JUNE

6/24 - Some savings can increase other costs  (Letter - D Chieftain)
6/18 - Co-op case moves forward  (D Chieftain)
6/17 - State gives us legal course of action  (Letter - D Chieftain)
6/17 - Not sold on Tri-State brochure  (Letter - D Chieftain)
6/16 - Hearing will clear up judge’s ruling  (D Chieftain)
6/4  - Co-op trustees told reformers won't quit  (D Chieftain)
6/3  - Ruling still doesn't solve problems (Letter)
6/3  - Coverage of Co-op appreciated  (Letter)

MAY

5/27 - Co-op meeting called into question  (D Chieftain)
5/27 - Co-op trustee files complaint  (D Chieftain)
5/26 - "in Litigation" no excuse to not comply...  (Abq, Journal - registration req'd)
5/21 - Socorro Electric Loses Lawsuit (D Chieftain)
5/21 - It's time for the Co-op to Comply  (Letter - D Chieftain)
5/17 - Co-op not meeting its commitments   (Letter - D Chieftain)
5/18 - Judge to rule on co-op's lawsuit  (D Chieftain)
5/14 - Member-owners demand their rights  (Letter - D Chieftain)
5/14 - Socorro Electric Co-op settles with former managers  (D Chieftain)
5/7   - Co-op trustee grumbles over by-laws  (D Chieftain)
5/3   - Co-op trustees get swagger back  (Letter D Chieftain)

APRIL

4/30 - Co-op to renew its fcc license (and other board business) (D Chieftain)
4/23 - Three charged in copper theft  (D- Chieftain)
4/13 - No quorum halts annual meeting   (D Chieftain)
4/9   - Co-op reform one year later (D Chieftain)
4/8   - Lawsuit looms over co-op's annual meeting   (D Chieftain)
4/6   - Co-op cuts costs for annual meeting  (D Chieftain)
4/6   - Redistricting plan up for vote at annual meeting   (D Chieftain)
4/2   - Co-op seeks technical support   (D Chieftain)

MARCH

3/29 - Quorum critical at annual meeting (Letter - D Chieftain)
3/29 - Wireless Internet company expanding...  (D Chieftain)
3/26 - Socorro Electric to partner with city on project   (D Chieftain)
3/22 - There has to be an easier way to vote   (Letter D Chieftain)
3/19 - Bustamante stays in charge at the co-op   (D Chieftain)
3/16 - Members to decide fate of co-op president   (D Chieftain)
3/12 - Increase in electric rates in effect next month  (D Chieftain)   
3/5  - Official recall notice mailed out  (D Chieftain)
3/2  - Bustamante should step away ...   (Letter D Chieftain)
         Co-op board not doing what public demanded   (Letter D Chieftain)
         SEC... actions are outrageous    (Letter D Chieftain)
         Recall ballot only serves to confuse    (Letter D Chieftain)
3/2/11 - Socorro Electric Co-op’s lawsuit binding on all members

FEBRUARY

2/26 - Judge rules proper notification not achieved
2/26 - New co-op general manager welcomed, warned
2/23 - Deadline to protest electric rate increase is today and
         Board Meeting Tonight  (D Chieftain)
2/23 - Hearing set for Friday co-op case (D Chieftain)
2/23 - Rate increase protest filed  (Letter - D Chieftain)
2/15 - Co-op mail-in voting bill on track (D Chieftain)
2/15 - Co-op meeting lacked data  (Letter - D Chieftain)
2/12 - New Co-op general manager on the job   (D Chieftain)
2/5   - Copper thieves strike co-op again
2/5   - Letters to the Chieftain editor:
         Maybe we should sell ... to PNM
         Positive responses received
         Request for records denied
2/2  - Valencia County venue (D Chieftain)
2/2  - Trustee calls out co-op Trustee says bids   (D Chieftain)
2/1  - Letters to the Chieftain editor:
         Financial data needed
         Running co-op is serious business

