PAHRUMP, Nev. – Valley Electric Association, Inc. (VEA), a member-owned electric cooperative headquartered in Pahrump, is scheduled to host six district meetings across its service area in March. The meetings, which are open to all VEA members in their respective service districts, will provide attendees with valuable information about the cooperative’s achievements during the past year, as well as its strategies for the future. These meetings serve as precursors to the cooperative’s 2015 Annual Meeting for all VEA members, which will focus on the cooperative’s 50th anniversary and will take place on April 25 at Pahrump Valley High School.
Each district meeting will include a statement from the district’s elected member of the VEA Board of Directors and a detailed report from CEO Tom Husted, who will discuss the cooperative’s latest achievements and its ongoing member-focused efforts.
Attendees will have an opportunity to win power bill credits and prizes at each of the six district meetings. VEA will also offer refreshments for attendees.
This year, VEA members in districts 1 and 3 have the opportunity to select the individuals who will represent their communities on the cooperative’s democratically elected Board of Directors. District 1, which includes residents of Pahrump south of Highway 372, will finalize its election during a district meeting on Thursday, March 26. District 3, which includes residents of Beatty, Sarcobatus Flat and Scotty’s Junction, will host its district meeting and finalize its election on Wednesday, March 25. Detailed information about the voting process has been mailed to VEA members. For additional information about the elections, please visit www.vea.coop.
VEA District Meeting Schedule
District 1 (election):
Pahrump south of Nevada Highway 372
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Registration opens at 5 p.m., meeting begins at 6 p.m.
Pahrump Nugget Event Center, 681 S. Highway 160, Pahrump
District 2:
Amargosa Valley, Crystal and Ash Meadows
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Registration opens at 5 p.m., meeting begins at 6 p.m.
Amargosa Valley Community Center, 821 E. Farm Road, Amargosa Valley
District 3 (election):
Beatty, Sarcobatus Flat and Scotty’s Junction
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Registration opens at 5 p.m., meeting begins at 6 p.m.
Beatty Community Center, 100 A Ave. South, Beatty
District 4:
Fish Lake Valley, Lida and Gold Point
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Registration opens at 5 p.m., meeting begins at 6 p.m.
Dyer Community Center, Highway 264, Dyer
District 5:
Sandy Valley, Mountain Springs and Trout Canyon
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Registration opens at 5 p.m., meeting begins at 6 p.m.
Sandy Valley Senior Center, 690 Quartz Ave., Sandy Valley
District 6:
Pahrump north of Nevada Highway 372
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Registration opens at 5 p.m., meeting begins at 6 p.m.
Nevada Treasure RV Resort, 301 W. Leslie St., Pahrump
About Valley Electric Association, Inc.
Valley Electric Association, Inc. (VEA) is a member-owned nonprofit electric utility headquartered in Pahrump, Nev. While VEA started as a small rural electric utility in 1965, the company now provides service to more than 45,000 people within a vast 6,800-square-mile service area located primarily along the California-Nevada border, with the majority in Nevada. VEA’s service area starts in Sandy Valley, southwest of Las Vegas, and extends north for more than 250 miles to Fish Lake Valley. For more information about VEA, please visit www.vea.coop.