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<DIV>-------- Original Message --------<BR>Subject: Tomorrow's hearing - Senate Bill 1061 An Act Concerning State<BR>Parks and BESB's rights<BR>From: "Norton, Andrew" <<a href="mailto:Andrew.Norton@ct.gov">Andrew.Norton@ct.gov</a>><BR>Date: Tue, March 10, 2015 6:06 pm<BR></DIV>
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<div class=MsoNormal style="font-size:12pt;"><B><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"'>Hello Blind Operators and other friends:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></div>
<div class=MsoNormal style="font-size:12pt;"><B><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"'> I am writing to fill you in on some facts about tomorrow’s Environment Committee hearing. Again, it is at 1:00 pm in Room 2B of the Legislative Office Building or LOB (300 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06106). Sign-up for the hearing starts at 9:30 am in the main first-floor atrium in between the escalators. You may sign up someone else who is unable to so for themselves. You also can continue to sign up after 11:00 in Room 2B.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></div>
<div class=MsoNormal style="font-size:12pt;"><B><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"'> If you want to submit testimony electronically, you may do by sending it to <U><A href="mailto:envtestimony@cga.ct.gov" target=_blank>envtestimony@cga.ct.gov</A></U> . You should do this whether or not you plan to attend. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></div>
<div class=MsoNormal style="font-size:12pt;"><B><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"'> The hearing will begin at 1:00 with public officials and then they turn to members of the public at 2:00. Luckily they will hear testimony for Senate Bill 1061 first. That should mean that any of you who do go tomorrow should not be stuck there waiting for as long as usual.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></div>
<div class=MsoNormal style="font-size:12pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><B><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"'>Again, if you support keeping the rights of BESB operators in state parks, you oppose Section 6 of Senate Bill 1061.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></div>
<div class=MsoNormal style="font-size:12pt;"><B><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"'> I have attached above testimony that our Commissioner, Amy Porter, will submit. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></div>
<div class=MsoNormal style="font-size:12pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><B><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"'>Please feel free to write or call with any questions. I will be here in the office for some of the morning tomorrow.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></div>
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<div class=MsoPlainText><B><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"'>Andrew Norton<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></div>
<div class=MsoPlainText><B><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"'>Legislative Liaison <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></div>
<div class=MsoPlainText><B><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"'>Department of Rehabilitation Services (DORS)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></div>
<div class=MsoPlainText><B><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"'>(860) 602-4078<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></div>
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