KEA 2017 Board Election Results

The KEA Board of Directors 2017/2018

A total of 230 registered members were in attendance at KEA’s 75th Annual Membership Meeting on April 24, 2017 when registration concluded.  Thank you to everyone who worked to make it a success, and to all those who attended!

The Balloting Results were: Ron Acarregui – 764 votes,  Cliff Ford – 623 votes, Terry Haines – 353 votes, Tyler Kornelis – 412 votes, and Ben Millstein – 651 votes.   As a result of the election, Ron Acarregui, Cliff Ford, and Ben Millstein were seated in three-year terms of office.

At a Board Meeting on April 25, 2017, the Board ratified election results, elected officers, and set the date and time for the monthly Regular Board meetings for the upcoming year.  The results of the election of officers were:  Chairman – Cliff Davidson, Vice Chairman – Ron Acarregui, and Secretary/Treasurer – Stosh Anderson.

The monthly Regular Meetings of the Board of Directors will be held on the fourth Thursday of every month, and will begin at noon, with exceptions in the months of  November and December, 2017. The next meeting is scheduled for April 27, 2017.

KEA’s 2017 Annual Membership Meeting is on April 24!

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Remember how much fun the 74th Annual Membership Meeting was? Enjoy these memories from the event!

You’re invited to come to the 75th Annual KEA Membership Meeting on Monday, April 24 in the Kodiak Harbor Convention Center!

The doors will open for registration at 5:45 p.m. and the Business Meeting will start at 6:30 p.m.

Learn more about YOUR electric cooperative, hear election results, win great door prizes, visit with your friends and neighbors, and enjoy refreshments by the Best Western Kodiak Inn/Java Flats/Kodiak Safeway.

See you there…on Monday, April 24!

KEA Old Headquarters Building Under Demolition

Demolition of the old KEA Headquarters Building on Marine Way Begins

The old KEA Headquarters Building located at 515 E. Marine Way in Kodiak is under demolition. Golden Alaska Excavating LLC is working to demolish the principal structure and all accessory structures located on the property, and to dispose of all debris.  The demolition is expected to be complete by the end of April.

The old building was built in 1965 and housed KEA’s Member Services operations and the Finance and Administrative offices. Employees of the Power Generation department were located in the building behind the Hartman Substation adjacent to the structure, while the Operations and Engineering employees were housed at 1711 Chichenoff Street.  As time passed, the building became old and inefficient, was within the tsunami zone, and was too costly to renovate.

The (new) current KEA Headquarters is located at 1614 Mill Bay Road, and was built adjacent to land already owned and utilized by the electric cooperative for its maintenance complex on Chichenoff Street. For years, KEA management had been looking at the concept to create a campus environment that would integrate all of KEA’s departments into one convention location to better serve cooperative members. Plans for the new building began in earnest in the fall of 2012, when an apartment building on Mill Bay Road caught fire, rendering that structure uninhabitable, and the land went up for sale.  The new building was designed for improved customer service, more efficient management of utility functions, and increased synergies among departments.  Ground was broken in 2014, and construction was completed on schedule and within budget for all departments to move in October 5, 2015. The building incorporates modern “green” energy savings and maintenance cost savings features.

KEA and Golden Alaska Excavating LLC request that you use caution as you drive along Marine Way and the demolition area, and help us to keep everyone safe. We appreciate your patience and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.