Just two days remain
for Stòras nominations

Just two days remain for Stòras nominations

As the community of South Uist prepare for the community-run estate’s June Annual General Meeting, nominations to stand for election to the board of directors of Stòras Uibhist, close on Tuesday, 4th May.

Any community member considering standing for a director’s post must have their nominations submitted before the fast-approaching closing date. A candidate must be proposed by an existing member of the community company and seconded by another. Membership forms are available to download from the Stòras Uibhist website or can be collected from the company’s offices at Bornish.

This year sees the current chairman, Angus MacMillan and vice-chairman, Fr Michael MacDonald and director, John MacMillan stepping down. All three are eligible to re-stand and are expected to confirm their nomination for re-election.

In order for an election to be called, additional members of the community are required to put forward their nomination.

Stòras Uibhist are encouraging as many eligible members of the community as possible to join the company. It is a statutory requirement to join the community company before a member of the community is eligible to vote. Membership costs a nominal fee of just one pound, currently for a lifetime membership. Only full members are eligible to vote for directors.

In 2009 there were a total of 650 members eligible to vote, with 66% of them taking part in the election. At the last count, there were over 850 members, with indications that more members are joining as the South Uist community awaken to the critical role their membership and votes play in the running of the estate they collectively own.