Date: 03/31/2009 strongBLUERIBBON COALITION PARTNER ACTION ALERT!/strongbr / br / Dear BRC members, supporters and action alert subscribers,br / br / Our partners over at the Colorado Off-Highway Vehicle Coalition (COHVCO) have just forwarded us information on an important issue that needs emstrongIMMEDIATE ACTION./strong/embr / br / I pasted the information below; please follow its instructions and strongtake action today/strong. br / br / Please pass this important alert on to your friends and family, and please ask them take action as well. br / br / strongThanks in advance for your involvement,/strongbr / Ric Fosterbr / Public Lands Department Managerbr / BlueRibbon Coalitionbr / 208-237-1008 ext 107 strongHelp Save Colorado OHV Funds!br / Information Alert Tell the Joint Budget Committee to Leave the OHV Funds Alone!! br / br / TAKE ACTION!/strongbr / br / Colorado State Parks has proposed to the Joint Budget Committee (JBC) that they should sacrifice about 2.3 million dollars of OHV registration funds to help satisfy the Parks portion of the General Fund shortfall.nbsp; The decision will be made this afternoon (Tuesday, March 31, 2009) when the JBC meets.nbsp; br / br / We only have until about 1:00 P.M. to get the attention of the JBC.br / br / The names and individual phone numbers of the members of the JBC are listed below.nbsp; Any phone messages will go to their voice mail, so it is OK to call now, or anytime up until about 1:00 this afternoon.nbsp; Call every member of the committee.br / br / There will not be time for testimony, and the message needs to be short and pointed.nbsp; Jerry Abboud, COHVCO's Executive Director, says to call and leave the message that quot;Parks should not steal our registration money, and they should look somewhere else to find the money to fund their state parks operations, for which we receive no benefit.quot;br / br / We need to get the word out as far and as fast as possible.br / br / The Joint Budget Committee members and the districts they represent are as follows:br / br / Senator Moe Kellerbr / District 20- Jefferson Countybr / 303-866-2585br / br / Senator Abel Tapiabr / District 31- Pueblo Countybr / 303-866-2581br / br / Senator Al Whitebr / District 8- Eagle, Garfield, Jackson, Moffat, Rio Blanco, Routt Countiesbr / 303-866-2586br / br / Representative Jack Pommerbr / District 11- Boulder Countybr / 303-866-2780br / br / Representative Mark Ferrandinobr / District 2- Denver Countybr / 303-866-2911br / br / Representative Don Marosticabr / District 51 - Larimer Countybr / 303-866-2947img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/BlueRibbonCoalition/~4/4RIrAjFjVBk" height="1" width="1"/
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