Local candidates have filed for a small army’s worth of positions available in May on school boards, park and recreation districts, fire protection districts, water districts and other unsung executors of the public’s business.

The Deschutes Public Library District has two positions open, one each in zones 2 and 3, at four years each, for example; the Bend, La Pine, Redmond and Sisters park and recreation districts all have positions available. In Bend, the park and recreation board will oversee an ambitious plan to improve city trails and other facilities and renovate the Colorado Avenue dam, funded mostly by a $29 million bond measure passed in November 2012.

Voters in the Bend-La Pine, Redmond and Sisters school districts will elect a total 13 board members; the Central Oregon Community College has five positions available. Bend-La Pine has also placed a $96 million general obligation bond on the ballot, a measure to raise money for two new schools and other improvements. Crook County School District puts a $33.5 million bond question before its voters. That measure aims to build and equip one new school, along with other improvements.

The last day to register to vote in time for the spring election is April 30. Ballots are mailed May 3 and must be returned by 8 p.m. May 21, Election Day. They must be mailed in time to reach the county clerk’s office; postmarks on the day do not count.

Water districts in Central Oregon and rural fire protection districts also have seats available.

The Deschutes County Rural Fire Protection District No. 2, with which a recent consultant’s report suggests the Bend Fire Department may consolidate as one option to reduce costs and improve service, has three positions available at four-year terms each.

The La Pine Rural Fire Protection District asks voters there to renew two local levies for five and 10 years for purchase of new equipment and further staffing. The levies would raise nearly $1 million.

The Deschutes County 911 Service District has put a levy before voters in the May election, one that would raise approximately $18 million over five years. The money would fund improvements to the 911 system.

Two sanitary districts, responsible for their respective sewer systems, have positions open: Oregon Water Wonderland Unit 2 and Starwood Sanitary District.

Dates to know / Who’s filed

Dates to know:

April 30

Last day to register to vote.

May 3

Ballots will be mailed out

May 21

Election Day. Ballots must be received by 8 p.m. to be counted. Postmarks do not count.

Who’s filed:

Central Oregon Community College directors

• Zone 1: Joe Krenowicz

• Zone 2: Laura Craska Cooper

• Zone 3: Anthony Dorsch

• Zone 4: David Ford, Adele McAfee

• Zone 7: Vikki Ricks

Bend-La Pine School Board

• Zone 1: Cheri Helt

• Zone 2: Julie Craig

• Zone 3: Andy High

• Zone 4: Michael Jensen

• Zone 7 at large: Nori Juba

Redmond School Board

• Position 1: Ron Munkres, Johnny Corbin

• Position 2: Rick Bailey

• Position 3: A.J. Losoya

• Position 4: Lisa Klemp, Patricia Reck

Sisters School Board

• Position 1: Erik Pronold, Don Hedrick, David Marlow

• Position 2: Richard Cole, Justin Durham

• Position 3: Edie Jones, Melvin Herburger

• Position 5: Kay Grady

Crook County School District

• Zone 2: Scott Cooper

• Zone 3: Patti Norris, Ray Graves

• Zone 4: Walt Wagner

• Zone 5 at large: Mike Stuart, Brad Peterson, Gwen Carr

Black Butte Ranch Rural Fire Protection District directors

• Position 4: Macgregor Hay

• Position 5: Richard Elliott

Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District directors

• Position 4: No candidate filed

• Position 5: No candidate filed

Crooked River Ranch Rural Fire Protection District directors

• Position 1: Kay Norberg, Ed Elliott

• Position 2: Ken Fisher, Jim Dille

• Position 3: Dennis Kirk, Keith Bedell

• Position 4: Philip Cochran

Deschutes County Rural Fire Protection District 2 directors

• Position 1: Harold Ashford

• Position 2: Dick Ridenour

• Position 3: George Roshak

La Pine Rural Fire Protection District directors

• Position 1: Harold Ashford

• Position 2: Pamela Steinke

• Position 3: Craig Unger

• Position 5: Carrol Mcintosh

Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire Protection District directors

• Position 1: Chris Perry

• Position 2: Gary Marshall

• Position 3: Don Boyd

Deschutes Public Library District directors

• Zone 2: Linda Davis

• Zone 3: Martha Lawler

Bend Park & Recreation District directors

• Position 1: Daniel Fishkin, Foster Fell

• Position 3: Scott Asia, Gregory Delgado

• Position 4: Ted Schoenborn

• Position 5: Gary Robertson, Justin Gottlieb, Craig Chenoweth

La Pine Park & Recreation District directors

• Position 1: Sharon Walling

• Position 2: Arlo Fertig

• Position 3: Joel Brader

• Position 5: Robert Ray

Redmond Area Park & Recreation District directors

• Position 1: Tina Hinchliff

• Position 2: Brian Hole

• Position 3: Hayes McCoy

Sisters Park & Recreation District directors

• Position 1: Andrew Gorayeb

• Position 2: Peggy Tehan

• Position 3: Darren Layne

• Position 4: Jeff Campbell

Crooked River Ranch Road District directors

• Position 2: John Williams

• Position 3: Clarence Palm

Chaparral Water Control District directors

• Position 1: Michael Reger

• Position 2: No candidate filed

Laidlaw Water District directors

• Position 3: No candidate filed

• Position 4: No candidate filed

• Position 5: No candidate filed

Terrebonne Domestic Water District directors

• Position 4: David Dow

• Position 5: Jay Walters

Oregon Water Wonderland Unit 2 Sanitary District directors

• Position 1: Robert Chase

• Position 2: Elreta Humeston

• Position 3: No candidate filed

• Position 4: No candidate filed

• Position 5: No candidate filed

Starwood Sanitary District directors

• Position 2: Frank Pride

• Position 3: Charles Hyde

Source: Election filings