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are an active part of the communities we serve because they are the places we
call home. The members we serve live, work and play in the lush rolling hills
of northeastern Oklahoma.
Headquartered
in Collinsville, Oklahoma, VVEC is a distribution electric cooperative. We provide
electric service to residential, commercial and industrial consumers through more
than 32,000 meters and more than 4,500 miles of electric line in portions of Nowata,
Osage, Rogers, Tulsa and Washington counties.
Among
the 26 electric cooperatives operating in Oklahoma, VVEC is the third largest
based on the number of meters served by the co-op. Ninety-two employees cover
the Cooperative’s more than 3,200-square mile service territory daily maintaining
the electric system and providing consumer-oriented service.
www.vvec.com
Susan Harris represented
the Tulsa & State Chamber of Commerces in presenting opposition to State
Question 744 which would change the Oklahoma Constitution forcing an increase
in K-12 school spending to match the average of surrounding states. The question
was added to the November ballot by initiative petition (not by the Oklahoma
Legislature). State Representative Earl Sears also attended the Collinsville
Chamber meet Thursday and expressed his opposition to the proposal. Both started
with the baseline of being major supporters of education but needing a better
solution than this proposal which has no specific education reforms or accountability
... just increased spending and giving control of Oklahoma spending to other
states.
* Could only be funded by tax increase or 10% cut in all other state agencies
... without a 10% increase in state income yearly just for this increase
* "Bad for Oklahoma" ... the "Wrong Solution"
* Cost estimated between $854 million to $1.7 billion
* No guarantee that any new spending would be spent on children, computers,
books, classroom needs or teacher pay raises.
