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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
State Representative Earl
Sears continues to say it is "an honor to represent Collinsville".
He summarized what he termed his busiest legislative session yet as he was directly
involved in resolving the budget deficit wrangling between every state agency
to share the ~$500 million shortage the state faced this year. Sears said improving
state revenue so far this year reduced the original estimated $1.1 billion deficit
and hopes the deficit will be even less next year.
Other significant changes
this session noted by Sears were tort reform, prison reform, pension reform,
enconomic development, education reform. Rep. Sears also noted taxes were
not raised and 386 bills were passed. As a result of the 2010 Census federal
and state redistricting allowed District 11 to still contain Collinsvile so
he will continue to represent Collinsville. He noted there was a period in
the process when it appreared our State Senator Rick Brinkley's district would
be shifted away from Collinsville but that was finally resolved with Brinkley
& Collinsville remaining together.
