On July 6, from 7 to 9 p.m., join the Catoctin and Frederick soil conservation districts for a public meeting at the Frederick County Extension Office, 330 Montevue Lane, Frederick, to discuss the referendum to combine the Catoctin Soil Conservation District and Frederick Soil Conservation District. Each district will be given the opportunity to speak, discuss the referendum process, ask questions and address concerns. Referendum voting to merge the districts will occur at the CSCD/FSCD headquarters, 92 Thomas Johnson Drive, Suite 230, Frederick, on July 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of 2023. On each date, voting is from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mail-in ballots may be sent by regular mail, delivered to Maryland Department of Agriculture, Attn: State Soil Conservation Committee, 50 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Room 306, Annapolis, MD 21401, so long as the ballot is postmarked on any date of the referendum dates. 301-695-2803.