisors will be elected to a three-year term commencing January 1, 2021 and ending December 31, 2023.

Nominees are:
  1. Bill Black
  2. Jonathan Lohstroh

Candidate Bios
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Bill Black

Bill Black lives in Harrison Township with his wife, Lynn, where he farms approximately 1,300 acres of no-till or minimum till soybeans, wheat and corn with his dad, Bob Black, and son, Ross. Bill and Lynn have two children, Sydney and Ross.

Bill is currently the Treasurer and Fiscal Agent of the Pickaway Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors, where he has served as a supervisor on the Pickaway SWCD Board for the past 20 years. He is also the Treasurer of the Area 5 SWCD Board of Directors. The Area 5 Board of Directors is instrumental in making decisions on policy and procedures to better guide the 17 Area SWCDs in their effort to serve their customers.

Bill has been a 4-H Advisor in Pickaway County for the past 12 years. He is also the President of the Teays Valley Young Farmers Club.
Jonathan Lohstroh 
 
Jonathan Lohstroh grew up in Madison County next to Deer Creek. He was heavily involved in 4-H and FFA growing up, and graduated from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Agribusiness and a minor in Animal Sciences. After graduation, he began farming full time with his dad in Pickaway and Madison Counties.
 
“As a corn and soybean farmer, soil and water conservation is at the heart of our operation and has become a passion of our family to integrate new conservation methods into our farm,” said Jonathan. “Like other farm families, I want to help preserve the land for the next generation.”
 
Jonathan is a member of Farm Bureau in Pickaway County, where he lives with his wife and kids. He also has experience with design and installation of farm drainage and the challenges and opportunities it presents to land owners and neighbors.

Forms:

Voter Eligibility and Requirements
Requirements for Residents, Non-resident Landowners, Non-resident "Land Occupiers", Corporation or Firm

Affidavit for Non-Resident
For owner or occupier of property in Pickaway County

Election Notice
The Election Notice is posted after candidates have turned in their forms and before absentee voting begins.

​Candidate Forms
​If interested in running for a board of supervisor position for the January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2023 term, please review the following forms. Complete the Candidate Information form and return to Pickaway SWCD by June 30, 2020 via mail (110 Island Road, Suite D, Circleville, OH 43113) or email (katerina-sharp@pickawayswcd.org). Thank you.
     >Board Member Duties and SWCD Information
     >Candidate Board Member Information Form - PDF
     >Candidate Board Member Information Form - Word

Pickaway SWCD,  110 Island Rd., Suite D, Circleville, Ohio 43113, T: 740-477-1693 F: 740-477-3327