Gov. Hickenlooper announces Board and Commission appointments

Thursday, June 23, 2011 -- Gov. John Hickenlooper today announced appointments to the Private Activity Bond Allocations Committee and the Utility Consumer’s Board.

The Private Activity Bond Allocations Committee reviews requests and makes recommendations to the Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Local Affairs on the distribution of industrial development bonds. The member appointed is:

• Lon S. Carpenter of Grand Junction, to represent citizen-at-large, west of the Continental Divide, with a term to expire July 1, 2014.

The Utility Consumers’ Board provides policy guidance to the Office of Consumer Counsel regarding rule-making, legislative projects and general activities of the office. The board shall work to represent the interests of residential, agricultural and small business users of Colorado utilities. The members appointed are:

• Dian P. Callaghan of Denver, with a term to expire July 1, 2015.
• Marla A. Rock of Wray, with a term to expire July 1, 2015.
• Stephen Lawrence Merrill of Colorado Springs, with a term to expire July 1, 2015.
• Alan Kent Logan of Canon City, with a term to expire July 1, 2015.
• Laurie Tebo of Divide, with a term to expire July 1, 2015.

For more information on Boards and Commissions, visit www.colorado.gov/governor or e-mail boards@state.co.us.