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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>please leave a message that we do not want these blind vendors to loose their jobs. Thanks Beth <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Ct-nfb [mailto:ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Blindhands@aol.com<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 27, 2013 11:40 AM<br><b>To:</b> ct-nfb@nfbnet.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Ct-nfb] legislative alert!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>I was going to call but it is after 11 a.m. Is it too late since you just sent out the correct phone number?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Joyce Kane<br><a href="http://www.krafterskorner.org/">www.KraftersKorner.org</a><br><a href="mailto:Blindhands@AOL.com">Blindhands@AOL.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>In a message dated 3/27/2013 11:23:49 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, <a href="mailto:llee@nfbct.org">llee@nfbct.org</a> writes:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Sorry folks, the Representative's phone number is an 800 number: 1-800-842-1423.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:6.0pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt' id=replyBlockquote><div id=wmQuoteWrapper><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>-------- Original Message --------<br>Subject: Re: [Ct-nfb] legislative alert!<br>From: ntwales <<a href="mailto:ntwales@omsoft.com" title="mailto:ntwales@omsoft.com">ntwales@omsoft.com</a>><br>Date: Wed, March 27, 2013 11:06 am<br>To: <<a href="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org" title="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org">ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</a>><br><br>Ilene - While the representative's phone number doesn't work, the <br>committee phone number does: (860) 240-0440. You should be able to <br>leave a voicemail if no one picks up.<br>Lucia - Thanks for letting us know even at such short notice.<br>Nathanael<br><br>On 27.03.2013 10:44, Stanley Torow wrote:<br>> sorry lucia, i called and got no answer at either number.<br>> eileen torow<br>><br>> -------------------------<br>> Ct-nfb [<a href="mailto:ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org" title="mailto:ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org">mailto:ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>] <a href="mailto:llee@nfbct.org" title="mailto:llee@nfbct.org">llee@nfbct.org</a><br>> Wednesday, March 27, 2013 10:35 AM<br>> NFB of CT list serve<br>> [Ct-nfb] legislative alert!<br>><br>> Hi all,<br>><br>> The Environment Committee of the state legislature is meeting today <br>> at<br>> 11:00AM to vote on approving pending bills in their committee. HR6654<br>> is one of them. One section of this bill would remove BESB's first<br>> right to vending facilities in state parks that the DEEP maintains<br>> and, instead, open the facilities to the highest bidder. This would<br>> involve 3 state parks (Rocky Neck, Hammonassett, and Harkness) where<br>> Blind people now run these vending stations. We apologize for the <br>> late<br>> notice, but the agenda was just posted this morning. Please call the<br>> Environment Committee at 860-240-0440 to express disapproval of<br>> section 4 of HR6654. Also a call to Representative Craig Miner, who<br>> introduced this section, would be appreciated. His number<br>> 860-842-1423.<br>><br>> Thanks,<br>> Lucia Lee<br>> NFB of CT<br>> 860-289-1971<br>><br>>> In January, Rep Miner introduced HR5817 that proposed amending the<br>>> state statutes to exempt concessions provided by the DEEP from the<br>>> general requirement that such concessions be provided by the BESB.<br>>> This bill has apparently died. However, the wording has been<br>>> included into HR6654, which is on the Environment Committee's agenda<br>>> for Friday's public hearing. Here is the part that concerns the<br>>> concessions at DEEP-run parks Underlined sentences are proposed<br>>> additions; the entire Sec 4 is an addition to current statutes.<br>>><br>>> Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of section 10-303 of the general statutes is<br>>> repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof<br>>> (_Effective from passage_):<br>>> (a) The authority in charge of any building or property owned,<br>>> operated or leased by the state or any municipality therein shall<br>>> grant to the Department of Rehabilitation Services apermit to<br>>> operate in such building or on such property a food service<br>>> facility, a vending machine or a stand for the vending of<br>>> newspapers, periodicals, confections, tobacco products, food and<br>>> such other articles as such authority approves when, in the opinion<br>>> of such authority, such facility, machine or stand is desirable in<br>>> such location. Any person operating such a stand in any such<br>>> location on October 1, 1945, shall be permitted to continue such<br>>> operation, but upon such person's ceasing such operation such<br>>> authority shall grant a permit for continued operation to the<br>>> Department of Rehabilitation Services. The department may establish<br>>> a training facility at any such location. The requirements of this<br>>> subsection shall not apply to any state park or forest under the<br>>> custody and control of the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental<br>>> Protection.<br>>> Sec. 4. (NEW) (_Effective from passage_) The Commissioner of Energy<br>>> and Environmental Protection shall issue a request for proposals for<br>>> the operation of the food service facilities located in the state<br>>> parks and forests under the custody and control of the commissioner<br>>> In awarding any contract for the operation of such food service<br>>> facilities, the commissioner shall award such contract to the<br>>> highest responsible bidder. Nothing in this section or section<br>>> 10-303 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, shall be<br>>> construed to prohibit the Bureau of Education and Services for the<br>>> Blind from bidding on any contract authorized pursuant to this<br>>> section.<br>>><br>>>> -------- Original Message --------<br>>>> Subject: impending bill a concern<br>>>> From: "Chris Kuell" <><br>>>><br>>>> Hi Lucia,<br>>>><br>>>> I heard that Representative Craig Miner, a Republican, has<br>>>> attached his bill to take away a blind vendor's first right of<br>>>> refusal to operate a vending facility in a state park to a bill<br>>>> being considered by the state Environmental Affairs Committee. If<br>>>> passed, this would immediately put 3 blind vendors in CT out of<br>>>> work, and of course, set a terrible precedence for future<br>>>> Randolph-Sheppard entrepreneurs. His bill became an amendment to a<br>>>> bill being considered by the environmental committee.<br>>>><br>>>> Thanks,<br>>>> chris<br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Ct-nfb mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Ct-nfb@nfbnet.org" title="mailto:Ct-nfb@nfbnet.org">Ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org" title="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Ct-nfb:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org/llee%40nfbct.org" title="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org/llee@nfbct.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org/llee%40nfbct.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Ct-nfb mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Ct-nfb@nfbnet.org">Ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Ct-nfb:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org/blindhands%40aol.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org/blindhands%40aol.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote></div></div></div></body></html>