Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO MAKE PEOPLE'S LIVES BETTER BY PROVIDING SAFE, RELIABLE, LOW-COST ELECTRICITY, AND FIBER-FAST INTERNET, TV AND PHONE.
WE PROVIDE ELECTRICITY TO NEARLY 16,000 HOMES, FARMS, AND BUSINESSES. THE CO-OP OPERATES ON A SLIM MARGIN AS POWER COSTS ARE BETWEEN 50% TO 60% OF OVERALL BUDGET.
IN 2017, THE CO-OP STARTED ITS FIBER-TO-THE-HOME PROJECT. THE FIRST INSTALL OCCURRED IN MARCH 2018. MEMBERS ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE SERVICES. AS OF JULY 15, 2019, THERE WERE 2,000 SUBSCRIBERS. IT WILL TAKE 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE BUILDOUT. AS OF MARCH 11, 2020, THERE WERE 3,488 CONNECTED SUBSCRIBERS, THE BUILDOUT IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED IN OUR TERRITORY BY THE END OF 2020.
THE COOPERATIVE INVESTS NEARLY TWO MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR TO TRIM TREES TO ENHANCE RELIABILITY. THE CO-OP HAS MORE THAN 2,600 MILES TO PROTECT. THE LINES NEED TRIMMED EVERY FOUR TO SIX YEARS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Sean Vanslyke | CEO | 40 | $216,345 |
| Terry Bunting | SERVICEMAN LINEMAN | 51 | $138,607 |
| Larry Kelly | SENIOR MANAGER OF ENGINEERING | 40 | $134,420 |
| Martin Vineyard | SENIOR MANAGER OF OPERATIONS | 40 | $130,295 |
| Chris Freed | MANAGER OF FIBER CONSTRUCT | 40 | $124,098 |
| Robert Gilmer | CONSTRUCTION CREW LINEMAN | 50 | $119,639 |
| Keith Haynes | BOARD MEMBER | 10.4 | $25,500 |
| Myron Hawes | BOARD MEMBER | 7.69 | $19,975 |
| Dennis Fowler | BOARD MEMBER | 8.19 | $19,550 |
| Dicky Hanor | BOARD MEMBER | 5.87 | $18,675 |
| Glennon Dirnberger | BOARD MEMBER | 7.94 | $16,575 |
| Carla Moore | BOARD MEMBER | 6.75 | $16,150 |
| Carl Eftink | BOARD MEMBER | 8.87 | $16,150 |
| James Deneke | ASSISTANT TREASURER/SECRET | 8.25 | $15,725 |
| John Bledsoe | VICE PRESIDENT | 7.09 | $15,300 |
| Tim Coppage | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 6.15 | $9,775 |
| Hamil Corse | BOARD MEMBER | 4.03 | $7,225 |
| Richard Faulkner | PRESIDENT | 7.69 | $5,950 |
| Wayne Corse | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $1,700 |
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