Do you have ideas on how to make the state a better place for getting around? If so, then join us in welcoming the newly appointed Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Transportation, Shoshana Lew, to Senate District 19 on Wednesday, July 17 from 6:00 - 7:00 pm at Arvada City Hall, 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, 80002.
Please note the date change! The meeting will be Wednesday, July 17 instead of the day originally advertised.
This special town hall will feature CDOT Director Shoshana Lew who will be available to hear your thoughts and ideas on the state's transportation needs. CDOT recently launched a statewide listening tour that gives Coloradans the chance to sound off on how the state should spend limited transportation dollars.
The "Your Transportation Plan" will identify a 10-year strategic pipeline of projects, inclusive of all modes, informed both by a data-driven needs assessment and public and stakeholder input. Click HERE to learn more.
Interim committee updates and site visits scheduled
The Legislative Interim Committee on School Finance had its first meeting on June 25, where we jumped into the business of figuring out how to fix our School Finance formula. Here is a great article by Chalkbeat that summarized the meeting. The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, August 19.
The JBC met in June as well and put together our travel schedule for site visits during the interim. Our first excursion will be to the San Luis Valley August 14-15. The agenda includes visiting Adams State University, the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, and also a courthouse.
Flying with Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg and the Colorado National Guard to the
The next interim committee meeting for me this month will be the first meeting of the Making Higher Education Attainable Interim Study Committee, which will meet on Monday, July 22 at the Capitol. Here is a link to the schedule. I hope you join us!
Rachel Zenzinger won election to the Colorado State Senate, representing District 19, in November 2016. She also served as Senator for SD19 in 2014. Sen. Zenzinger is a member of the Joint Budget Committee, the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Chair of the Statutory Revision Committee, a member of the Interim School Finance Committee, and a board member of the Statewide Internet Portal Authority.
Jeffco Commissioners at next monthly Town Hall
Please join Reps. Tracy Kraft -Tharp, Brianna Titone, and myself for our next monthly Town Hall Meeting on Saturday, July 20 from 10:30 am - 12:00 pm at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St, Arvada, 80005.
The meeting will feature the Jefferson County Commissioners to discuss the Jeffco budget process.
Do you know how Jefferson County creates its budget each year or what affects our revenues and expenditures? They also plan to discuss a possible "De-Brucing" measure. Come learn more about the county's funds, expenses, revenues, and how the mill levy and TABOR affect the budget.
Receiving the Stanley A. Leftwich award from the Colorado Board of Cooperative Education Association
Tracking your Senator
On June 25, I attended the
School Finance Interim Committee meeting...
On July 1, I met with
Larry Hudson of CACI... I also met with
ABATE and constituent Travis Boyd to discuss potential legislation... I also met with
City Councilwoman Nancy Ford...
On July 2, I met with the Governor's Senior Advisor for Fiscal Policy,
Cary Kennedy to discuss interim activity... I also met with Jason Hopfer and former Sen.
Brandon Shaffer, Executive Director of Legal and Governmental Affairs, Community Outreach, and P-TECH at St. Vrain Valley Schools...
On July 3, I met with Rachel Lee and
Marc Reece of Aetna... I also met with Andy Karsian and
Rebecca White with the
Colorado Department of Transportation to discuss the CDOT Listening Tour...
On July 4, I celebrated
Independence Day...
On July 8, I attended the
BOCES meeting to receive the
Stanley A. Leftwich education award...
On July 9, I flew to the Western Slope with the
Colorado National Guard and the
Department of Veterans and Military Affairs for site visits... I also attended the
Building a Better Colorado meeting in Arvada...
On July 11, I met with officials from the
Center for Employment Opportunities... I also attended the ribbon cutting for the
Eaton Street Affordable Housing complex in Downtown Westminster.
With former Westminster Councilman Bob Briggs at the Eaton Street Apartments ribbon cutting
If there is an event you think I should attend, please notify me!
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