The Cedar Creek Lake Area Chamber of Commerce will be sponsoring a day trip to the Texas State Capitol Feb. 3 for the start of the 84th Texas Legislature.
The chamber sponsors a trip to the Capitol for the start of every legislative session. The Texas Legislature meets every two years.
Chamber President Jo Ann Hanstrom said the 2015 trip would provide Cedar Creek Lake business people and residents the opportunity to meet their elected officials in the Legislature.
"This one-day trip to our state capitol is a powerful opportunity to be part of a unified group representing the entire Cedar Creek Lake Area community," Hanstrom said. "It’s fun, it’s informative and it’s important to our community."
In the afternoon, the group will meet in a reserved room in the Capitol to hear presentations by John Barton, Deputy Executive Director for the Texas Department of Transportation; Brian Lloyd, Executive Director of the Public Utility Commision and Steve McCraw of Homeland Security.
"We believe this line-up of speakers will be very interesting, and that it will provide insight into current issues of concern to all of us," Hanstrom said.
The chamber has extended invitations to Sen. Robert Nichols, Sen Bob Hall, Rep. Stuart Spitzer and Rep. John Wray to join the group for lunch or at any other time during the day. Participants also can visit the officials' offices at the Capitol.
The cost per person is $90 for members and $100 for non-members, and the fee includes bus transportation, snacks and lunch at the Doubletree Hotel. which is in walking distance of the Capitol. The only out-of-pocket expense to participants is what they may choose to spend at the Capitol Gift Shop.
The trip will start in downtown Mabank at approximately 5:30 a.m., departing Austin for the return trip at 4 p.m., with an expected arrival back at the lake about 8 p.m.
Space on the bus is limited. The trip is not limited to chamber members so early reservations are encouraged. Call 903-887-3152 to reserve and pay by MC/VISA/DISCOVER, or email [email protected] to reserve a seat.
The mission statement of the Greater Cedar Creek Lake Area Chamber of Commerce is to attract, promote, and provide benefits for a growing business community.”
Contact the chamber at P.O. Box 581, Mabank, TX 75147 (www.cedarcreeklakechamber.com)
