Wildfire Town Hall

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Lane Electric Member, During wildfire season, and throughout the year, our team works tirelessly to track weather conditions, safely manage power lines, and keep you informed along the way. Safety is at the core of everything we do at Lane Electric. That is why we want to offer you, our members, some resources to make your home and neighborhood safer from wildfires this season. Read through our new resource guide on our Wildfire Prep Page then take our Wildfire Preparedness Pledge and share your commitment to the effort.

In addition to steps you can take, we’ll be sharing more about what Lane Electric is doing to harden our system. In June, the board of directors voted on, and accepted, the cooperative’s wildfire mitigation plan, which focuses on minimizing sources of ignition, improving the resiliency of our electric grid, and implementing a plan of action. While the plan covers all our service territory, special efforts will be made in the most at-risk areas. This important initiative is also being coordinated with other utilities and organizations throughout Lane County.

Over the next few weeks, we’ll be holding town hall meetings in each district to share more information about these efforts. Please join us.

Monday, July 18, Oakridge at Westridge Middle School (46433 Westfir Rd), 5:30-7 p.m.
Wednesday, July 20, Central at Applegate Elementary School (85955 Territorial Hwy), 5:30-7 p.m.
Monday, July 25, McKenzie at Upper McKenzie Community Center (54745 McKenzie River Drive), 5:30-7 p.m.
Monday, August 1, Row River at Dorena Grange (34360 Row River Rd), 5:30-7 p.m.

Regards,

Lane Electric Cooperative

George Custer

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George Custer lives in Oakridge with his wife Sayre. George is a former smokejumper from his hometown of Cave Junction, a former captain in the U.S. Marine Corps. and ran a construction company in Southern California. George assumed the volunteer duties as the Editor of the Highway 58 Herald in 2022. He loves riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycle, building all things wood, and playing drums on the weekends in his office.

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