Back to Blog

Committee on Nominations Names Four Candidates

The Committee on Nominations has named the following as OPALCO Board of Director candidates for 2016. For the two open seats in District 3 (Lopez, Decatur, Center and Charles islands): Jim Lett (incumbent), Brian Silverstein, and Lauren Stephens; for the open seat in District 4 (Shaw, Bell, Crane and Canoe islands: Dr. Jerry Whitfield (incumbent).

Members have until 4:30 PM, close of business on Friday, March 6, 2016 to file for Candidacy by Petition with 15 member signatures from the member’s home district. Submit any petitions to Bev Madan at 183 Mt Baker Road, Eastsound, WA. OPALCO members will vote by absentee ballot or at the Annual Meeting to be held April 30, 2016.

You may also like...

bucket truck

Annual Member Festival a Big Success!

Madsen, Silverstein, Whitfield Win Seats in OPALCO 2025 Board Election On Thursday April 24, at the OPALCO Business Annual Meeting, Rick Fant of the OPALCO Election and Governance Committee announced … Read more
solar

Quick Fact: Decatur 2025

Decatur 2025 – May 10th Town Hall – Decatur Island School House Background information: If the co-op membership wishes for OPALCO to maintain power reliability, we need to site and … Read more

OPALCO Leadership Response to “OPALCO seems to have forgotten we live in the Pacific NW”

Letter to the Editor: The recent letter criticizing OPALCO’s solar efforts reflects a common misunderstanding of how clean energy planning works. Yes, solar production peaks in summer and declines in … Read more