MEDIA ADVISORY Governor to hold ribbon cutting for Center of

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Garfield County Administration
108 8th Street, Suite 201, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
MEDIA ADVISORY
May 8, 2015
Governor to hold ribbon cutting for Center of Excellence
Event May 13 at 9:30 a.m. to be held at Rifle Garfield County Airport
GARFIELD COUNTY, CO – Governor John Hickenlooper will visit Garfield County Wednesday
to conduct a ribbon cutting for the new Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control Center
of Excellence for Advanced Technology Aerial Firefighting. He will also sign bills into law on a
tour of numerous locations for bill signings across Colorado.
The governor will speak at an event at the Rifle Garfield County Airport beginning at 9:30 a.m.,
after his arrival Wednesday morning. The airport is located at 0375 County Road 352, Building
2060, in Rifle.
Hickenlooper had announced a decision March 18 to locate the Center of Excellence at the Rifle
Garfield County Airport.
The community is welcome and invited to attend the governor’s visit.
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Media contact:
Renelle Lott
Chief Communications Officer
Garfield County
108 8th Street, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
970.945.1377, ext. 1453
970.366.2275 cell
rlott@garfield-county.com
www.garfield-county.com
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