L.A. Water Cooperative is managed by a volunteer Board of Directors made up of 9 members. Board terms last for 3 years, and board members are elected at the Annual Meeting held the last Wednesday in March each year.
The regular monthly Board of Directors’ Meeting is held on the forth Thursday of each month at 6:00 p.m. at the Gaston Fire Hall during the usual “non-covid” times. At present, the board is holding meetings via Zoom. Due to the internet bandwidth problems most all of us experience by living in a rural area, we are unable to allow all members to attend the zoom meetings. Under special circumstances, such as a members need to address the board, it may be possible to make arrangements for that particular member to attend the zoom meeting. Please contact the office for details if you have a need to address the board during a meeting. During usual times we always encourage member participation in our Co-op and members are always welcome to attend these meetings.
Some members have noticed bags that are covering the “fire hydrants” around the area and have expressed concerns. What appear to be fire hydrants are actually valves used for servicing the systems by the cooperative’s employees and were never intended for fire suppression. The use of these hydrant type valves by the fire service could actually cause catastrophic damage to the system. Over the next two years, these “hydrants” will be removed or replaced with a different type valve in order to prevent an inadvertent use for fire suppression.
