(NEWPORT, OR) -- Paul Davies has retired from the Central Lincoln People’s
Utility District, headquartered in Newport, Oregon, after thirty years of
service, spending fourteen of them as General Manager. Central Lincoln is Oregon’s second-largest
public utility, covering more than 700 square miles, and serving more than
38,500 customers.
During Davies’ tenure, Central Lincoln advanced cutting-edge
technologies to improve customer service, and he continued strengthening the
utility’s already-sound financial position.
Looking back, Davies said being G.M. has been tough at
times, and fun at times, but his favorite part has been "working with all
the people here at Central Lincoln who truly strive to provide excellent
customer service, from outages to our front desks," he said.
"I've always thought of myself as a 'maintenance guy' —
that was my first job at twelve to help pay for my parochial school tuition as
my mom was widowed and couldn't afford it.
Being a maintenance guy was important then, and is today: Operating things
well, maintaining them well, doing things cost effectively for our customers.”
Davies plans to spend his retirement volunteering,
continuing to serve on the board of a food pantry, and as a math tutor at
Oregon Coast Community College.
