Earlier this year, 91.7% of you voted YES to make MEC fiber customers cooperative members. It was a historic opportunity to welcome a whole new group to our cooperative family and you responded with wide open arms, saving MEC up to $20 million in taxes and ensuring that together we can continue to build vibrant, relevant, sustainable rural communities for years to come.
As we prepare to embark on this new adventure in July, we want to catch you up to date with a couple changes.
Change 1: New Board Districts
Our district maps have been updated to include our fiber internet service areas. Click here to find your address on an interactive map.
- Fred Turk, District 1: Townships of Decatur, Hamilton, Keeler, Lawrence, Marcellus, Paw Paw, Volinia, Porter in Van Buren County
- Jim Wiseley, District 2: Townships of Almena, Arlington, Bainbridge, Bangor, Benton, Bloomingdale, Casco, Cheshire, Coloma, Covert, Geneva, Hagar, Hartford, Lincoln, Pine Grove, Pipestone, Royalton, Sodus, South Haven, Trowbridge, Valley, Watervliet, Waverly, Columbia in Van Buren County, Lee in Allegan County; cities of Bangor, Gobles, Hartford, South Haven
- Ron Armstong, District 3: Townships of Alamo, Antwerp, Flowerfield, Oshtemo, Prairie Ronde, Schoolcraft, Texas; city of Portage
- Clarence “Topper” Barth, District 4: Townships of Athens, Brady, Burlington, Burr Oak, Colon, Convis, Emmett, Fabius, Fawn River, Fredonia, Leonidas, Leroy, Lockport, Marengo, Marshall, Mendon, Newberg, Newton, Nottawa, Park, Sherman, Sherwood, Tekonsha, Wakeshma, Walton, Lee in Calhoun County; cities of Sturgis, Three Rivers
- John Green, District 5: Townships of Baroda, Berrien, Chikaming, LaGrange, Lake, New Buffalo, Oronoko, Penn, Pokagon, Silver Creek, Three Oaks, Wayne; city of Dowagiac
- Jeff Diehl, District 6: Michigan townships of Constantine, Florence, Mason, Mottville, Sturgis, White Pigeon, Porter in Cass County; Indiana townships of Lima, Osolo, Van Buren, Washington, York
- Gerry Bundle, District 7: Michigan townships of Bertrand, Buchanan, Calvin, Galien, Howard, Jefferson, Milton, Niles, Ontwa, Weesaw; city of Niles; Indiana townships of Harris, Hudson
- Erika Escue-Cadieux, District 8: Townships of Aurelius, Blackman, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Cambridge, Clarence, Clinton, Concord, Dexter, Eaton, Eaton Rapids, Franklin, Freedom, Grass Lake, Hamlin, Henrietta, Leoni, Leslie, Liberty, Lima, Lodi, Manchester, Napoleon, Norvell, Onondaga, Parma, Rives, Rollin, Rome, Sandstone, Scio, Sharon, Sheridan, Somerset, Springport, Sylvan, Tompkins, Waterloo, Woodstock, Columbia in Jackson County; city of Chelsea
- Dan Bodette, District 9: Michigan townships of Adrian, Blissfield, Deerfield, Dover, Fairfield, Hudson, Macon, Madison, Medina, Ogden, Palmyra, Pittsford, Raisin, Ransom, Ridgeway, Riga, Saline, Seneca, Tecumseh, Whiteford, Wright; cities of Adrian, Morenci, Tecumseh; Ohio townships of Amboy, Brady, Chesterfield, Dover, Franklin, German, Gorham, Mill Creek, Pike, Royalton
Change 2: Capital Credits
Credits will be allocated to your account based on the services you receive. If you only receive MEC electric service, credits will only be allocated for the electric service you use. If you receive both electric and fiber service, credits will be allocated for both services.
Please note that capital credits do not represent “cash in the bank.” They are disbursed when approved by the board of directors, or upon the passing of the customer. Please contact us at info@teammidwest.com with any questions about capital credits.