Governor Otter has chosen Priest River as the town to be the host Capitol for May. Priest River is seven miles east of Washington State and seventy-five miles south of Canada. It has a population of approximately 1,700. It will be "Capitol for the Day" for Governor Butch Otter and members of his staff on May 20th.
The Governor and his official staff will meet with the local officials between the hours of 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. They plan to discuss a variety of issues, concerning to the local people, which range from flood control, transportation, land endowment and economic development.
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Capital For The Day: April
Firth Idaho;
Firth is a small town with a population of around one thousand the town was the capital of Idaho for April 8th. Governor Otter, his staff of various advisers attended a town hall meeting. The meeting with the citizens of Firth lasted about six hours, in the small city hall office.
When Governor Otter took office, he set aside one day per month to name a city as capital for the day. In this way he is able to get out of the big city capital of Boise and met the smaller populations in the state of Idaho. Idaho has many small town's and cities spread across a large state. In most cases the town meetings that are conducted in each Capitol for the day meeting is similar in content. The majority of questions pertain to issues on energy, water, education, health, economy, manufacturing issues, and immigration. Along with the possible solutions or finding/funding of any solutions available.
Firth is a small town with a population of around one thousand the town was the capital of Idaho for April 8th. Governor Otter, his staff of various advisers attended a town hall meeting. The meeting with the citizens of Firth lasted about six hours, in the small city hall office.
When Governor Otter took office, he set aside one day per month to name a city as capital for the day. In this way he is able to get out of the big city capital of Boise and met the smaller populations in the state of Idaho. Idaho has many small town's and cities spread across a large state. In most cases the town meetings that are conducted in each Capitol for the day meeting is similar in content. The majority of questions pertain to issues on energy, water, education, health, economy, manufacturing issues, and immigration. Along with the possible solutions or finding/funding of any solutions available.
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