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Please attend a forum on
Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund
The Sustainable Funding Coalition, a diverse group of Iowa organizations (including INHF) that works for sustainable conservation funding, is sponsoring a series of candidate forums on the proposed Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund.
So you can make your voice heard on this important issue, this e-mail provides background information on the forums, a list of forum dates & locations, and pre-registration instructions.
About the Fund: The proposed Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund would provide a permanent funding source to support efforts to improve and preserve Iowa’s water quality, soils, wildlife habitat, and outdoor recreation opportunities.
To create the fund, proposed legislation mandates that 3/8ths of a cent from state sales tax revenue will be appropriated for the Trust Fund the next time the Iowa legislature approves a sales tax increase. The Sustainable Funding Coalition hopes to pass Trust Fund legislation during Iowa’s 2009 legislative session. NOTE: This bill does not raise taxes, nor does it give voters the ability to raise the sales tax—only the legislature can do that.
About the forums:
Ten candidate forums scattered throughout the state provide a chance for citizens and legislators/candidates to discuss this legislation together. Please consider attending the forum nearest you to learn more about this proposal, show your legislators/candidates that Iowans care about conservation funding, and promote passing the needed legislation for this fund during Iowa’s 2009 legislative session.
How to pre-register & attend: Find the forum nearest you in the list below and then pre-register at http://conservation-candidate-forum.speedsurvey.com. NOTE: Pre-registration is critical because individual events may be canceled if pre-registration numbers are low.
Schedule of Forums
Community
Date/Time
Location
Grinnell
9/24/08 @ 6:30 pm
Old Glove Factory, 733 Broad St. (part of Grinnell College)
Independence
9/25/08 @ 6:30 PM
Heartland Acres (the big, barn-like building on the west side of Independence off HWY 20)
Perry
9/29/2008 @ 6:30 PM
IACCB - Forest Park Musuem (south of Perry)
Ames
9/30/2008 @ 6:30 PM
Ames Public Library
Fort Dodge
10/1/2008 @ 7 PM
Iowa Central Community College - One Triton Circle
Muscatine
10/4/2008 @ 9AM
the Student Center at Muscatine Community College, 152 Colorado in Muscatine
Mason City
10/6/2008 @ 6:30
Mason City Library
Atlantic
10/8/08 @ 6:30
Cass County Community Center
Des Moines
10/8/2008 @ 6:30
Izaak Walton League - DM
Chariton
10/14/2008 @ 7 PM
Pin Oak Nature Center on HWY 14 south of Chariton
If you have questions about the forum, please contact Rosalyn Lehman, Campaign Coordinator, Sustainable Funding Coalition, at 515.202.7720 or rlehman@tnc.org.
Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund
The Sustainable Funding Coalition, a diverse group of Iowa organizations (including INHF) that works for sustainable conservation funding, is sponsoring a series of candidate forums on the proposed Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund.
So you can make your voice heard on this important issue, this e-mail provides background information on the forums, a list of forum dates & locations, and pre-registration instructions.
About the Fund: The proposed Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund would provide a permanent funding source to support efforts to improve and preserve Iowa’s water quality, soils, wildlife habitat, and outdoor recreation opportunities.
To create the fund, proposed legislation mandates that 3/8ths of a cent from state sales tax revenue will be appropriated for the Trust Fund the next time the Iowa legislature approves a sales tax increase. The Sustainable Funding Coalition hopes to pass Trust Fund legislation during Iowa’s 2009 legislative session. NOTE: This bill does not raise taxes, nor does it give voters the ability to raise the sales tax—only the legislature can do that.
About the forums:
Ten candidate forums scattered throughout the state provide a chance for citizens and legislators/candidates to discuss this legislation together. Please consider attending the forum nearest you to learn more about this proposal, show your legislators/candidates that Iowans care about conservation funding, and promote passing the needed legislation for this fund during Iowa’s 2009 legislative session.
How to pre-register & attend: Find the forum nearest you in the list below and then pre-register at http://conservation-candidate-forum.speedsurvey.com. NOTE: Pre-registration is critical because individual events may be canceled if pre-registration numbers are low.
Schedule of Forums
Community
Date/Time
Location
Grinnell
9/24/08 @ 6:30 pm
Old Glove Factory, 733 Broad St. (part of Grinnell College)
Independence
9/25/08 @ 6:30 PM
Heartland Acres (the big, barn-like building on the west side of Independence off HWY 20)
Perry
9/29/2008 @ 6:30 PM
IACCB - Forest Park Musuem (south of Perry)
Ames
9/30/2008 @ 6:30 PM
Ames Public Library
Fort Dodge
10/1/2008 @ 7 PM
Iowa Central Community College - One Triton Circle
Muscatine
10/4/2008 @ 9AM
the Student Center at Muscatine Community College, 152 Colorado in Muscatine
Mason City
10/6/2008 @ 6:30
Mason City Library
Atlantic
10/8/08 @ 6:30
Cass County Community Center
Des Moines
10/8/2008 @ 6:30
Izaak Walton League - DM
Chariton
10/14/2008 @ 7 PM
Pin Oak Nature Center on HWY 14 south of Chariton
If you have questions about the forum, please contact Rosalyn Lehman, Campaign Coordinator, Sustainable Funding Coalition, at 515.202.7720 or rlehman@tnc.org.