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Longmont • Boulder • Colorado Springs • Aurora • Loveland • Greeley/Evans • Golden

A bipartisan group of legislators and the Bell Policy Center are holding a series of town hall meetings around the state to discuss the allocation of tax revenues retained through the passage of Referendum C.

These public meetings will feature a briefing on constitutional and statutory limits on the budget process and encourage discussion on spending priorities.

The Accountability Tour is led by Senate President Joan Fitz-Gerald, Sen. Steve Johnson, R-Fort Collins, Speaker of the House Andrew Romanoff and Rep. Tom Massey, R- Poncha Springs. They will attend as many of the meetings as their schedules permit.

The Bell Policy Center will provide content, outreach and logistics for the tour. For an outline of the Bell's presentation, "The Colorado state budget and Referendum C," visit the Bell's website:
www.thebell.org > Referendum C Roundup

Each town hall meeting will be co-hosted by local legislators and by local elected officials, organizations and businesses. The meetings are in various stages of planning. Here are the details known today. We will keep you informed as details of the schedule fill in.

Longmont
Date & time: Saturday March 11, 10 a.m.
Place: Longmont Public Library, 409 4th Ave., Longmont
Hosts: Rep. Paul Weissmann, D-Louisville, Sen. Brandon Shaffer, D-Longmont, Rep. Jack Pommer, D-Boulder (invited), Adrian Miller, Bell Policy director of outreach

Boulder
Date & time: Wednesday March 15, 7 p.m.
Place: Boulder Chamber of Commerce conference room, 2440 Pearl St.
Hosts: Senate President Joan Fitz-Gerald, House Majority Leader Alice Madden, D-Boulder, Sen. Ron Tupa, D-Boulder, Sen. Brandon Shaffer, D-Longmont, Rep. Tom Plant, D-Boulder (chairman of the JBC), Wade Buchanan, Bell Policy Center president

Colorado Springs
Date & time: Friday March 17, 4 p.m.
Place: University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, University Center Room 302 - the theater, 1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway
Honorary Chair: Mayor Lionel Rivera, (unavailable on this date)
Hosts: Rep. Mike Merrifield, D-Manitou Springs, Rep. Tom Massey, R- Poncha Springs, Wade Buchanan, Bell Policy Center president
Sponsors: Greater Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce, Greater Colorado Springs Economic Development Corp.

Aurora
Date & time: Wednesday March 22, 7 p.m.
Place: Community College of Aurora, Student Center Rotunda, 16000 E. Centre Tech Parkway
Hosts: Sen. Suzanne Williams, D-Denver, Rep. Mary Hodge, D-Brighton, Rep. Michael Garcia, D-Aurora, Rep. Nancy Todd, D-Aurora, Sen. Bob Hagedorn, D-Aurora, Sem. Stephanie Takis, D-Aurora, Rep. Morgan Carroll, D-Aurora, Wade Buchanan, Bell Policy Center president, and a representative of the Community College of Aurora Foundation

Loveland
Date & time: Saturday, March 25, 9 a.m.
Place: American Eagle community room, 3800 Clydesdale Parkway, Loveland
Hosts: Speaker of the House Andrew Romanoff, Sen. Steve Johnson, R-Fort Collins, Sen. Bob Bacon, D-Fort Collins, Rep. Bob McCluskey, R-Fort Collins, Rep. Angie Paccione, D-Fort Collins, Wade Buchanan, Bell Policy Center president

Greeley / Evans
Date & time: Saturday, March 25, 11 a.m.
Place: Envision, Centennial Room, 1050 37th St., Evans
Hosts: Speaker of the House Andrew Romanoff, Rep. Jim Riesberg, D-Greeley, Sen. Steve Johnson, R-Fort Collins, Wade Buchanan, Bell Policy Center president

Jefferson County
Date & time: Tuesday March 28, 7 p.m.
Place: Jefferson County Administration Building, Hearing Room 1, 700 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden
Hosts: Senate President Joan Fitz-Gerald, Speaker of the House Andrew Romanoff, Speaker Pro Tem Cheri Jahn, Rep. Betty Boyd, D-Lakewood, Adrian Miller, Bell Policy director of outreach