Eric Strid

Eric Strid, state Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council member

BINGEN — As previously reported by Columbia Gorge News in October, the Bingen City Council has been seeking a citizen to serve as the city’s representative on EFSEC, the state’s Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, that is reviewing the proposal to bury a power cable in the Columbia River.

At their Nov. 3 meeting, local resident Eric Strid approached the council to volunteer. Strid is a retired electrical engineer who worked in the semiconductor industry; he is also a windsurfer.