Senate Wraps Up Statewide Listening TourWednesday, November 25 2009Senators Shaffer and Morse visit Eastern ColoradoDENVER— Next week marks the final week of the Senate Democrats statewide listeningtour. Senate President Brandon Shaffer and Senate Majority Leader John Morse willtravel to Northeast and Southeast Colorado to listen to Coloradans and to being todiscuss their main priorities for the 2010 legislative session.The purpose of the tour is to listen to Coloradans to gain a better understandingof what type of Colorado we want. The Senators have met people across the state,introducing themselves, and hearing what state laws they would like to see forColorado. The tour includes meetings with local businesses and community leaders,newspaper editorial boards, fairs and other local events.President Shaffer: “We work for the people of Colorado. The only way we canadequately represent them is to sit down with families and small businesses acrossthe state to hear what's on their minds. That's why John and I are touring thestate. These are challenging times and we all need to pull together to weatherthis recession. By working together, we can accomplish anything."“We’ve really had a great time on this tour,” said Senator Morse. “When I askwhat the most important issue is in my district the first words out of the mouthsof my constituents is not ‘forest health’ or ‘water issues.’ But those are thetopics you hear about when you get away from Colorado Springs, or Denver, andvisit other regions in Colorado. I’m looking forward to hearing from the rest ofColorado and to touring President Shaffer around the Springs.” November, 2009: Eastern tour. WHAT: Statewide Listening Tour- Eastern ColoradoWHEN: Monday, November 30- Friday, December 4, 2009WHERE: Northeast and Southeast Colorado (highlights below)WHO: Senate President Brandon Shaffer (D-Longmont)Senate Majority Leader John Morse (D-Colorado Springs)Monday, November 30, 20091pm: Meeting with Tony Frank, President, Colorado State University.Senator Bob Bacon (D-Fort Collins) and CSU student government will also attend.LOC: Administration Building on the CSU Campus, Fort Collins, CO2:30pm: Tour JBS Swift Plant and meet with employees.Background: Swift and Company is the world’s second-largest processor of freshbeef and pork products, and the leading beef processor in Australia. Founded in1855, Swift has more than $10 billion in annual sales and more than 20,000employees worldwide.LOC: Greeley, CO5pm: Meet with local bankers at First Farm BankLOC: First Farm Bank, 127 22nd St., Greeley, COTuesday, December 1, 2009:
9am: Meet with Kay Norton, President, University of Northern ColoradoLOC: Carter Hall, corner of 9th and 17th, UNC, Greeley, CO10:15am: Meet with Rick Sutton, CEO, North Colorado Medical Center, and tourhospitalBackground: North Colorado Medical Center has a 1.2 million square foot facility.This is facility is vital to providing rural healthcare throughout northeasternColorado. They have the only helicopter medical service in the region and providetelemedicine services.LOC: 1801 16th St., Greeley, CO12:30pm: Lunch with superintendents and school board members from surroundingdistrictsLOC: Country Steak-Out, 19592 E 8th Ave, Fort Morgan, CO 807014pm: Meet with Dr. Lance Bolton, President, Northern Junior College,Tour campus and wind facility.LOC: 100 College Avenue, Sterling, CO 807515:30pm: Roundtable Dinner with Department of Corrections employees from theSterling Correctional FacilityLOC: Sterling Library Meeting Room, 420 North 5th St.,Sterling, COWednesday, December 2, 2009:10:45am: Tour Wray High SchoolBackground: Thanks to our “Renewables for Schools” legislation, carried by SenatorGail Schwartz (D-Snowmass) and Senator Chris Romer (D-Denver), Wray High School ispowered by their own wind turbine.LOC: 30074 County Road 35, Wray, CO1:30pm: Tour the Lenz FarmBackground: The Lenz Farm is a 8,500-acre farm started more than 30 years ago.They grow corn and potatoes and raise cattle and are one of the largest farms inColorado.LOC: 29220 County Road 54, Wray, CO7:30pm: Dinner with Yuma County CommissionersLOC: 4th and Main Restaurant called, located at 4th and Main in Wray, CO.Thursday, December 3, 2009:11am: Lunch with Doug Melcher, Public Policy Chair of Colorado CornLOC: Chez Duvall Restaurant, Grenada, CO2pm: Coffee with Senator Ken KesterLOC: Bent’s Fort Best Western, Las Animas, CO3pm: Meeting with Otero County CommissionersLOC: 13 W 3rd St., Room 212, La Junta, COFriday, December 4, 2009:9:30am: Meet with Huerfano County CommissionersLOC: 401 Main St., Suite 201, Walsenburg, CO
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