Wednesday, October 18, 2006
An Original Founder of C.U.B. - Mike Boland
Long before Rep Boland was ever elected to office, he was one of the grassroots activists who fought for and brought into existence the Citizen's Utility Board, often abbreviated as C.U.B. If my memory is correct, Boland also served on the C.U.B. Board of Directors, including two terms as the C.U.B. Vice- President.
The C.U.B. charter doesn't allow elected officials to remain on it's board, but Mike Boland remains an active supporter of, and a leading voice for, the Citizen's Utility Board. I believe this picture is from a "birthday celebration" for C.U.B., if my memory is correct, it was the 20th anniversary of C.U.B. being formed.
Here's a little blurb about C.U.B. and it's mission, quoted directly from their own website. C.U.B. Website
When the Illinois General Assembly created CUB in 1983, it gave the nonprofit, nonpartisan organization a clear mission: to represent the interests of residential utility customers across the state. The statute directs CUB to carry out that mission by intervening in ratemaking proceedings before the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC), in the courts and before other public bodies and by providing consumers with information and assistance regarding their utility companies. Since its inception in 1984, CUB has been doing just that—working for lower rates and better service from the state’s investor-owned electric, gas and telephone companies. Over the last 22 years, CUB has saved consumers more than $10 billion by blocking rate hikes and winning consumer refunds.
