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U.S. Congressman Conaway to host Town Hall meeting in Sweetwater |
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Written by Staff Reports
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Wednesday, 15 October 2008 |
United States Congressman Mike Conaway, 11th District of Texas, will be in Sweetwater on Friday, Oct. 31, 2008. He will be accompanied by District Director Ricky Wright.
While in Sweetwater, the Congressman will tour wind development in Nolan County and the region. Nolan County is home to more than 1250 wind towers. He will also be given a tour of the GE Wind Capture Center which monitors 800 wind towers. During his time in Sweetwater he will visit with representatives from Tenaska, the company that proposes to build a 600 MW new generation coal fired power plant. Congressman Conaway will also hold a Town Hall meeting that is open to the public and will be held at the Sweetwater Country Club, 1901 Country Club Drive from 1:45-2:30 p.m.
Ken Becker, Executive Director for Sweetwater Enterprise for Economic Development (SEED) stated, “We are very excited to host Congressman Conaway in Nolan County for a Town Hall meeting and to show off what wind development has done for our community. We are also pleased to schedule a meeting with representatives from Tenaska as they will update the Congressman on their plans for the 600 MW base load power plant.”
For additional information concerning the Congressman's visit to Sweetwater you may contact Ken Becker at 325-235-0555 or by email at
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 16 October 2008 )
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