What Was the Russellville Electric Board's Intention?

 

There was recently a community event in Russellville; however, most of the community didn't know about it. The District II councilman had this to say:

Did you know the Russellville Electric Board hosted a ‘Community Appreciation Day’ chili, stew and soup luncheon at the Russellville Electric Board Warehouse today? This event, paid for out of ratepayer funds, was supposedly open to the public.

Unfortunately, you can’t attend an event you don’t know about.

As a city councilman for the City of Russellville, I was not notified about this event and was not invited. Were you?

I would like to know if any District Two residents were notified and/or invited to attend this supposedly free, open to the public luncheon? 

I want to determine whether this was an intentional failure to notify and/or invite District Two residents, or if most all of the city’s residents who comprise REB’s ratepayers, were not invited to an event in their honor. If the public was not notified, it stands to reason that this was simply a way to provide a lavish free luncheon for the REB General Manager, Board Members, employees and their families.
Either way, it’s unacceptable.

This is the kind of thing that motivated me to run. And it’s the kind of activity that has gone on too long with nobody daring to ask the necessary questions. Why were flyers not posted to promote the event? Why was notice of the ‘Community Appreciation’ luncheon not in the local newspaper? There was no reference to this on the REB’s Facebook page.

Darren Woodruff
City Councilman District Two