Two seats on the Blaine County School District Board of Trustees will be up for election in November. The seats include Zone 2 (currently filled by Gretchen Gorham) and Zone 4 (currently filled by Dan Turner). Candidates must reside in that zone to declare their candidacy and for the duration of their term on the Board.
Zone 2 includes areas east of Highway 75, north of Muldoon Canyon Road and south/east of Quigley and Fox Acres roads (includes Woodside Subdivision; excludes Deerfield, Bellevue City). It also includes areas north of Highway 20 and west of Highway 75 (excluding Bellevue City), Bend of the River Ranch, west of the Big Wood River to Colorado Gulch Road, and south of Colorado Gulch Road/Croy Creek Road/Camp Creek Road.
Zone 4 includes east of Big Wood River, north of Deer Creek Road; north of West Meadow Drive to Buttercup, west of Buttercup to Highway 75, west of Highway 75 to Ketchum, west of Trail Creek to rejoin Highway 75 near the Bigwood golf course and north to the County Line.
All candidates must file a declaration of candidacy and petition for candidacy. Once the forms are completed, the candidates must have the County Services manager verify the signatures on their petition prior to delivering it to the Board Clerk, Vicki Pitcairn, at 118 W. Bullion St., Hailey, ID 83333, no later than Sept. 3, 2021.
If you have any questions, please contact the Board Clerk at clerk@blaineschools.org or (208) 578-5003.
Once the documents are filed, the Board Clerk will certify the candidates to the County Services manager no later than Sept. 10. BCSD residents will vote to fill these two positions on Tuesday, Nov. 9.
