The OPALCO Board of Directors has set Saturday, May 5, 2012 as the date for its 2012 Annual Meeting and election of directors.

The Board has appointed a nominating committee of three members from District 2 (Orcas, Armitage, Big Double, Blakely, Fawn, Little Double and Obstruction Islands). This committee will nominate from two to five members and prepare a list of director candidates to be posted in the lobby of the Eastsound office not later than 3/6/12.

Any fifteen or more members from District 2 may make other nominations with a signed petition filed at the Eastsound office no later than 3/21/12. If you are interested in serving on the OPALCO Board of Directors, please call Bev Madan at 376-3549.

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