| | | February 5, 2009 - Legislature releases schedule for Greater Minnesota “Minnesota Town Hall Meetings”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Thursday, February 5, 2009
For questions, contact:
Eric Steen at 651-296-4870
Lawmakers will be visiting communities around the state to get input on the governor’s budget recommendations and listen to the public’s ideas to address the state’s $4.8 billion budget deficit. The Greater Minnesota meetings will take place on Thursday, Feb. 19 and Friday, Feb. 20.
The schedule for Thursday, Feb. 19 will be:
- Mankato: 6 p.m. at the Mankato Intergovernmental Center, Mankato River Room, 10 Civic Center Plaza, Mankato.
- Rochester: 6 p.m. at the Rochester Community and Technical College, Heintz Center Commons Area, 1926 Collegeview Road SE (CORRECTED), Rochester.
- St. Cloud: 6 p.m. at the St. Cloud City Hall Council Chambers, 400 2nd St. S., St. Cloud.
- Willmar: 6 p.m. at Kennedy Elementary School, 824 7th St. S.W., Willmar.
The schedule for Friday, Feb. 20 will be:
- Albert Lea: 10 a.m. at the Albert Lea City Hall Council Chambers, 221 E. Clark St., Albert Lea.
- Winona: 3:30 p.m. at the Winona City Hall Council Chambers, 207 Lafayette, Winona.
- Marshall: 2:30 p.m. at the Southwest Minnesota State University Lecture Hall, 1501 State St., Marshall.
- Worthington: 10:30 a.m. at the Worthington City Hall Council Chambers, 303 Ninth St., Worthington.
- Little Falls: 9:30 a.m. at the Morrison County Government Center, Garden Level Meeting Room, 213 1st Ave. S.E., Little Falls.
- Alexandria: 2 p.m. at Alexandria City Hall, 704 Broadway, Alexandria
- Duluth: 9:30 a.m. at the Duluth City Hall Council Chambers, 411 W. 1st St., Duluth
- Virginia: 1:30 p.m. at Mesabi Range Community and Technical College, Small Auditorium,1001 Chestnut St. W., Virginia.
- Brainerd: 10:30 a.m. at Washington Educational Services Building, Boardroom, 804 Oak St., Brainerd.
- Bemidji: 3:30 p.m. at Bemidji State University, American Indian Resource Center Gathering Place, 1620 Birchmont Dr., Bemidji.
Additionally, the Senate Tax Committee will meet at 12:30 p.m. at Minnesota State University Moorhead, Comstock Union, 1104 7th Ave. S., Moorhead.
The Legislature will also be holding town hall meetings in the metro area. The dates and times for those meetings will be released in the near future.
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