Chatham County North Carolina, District Board Members

Chatham News Record, Ballot features two uncontested races

Lynn lives in Pittsboro, North Carolina. 

Lynn is a farmer who owns a farm that has operated for over 100 years.

J. Lynn Mann currently serves as the Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor in Chatham County. He has served on Chatham County’s five-person district board of Soil and Water for 23 years and has served as its chairperson for the last 19 years.

Wants to keep livestock out of streams and create natural gardens to manage runoff water.

Plans to "ensure the wise use of our natural resources which are soil, water, air, plants and animals."

- Wants to keep livestock out of streams and create natural gardens to manage runoff water.
- Plans to "ensure the wise use of our natural resources which are soil, water, air, plants and animals."

Energy & the Environment

Believes he stayed current with assisting farmers throughout the pandemic.

Plans to implement educational and technical services to implement the best environmental management practices including "crop farming [and] livestock exclusion."

Wants to give constituents "an idea of what best practices they can use to protect the land and the soil and water and to keep farming alive."

- Believes he stayed current with assisting farmers throughout the pandemic.
- Plans to implement educational and technical services to implement the best environmental management practices including "crop farming [and] livestock exclusion."
- Wants to give constituents "an idea of what best practices they can use to protect the land and the soil and water and to keep farming alive."

Administration

J. Lynn Mann

- A soil and water conservation district supervisor is 1 member of a board of 5 supervisors that works to improve the soil and water quality in the county through education. 
- The board of supervisors provide technical and financial assistance to help land users maintain their land and surrounding ecosystems. 
- The board of supervisors design long term conservation programs that teach environmental care, pollution reduction, and provide incentives for using these practices, especially for agricultural workers. 
- The board of supervisors provide short term educational services like competitions, field days, and workshops to educate the public on conservation. 
- Soil and water conservation district supervisors are elected to 4 year terms in non-partisan races. However, 2 of the board members are appointed by the state soil and water commission. 

Member of board of supervisors that creates aid programs and educates people on environmental conservation. 