March 2010
       Questions to be addressed at this year's meeting include:


      Steve Parr, the Executive Vice President of Kansas Electric Power Cooperatives, Inc., will be our guest speaker on these and other subjects important to you as members of Butler REC. Some of the answers to these questions are more difficult than others. We hope to shed some light on these and other issues including how the new residential rates are working to promote energy efficiency, updates on Efficiency Butler, Efficiency Kansas and much more. Your membership in the cooperative affords certain privileges–one includes voting at the Annual Meeting for the Board of Trustees who will guide the cooperative. We have two Trustees seeking re-election at the meeting.

    Nominees for this year’s election are Bryce Flaming from District 3 which encompasses the Andover-Benton Area; and Riley Walters from District 7 which encompasses the Cassoday-Eureka Area. Profiles for these nominees and the minutes of the 2009 annual meeting were published in the February 2010 issue of KansasCountry Living magazine.

      There are other reasons to attend our Annual Meeting. Prior to the business meeting you will have an opportunity to see displays from our power supplier, the artist who did the special drawing for our cups, and Butler REC displays from various departments. You will have an opportunity to have questions answered by knowledgeable people who make the system work. After taking your time at each of the displays (many of which will have special door prize drawings) you will be treated to a meal provided by Syl’s Catering.

      Following the meal, you can make your way to the auditorium for the Annual Business Meeting to begin at 7 p.m. For those of you with youngsters, don’t forget about Kid’s Korner where your children will be supervised and have a great time while you are at the meeting. Following the reports and election, we are pleased to have the Butler County Community College Smorgaschords and Headliners to entertain us.

      We will conclude the evening with door prizes, collector’s mugs and goody bags. We hope you will take the time out of your busy schedules and join us for all the activities on the evening of March 11. Don’t forget this year’s meeting is at Circle High School in Towanda. Dinner is at 5:30 p.m. and I hope to see you there.
  • How could the current administration's policies on CO2 affect my electric bill?
  • What is the debate about building coal-fired electric generation plants?
  • Is energy efficiency part of the answer to our growing energy concerns?

Sincerely,               

Dale Short, CEO

LAST UPDATED 02/22/10
                                   Join Us March 11th for YOUR Annual Meeting

Please accept Butler REC's invitation as a genuine request by your Board of Trustees and myself for you to participate in the 72nd Annual Meeting of your cooperative. This is a very important time in the history of your cooperative and your participation is more important than ever. By virtue of the fact that you live in Butler REC's territory, purchase electricity from and have that electricity delivered by Butler REC's lines, you are a member and an owner of the cooperative!