Urgent action needed! Take Back Colorado
Letter Writing Campaign
Hello Coalition Members and CICA Members,
The Coalition is asking you to participate in an opportunity to overturn the state fair rule mandating 4-H and FFA youth to have a premises registration. The Colorado State Fair Board has not been following their own rules in the Administrative Procedures Act. Letters need to be written from everywhere questioning their authority. We are asking you to write ONE letter and make 14 copies of that letter and mail them, or in some cases you may e-mail them. One of the copies needs to be sent to us at the Coalition, you'll see the address attached. We have to stand up for what is right for the children of Colorado and the United States. Please, take time, write a letter, can be hand written and then go make copies and send out to the addresses that follow this sample letter.
Please include how upset you are with the State Fair Board, using our children to get their numbers of premises registrations that the Colo. Dept. of Ag. needs. Also include who you are and what you do for a living. Keep it simple, but get the message across. Thank you for doing this and for fighting for our freedoms.
Sample letter to follow:
Dear Colorado State Fair Board Commissioners:
I am very concerned about your rule-making process with respect to mandating premises identification in the NAIS on children in order to participate at the Colorado State Fair. I feel that FFA and 4-H children are being unfairly singled out. If parents of 4-H and FFA children do not want to register their property as a premises, their children suffer.
Pursuant to Title 24, Article 4 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, also known as the State Administrative Procedure Act (the Act), I am requesting notification of all proposed rule-making by the Colorado State Fair Authority. Please advise me of any fees your agency may set based on your actual cost of copying and mailing your proposed rules to me and I will submit the fee required by the Act. If you do not request any fees of me to receive notices of any proposed rule-making, I will assume that you have waived the fee requirement and that you will still be notifying me of any proposed rule-making.
You may send your notices to the following address:
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I am further requesting that you advise me of all rules that have been adopted and published pursuant to the Act by the State Fair Authority.
Sincerely,
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cc: Governor Bill Ritter
Commissioner John Stulp
Addresses:
Governor Bill Ritter, Jr.
Office of the Governor of Colorado
136 State Capitol
Denver, CO 80203-1792
303-866-2471 (public comments)
c/o Rebecca Swanson, Sr. Policy Analyst (natural resources and agriculture)
Rebecca Swanson rebecca.swanson@state.co.us or 303-866-5800 Ext. 5832 (w)
John Stulp (commissioner/executive director of agriculture)
700 Kipling Street, Suite 4000
Lakewood, CO 80215
303-239-4100 (w)
Fax: 303-239-4176
john.stulp@ag.state.co.us
Colorado Coalition Opposing Mandatory 4-H and FFA Premises Registration
43200 Hwy. 109
La Junta, CO 81050
Colorado State Fair Board of Commissioners
Mark A. Arndt
13091 Hwy. 144
Fort Morgan, CO 80701
970-867-7905 (h)
970-768-5807 (cell)
marndt@kci.net
Paul Bernklau
1102 Firethorn Court
Rifle, CO 81650
970-625-0750 (h)
970-618-0791 (cell)
Fax: 970-625-3166
carlabern@msn.com
Patty Shaw Castilian
4115 Perry Street
Denver, CO 80212
303-458-866-0607 (w)
303-619-6144 (cell)
Fax: 303-866-0200
patty.shawcastilian@hro.com
Edward B. Cordes
12 Fairway Lane or 12 Wedge Way
Littleton, CO 80123
or 7831 Glencoe Way
Littleton, CO 80122
303-796-1108 (w)
303-204-1911 (cell)
Fax: 303-721-7769
ed@cordesco.com
Steven D. Holdren
319 Belford Drive
Northglenn, CO 80260
303-839-1613 (w)
303-898-1052 (cell)
Fax: 303-860-0175
s.holdren@ctos.com
Gregory J. Kolomitz (pro-NAIS)
901 Detroit Street
Denver, CO 80206
303-399-9447 (h)
Fax: 303-
Catherine Ross
P.O. Box 195
Granby, CO 80446
970-726-4118 Ext. 1 (w)
970-887-2730 (h)
cross@winterpark-info.com
Vince Vigil (chairman)
79 Portero Drive
Pueblo, CO 81005
719-564-1856 (h)
719-821-0794 (cell)
vljkv@aol.com
Raeana Wadhams
27906 Cumbres
Pueblo, CO 81006
719-948-9206 (w)
719-948-9210 (h)
719-250-9792 (cell)
Fax: 719-948-4760
raeana@comcast.net
Chris Wiseman (general manager)
1001 Beulah Avenue
Pueblo, CO 81005
719-404-2015 (w)
719-924-0151 (cell)
Fax: 719-560-1953
chris.wiseman@ag.state.co.us
Loren R. Whittemore
12335 Whittemore Road
Rush, CO 80833
719-478-2162 (h & fax) (officially opposed)
lorenwhittemore@att.net
Dr. John K. Young
5345 Union Way
Arvada, CO 80002
303-279-4893 (w)
303-424-3984 (h)
jydvm@aol.com
Snail mail: Colorado State Fair, 1001 Beulah Avenue, Pueblo, CO 81004. The phone number for the administrative office is 800-876-4567, then press 5, or 719-561-8494. Fax: 719-560-1953.
Colorado Independent CattleGrowers Association (CICA) is a grassroots cattle producer organization, representing cattle growers on a state and national level. CICA's voting membership is comprised only of cattle producers. Membership dues are $50 annually. To join contact Kimmi Lewis at 719.384.4093 or email at mvrkim@rural-com.com
Good Neighbor Committee
P.O. Box 155 - La Salle, CO 80645
info@goodneighborlaw.com
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