MIDVALE TO HOST APRIL ‘CAPITAL FOR A DAY’

(BOISE) – Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter announced today that the Washington County community of Midvale will be Idaho’s “Capital for a Day” on Tuesday, April 28th.

The first-come, first-served open opportunity to meet with the Governor, members of the Governor’s Cabinet, and other senior state officials is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Hall, 50 S. Depot Street in Midvale. Governor Otter also will join Mayor Ed Meyer, other local leaders, and community members for a no-host noon luncheon provided by the local Lions Club, at the same location.

Officials joining the Governor at Capital for a Day will include Don Dietrich, director of the Idaho Department of Commerce; Bill Deal, director of the Idaho Department of Insurance; Mike Rush, executive director of the State Board of Education; Kim Toryanski, administrator of the Commission on Aging; Nate Fisher, administrator of the Office of Species Conservation (OSC); Brian Oakey, deputy director of the Idaho State Department of Agriculture; Kurt Houston, Idaho Department of Lands operations chief; Pete Wagner, regional administrator for the Department of Environmental Quality; Shelley Keen, manager of the Water Rights Section of the Idaho Department of Water Resources; Scott Reinecker, regional supervisor for the Department of Fish and Game; Jim Smith, manager of the Payette office of the Idaho Department of Labor; Dave Jones, Idaho Transportation Department District 3 engineer; and Ross Mason, Region 3 director for the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.

“Midvale is a town rich in history. Its people are a close-knit and hard-working bunch with a great sense of pride about their way of life,” Governor Otter said. “I look forward to bringing my Capital for a Day program to the people of Midvale and Washington County. This event enables me and other policy leaders to see how day-to-day decisions made in state government really affect Idahoans, by listening to them in a more personal setting.”

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