Press Release - Transportation Panel Outreach Meetings
OFFICE OF GOV. BILL RITTER, JR.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TUESDAY, SEPT. 23, 2008
CONTACT:
Evan Dreyer, 720.350.8370, evan.dreyer@state.co.us
GOV. RITTER'S TRANSPORTATION PANEL EMBARKS ON STATEWIDE OUTREACH MEETINGS
Gov. Bill Ritter's Blue Ribbon Transportation Panel embarks tomorrow on a five-week, 25-meeting community outreach effort across Colorado to raise awareness about Colorado's transportation funding crisis and engage the public in the debate over possible solutions.
Members of the panel will make presentations and solicit public input in every corner of Colorado, beginning this week with meetings in Lamar on Wednesday, Pueblo and Colorado Springs on Thursday and Limon on Friday.
"The strength of Colorado's economy depends in large part on our ability to fund and build a modern, 21st century transportation system," Gov. Ritter said. "But as members of the Transportation Panel know, our roads and bridges are deteriorating and our major revenue sources are declining.
"These meetings will help educate the public about this 'quiet crisis,' as the panel has called it, inform them about why transportation is so important to our economy, and urge people to become part of the dialogue going forward," Gov. Ritter said.
Here is a complete list of meetings:
September 24
Wednesday, 1:00 p.m.
Lamar
Lamar Cultural Event Center
102 E. Parmenter
September 25
Thursday, 9:00 a.m.
Pueblo
Rawlings Public Library
Ryals Room
100 E. Abriendo Ave.
September 25
Thursday, 2:00 p.m.
Colorado Springs
Pikes Peak Area COG
15 South 7th St
September 26
Friday, 9:00 a.m.
Limon
Hub City
Limon Senior Center
220 "E" Ave
October 2
Thursday, 9:00 a.m.
Castle Rock
Douglas County Admin Bldg
100 3rd Street
October 2
Thursday, 2:00 p.m.
Denver
Denver Public Library
10 West 14th Ave Parkway
October 3
Friday, 9:00 a.m.
Aurora
Center Point Plaza
14980 East Alameda
October 3
Friday, 2:00 p.m.
Jefferson County
Jefferson County Admin Bldg
Commissioners Hearing Room
100 Jefferson County Pkwy Golden
October 8
Wednesday, 9:00 a.m.
Longmont
Longmont City Hall
Council Chambers
Civic Center,
350 Kimbark St
October 8
Wednesday, 1:00 p.m.
Boulder
Boulder County Courthouse
Hearing room
1325 Pearl St
October 9
Thursday, 9:00 a.m.
Broomfield
City Council Chambers
One DesCombes Drive
October 15
Wednesday, 1:00 p.m.
Sterling
Logan County Fairgrounds Gary De Soto Building
1120 Pawnee Avenue
October 16
Thursday, 9:00 a.m.
Brush
Event Center
720 Ellsworth St
October 16
Thursday, 2:00 p.m.
Greeley
Chamber of Commerce
902 7th Avenue
October 17
Friday, 9:00 a.m.
Fort Collins
Fort Collins Council Chambers,
300 Laporte Ave
October 17
Friday, 9:00 a.m.
Westminster
Adams County Economic Development , Inc
12050 Pecos Street, Suite #200
October 21
Tuesday, 2:00 p.m.
Glenwood Springs
Garfield County Courthouse
108 8th St. # 213
Hearing Room
October 22
Wednesday, 9:00 a.m.
Grand Junction
Two Rivers Convention Center
159 Main Street
October 22
Wednesday, 2:30 p.m.
Montrose
"The Bridges"
2500 Bridges Circle
October 23
Thursday, 9:00 a.m.
Durango
La Plata County Fairgrounds Extension Building
2500 Main Ave
October 23
Thursday, 4:00 p.m.
Alamosa
Alamosa Service Center
8900 Independence Way
October 24
Friday, 10:00 a.m.
Trinidad
Las Animas County Courthouse
200 East 1st Street
October 29
Wednesday, 2:00 p.m.
Craig
City Hall
300 4th Street
October 30
Thursday, 9:00 a.m.
Steamboat Springs
Howelsen Hill Ski Area
Olympian Hall
845 Howelsen Parkway
October 30
Thursday, 3:00 p.m.
Frisco
County Commons
037 Peak One Drive
Mount Royal Room