Bonita Springs Utilities elects officers for 2022 term

The Bonita Springs Utilities Inc. board of directors has re-elected Brian Farrar president, Vincent Marchesani vice president, Robert Bachman treasurer and Paul Attwood secretary for the 2022 term.

Farrar, who joined the board in 2016, was reelected president for a fourth term. He is president/managing member of BCF Management Group, LLC and is currently serving as chair of the Lee County Mosquito Control District and the Lee County Hyacinth Control District boards. Farrar is also vice chair of the CREW Land & Water Trust board of trustees.

A board member since 2017, Marchesani is a retired vice president of corporate health, safety and environmental affairs with global chemical company Basell. He is an active member of the City of Bonita Springs Technical Advisory Board and has previously served as chairman of the VillageWalk of Bonita Springs Safety Committee.

Bachman has served on the board since 2000. He is a member and past director of the Bonita Springs Area Chamber of Commerce and past member and director of the Bonita Springs Rotary. Bachman is a licensed real estate broker and general contractor.

A board member since 2001, Attwood serves on the board of directors for the Imperial River Conservancy. He is a past president of the Everglades Geological Society and is retired from the oil and gas regulatory section of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

BSU members elect nine directors to the board to govern the utility. Other board members are Richard Garner, Lawrence Kosilla, Mike Malloy, Ben Nelson and Wayne Bauman, who was elected to the board in March.

The board expresses their gratitude and appreciation to former director James Murphy for his valuable service to BSU and the community. Murphy served on the BSU board for two years and currently serves as Commissioner of the Bonita Springs Fire Control & Rescue District.

Bonita Springs Utilities Inc. is a not-for-profit water and wastewater utility cooperative founded by local citizens in 1970. The member-owned utility provides service in the City of Bonita Springs, the Village of Estero and unincorporated south Lee County. The utility is recognized as an industry leader with awards from the American Water Works Association, Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Florida Water Environment Association.

For more information, visit the BSU website at www.BSU.us.