JANUARY

1/29 - Co-op trustees aren’t the owners  (Letters - D Chieftain)
         More Meetings a waste of money
          It is not a simple answer  
1/29 - Date set for co-op president's recall election  (D Chieftain)
1/29 - Socorro Electric misses margins   (D Chieftain)
1/21 - Co-op hires new general manager  (D Chieftain)
1/18 - Rate increases aren't fair to customers (D Chieftain)
1/19 - Co-op makes its case on rate hike  (D Chieftain)
1/15 - Petition to recall co-op president validated  (D Chieftain)
1/12 - Co-op recovering from financial distress
1/8   - More dates set for co-op hearings (D Chieftain)
1/8   - New year calls for new ways (Letter D Chieftain)
1/5   - Co-op trustee under attack (D Chieftain)
1/5   - Wagner won't sign confidentiality agreement (D Chieftain)

 

DECEMBER

12/31 - Co-op hires new attorneys  (D Chieftain)
12/21 - Fitch, Tausch want co-op to pay fees now (D Chieftain)
12/21 - Socorro Electric files petition vs. former manager (D Chieftain)
12/14 - Judge sets dates for co-op case  (D Chieftain)
12/10 - Former GM sues co-op again (D Chieftain)
12/7  - SEC finding financial footing  (D Chieftain)
12/7  - Co-op board is out of control  (Letter D Chieftain)
12/3  - Judge addresses counter suit against the co-op  (DChieftain)
12/3  - Co-op trustees feed themselves    (Letter D Chieftain)

NOVEMBER

11/30 - Co-op asks to delay payment to attorneys  (D Chieftain)
11/26 - Co-op board to hold special meeting to interview attorneys (D Chieftain)
11/26 - Co-op still fighting reform  (D Chieftain)
11/12 - Judge calls for status hearing (D Chieftain)
11/12 - Socorro Electric ordered to pay lawyers’ costs (D Chieftain)
11/12 - Board should know procedures  (Letter D Chieftain)
11/9   - Auditors recommend training for co-op staff  (D Chieftain)
11/4   - Hats off to co-op’s new manager  (Letter D Chieftain)
11/2   - Redistricting plan doesn’t meet law  (Letter D Chieftain)

OCTOBER

10/29 - Co-op ready to announce job opening for attorney  (D Chieftain)
10/22 - Co-op reform leader back at board meetings (D Chieftain)
10/22 - Former Co-op GM seeks unemployment benefits (D Chieftain)
10/19 - Co-op lawsuit put on pause (D Chieftain)
10/12 - NMFOG: No outsourcing ‘loophole’ for public records  (D Chieftain)
10/6/11 - Enviro groups join in lawsuit against power plant near Farmington
                 (NM Independent)
10/5   - Is the co-op looking for you? (D Chieftain)
10/1   - Co-op seeks new legal council   (D Chieftain)

SEPTEMBER

9/28 - Electric rates to increase again  (D Chieftain)
9/21 - Former Socorro Electric manager files lawsuit   (D Chieftain)
9/17 - Lawsuit was not members idea  (Letter - D Chieftain)
9/14 - Co-op board to write off Redbook  (D Chieftain)
9/10 - Former co-op mgr charged with DWI during traffic stop (D Chieftain)
9/3  - Your electric co-op is under attack  (Letter D Chieftain)
         Whose idea was it in the first place?   (Letter D Chieftain)

AUGUST

8/30 - Co-op board did the right thing (D Chieftain)
8/30 - It’s business as usual at the SEC
8/30 - Countersuit could have been avoided  (Letters D Chieftain)  
8/27 - Contentious co-op meetings continue  (D Chieftain)
8/24 - Co-op to drop lawsuit against reform leader (D Chieftain)
8/24 - Atttorneys want to get paid  (D Chieftain)
8/24 - No new developments in assault (D Chieftain)
8/13 - Cost of lawsuit can't be determined      (D Chieftain)
8/10 - Former judge brutally attacked  (D Chieftain)  
8/5   - Co-op board is a circus (Letter D Chieftain)
8/2   - Former co-op manager cries foul   (D Chieftain)

JULY

7/30 - Trustees take action on youth tour, cyber security and fiber optics
7/30 - Long drawn out feud continues   (D Chieftain)
7/26 - Don’t blame the lawsuit on me  (Letter from A Hickox to Chieftain)
7/20 - Co-op takes corrective action  
7/18 - Co-op to hold another special meeting   (D Chieftain)
7/12 - Misconceptions about solar panels (Letter - D Chieftain)
7/9   - Co-op beats deadline to pass resolution   (D Chieftain)
7/2   - Co-op board meeting canceled   (D Chieftain)