Empire Electric Association

On Friday, elections for the Empire Electric Association’s board of directors will come to a close. David Sitton is a Cortez resident and a long-term incumbent running against Jennifer Magnuson in the utility cooperative’s sixth district, which includes parts of Cortez and Mancos. Sitton, who first ran for his board seat in 1996, says that one of the biggest challenges the cooperative faces is the need for additional infrastructure in order to handle higher demand for electricity. Sitton also says he doesn’t see the board as having political issues that need to be resolved, and that he views its main role as being to provide oversight of the business. And Governor Jared Polis vetoed several bills Tuesday that had previously passed the state legislature.

Next week, elections for the Empire Electric Association’s two open board seats will wrap up. Kent Lindsay is a resident of Cortez, and an incumbent running against Elise Goggin for the open board of directors seat in the utility cooperative’s fifth district, which includes parts of Cortez and Towaoc. Lindsay says he and the rest of the board have helped add three new solar energy fields to the area, which he says could have an impact on utility rates for the community. And Colorado is taking new steps to expand treatment for eating disorders. Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primavera signed two bills into law Tuesday.

Elections for the Empire Electric Association’s board of directors are underway. Elise Goggin is a resident of Cortez and is running for a board seat against incumbent Kent Lindsay in the utility cooperative’s fifth district, which includes McElmo Canyon, Towaoc and parts of Cortez. Board members are elected by the members of the cooperative in a democratic election, and can play a role in determining what utility rates will be. And Governor Jared Polis signed a bill last week that supports the practice of agrivoltaics.

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