April 25, 2026 is the date for the Annual Meeting of Members.

Official notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the Members of Peñasco Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc. will be held on the 25th day of April 2026 at the Artesia Public Schools Administration Building, 301 Bulldog Boulevard, Artesia, New Mexico. Members can register, vote, and participate at the following locations, where a live broadcast will also be held:

  • Cloudcroft High School, 10 Swallow Place, Cloudcroft, NM
  • Hondo Schools, 111 Don Pablo Lane, Hondo, NM

Registration will be from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., with the official business meeting beginning at 10:00 a.m. The purpose of the meeting is to report and take action on the following matters:

  1. Reports by Officers and Board of Directors
  2. Presentation of financial reports
  3. Reports by management
  4. Election of Directors
  5. Other old/new business matters
  1. Vote on the Board of Directors’ recommendation to amend Article IV, Sections 1 and 2 of the Bylaws of Peñasco Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc. to reduce the number of the directors of the Board from nine to seven by changing the number of the directors who are elected at large from four to two, effective as of January 1, 2027. See the attached Certificate of Resolution of the Board of Directors of Peñasco Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc. regarding this matter and the attached proposed revisions to Article IV, Sections 1 and 2 of the Bylaws.
  1. Vote on the Board of Directors’ recommendation to amend Article III, Sections 1 through 7 of the Bylaws to expressly authorize meetings of the members of the Cooperative to be conducted by electronic means, in person, or by a combination of both. See the attached Certificate of Resolution of the Board of Directors of Peñasco Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc., regarding this matter and the attached proposed revisions to Article III, Sections 1 through 7 of the Bylaws.

The Nominating Committee has made the following nominations for Directors:

FOR A THREE (3) YEAR TERM:

DIRECTOR                                                       RESIDENCE

AREA                           NAME                          EXCHANGE                              ADDRESS

Area No. 3                   Marc Kincaid                Hope Exchange                       Post Office Box 152, Hope

Area At-Large              Mike Casabonne          Hope Exchange                       Post Office Box 1416, Hope

Area At-Large              Stetson Elkins             Mayhill Exchange                    791 Cuevo Canyon Road, Pinon

Any person voting for a company or corporation at any membership meeting of the Cooperative must be an officer of the company or corporation or have written authorization from an officer authorizing them to vote. Only the husband or wife will be allowed to vote on a joint membership. The Bylaws prohibit proxy voting.

Tap here to download a copy of the current bylaws.

As part of the Annual Meeting, up-to-date status reports will be given on current projects and other activities.

This year we have three (3) Director positions to be filled, one each from Area No. 1 (Cottonwood), Area No. 2 (Hondo), and Area At-Large (Cottonwood). The Nominating Committee report was mailed to cooperative members on 3-30-2026. If you need a copy, please contact our office.

Each member attendee (one per membership) will receive a $50 gift card, a member gift, and a chance to win a $500 grand prize gift card at each of the three locations, but you must be present to win.

We certainly hope you will be able to attend.

Sincerely,

Peñasco Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc.