BSU board candidates must apply by December 30

Monday, 05 December 2011 19:00 |

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. (Dec. 5, 2011) – Candidates for the Bonita Springs Utilities Inc. board of directors must file applications by Friday, Dec. 30. Member-customers of the not-for-profit water and wastewater utility will elect three representatives for a three-year term this spring.

Any BSU member-customer who is a full-time resident of the area served by BSU is eligible to run. Candidates cannot be related, as defined by the BSU bylaws, to members of the board. Any candidate billed for BSU services through a homeowners or condominium association must furnish written authorization from that association’s board of directors to serve as its designated representative for the entire term.

Those wishing to apply for candidacy may pick up application forms at the BSU office at 11900 E. Terry St. Completed applications must be returned before 5 p.m., Friday, Dec. 30.

Ballots will be mailed to BSU members in mid-February, and election results will be announced at the utility’s annual meeting Tuesday, March 20, 2012. Bonita Springs attorney James Kerr, whose office has supervised the election process for the past 11 years, will serve as election monitor for 2012.

The nine-member board of directors meets at 5 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. In addition, each board member serves on various subcommittees and work groups, devoting 10 to 60 hours a month working with the utility’s management and staff. Board members receive monthly stipends and optional health insurance coverage.

Incumbents David McKee, Stephen McIntosh and James Strecansky are eligible to run for re-election. Other board members are Paul Attwood, Robert Bachman, Frank Liles, Henry Hochstetler, John Mathes and Robert Sharkey.

Bonita Springs Utilities was founded by local citizens in 1971. Today, the member-owned utility serves more than 40,000 homes and businesses in a 60-square-mile area. For more information, visit the BSU website at www.BSU.us.