Buena Vista, Granite, Monarch, Poncha Springs, and Salida
• Encourages informed and active participation in government,
• Works to increase understanding of major public policy issues,
• Influences public policy through education and advocacy, and
• Holds public meetings to present and discuss local issues.
Membership in the League is open to all men and women of voting age, members of all political parties and unaffiliated voters. The League does not support or oppose candidates or political parties.
Join us in making democracy work.
COMING EVENTS
- March 11, 2019 11:00 amLWVCC Meeting
- March 27, 2019 5:00 pmDrinks and Dialogue
- April 15, 2019 11:00 amAnnual Meeting with elections and speaker at noon
- July 4, 2019 9:30 amMarch in 4th of July Parade
REGULAR MEETINGS
The league meets second Monday of each month toggling between BV & Salida.
Refer above for details and guest speakers for each meeting.
More about the League of Women Voters
Carpooling from BV is at the Family Dollar parking lot, leaving @ 10:45.
Your Chaffee County LWV is active in many ways … from Non-Partisan Forums to Informative Educational Opportunities.
The speakers are : Dr Robert Slavin: Director of the Center for Research and Reform in Education at Johns Hopkins University and contributing education columnist for the Huffington Post. Tracie Rainey: Executive Director of the Colorado School Finance Project David Blackburn: Salida School District Superintendent and Janice Martin filled in for Lisa Yates: Buena Vista School Superintendent The League of Women Voters of Chaffee County held a panel discussion about forest health in Chaffee County on December 10th at the United methodist Church in Salida. League of Women Voters of Chaffee County hosted a discussion about High Speed Internet with guest speaker Wendell Pryor. Topic 1: “Refugees and Global Migration” Topic 2: “The Middle East: Regional Disorder” Topic 3: “Nuclear Negotiations: Back to the Future?” Topic 4: “The Rise of Populism in Europe” Topic 5: “Decoding U.S.- China Trade” Topic 6: “Cyber Conflicts and Geopolitics” Topic 7: “The United States and Mexico: Partnership Tested” Topic 8: “State of the State Department and Diplomacy” 2019 GREAT DECISIONS topics have been announced, and the books will be ready to order on October… The League of Women Voters of Chaffee County, Colorado hosted a forum on Affordable/Workforce Housing on May 14th, 2018 from noon until 1:00pm in the Poncha Springs Town Hall conference room. The panel discussed specific projects/policies/etc in their area of expertise. The panel included: Ken Matthews – moderator for the panel – HPAC’s purpose and goals Kimberly Parker – Housing victim advocate alliance in Chaffee County – Co-chair of Housing Policy Advisory Committee – Candidate…LWVCC presents Drinks & Dialogue on Money Matters: Education Funding Issues in Colorado and the Nation
How Healthy are our Forests and What Can We Do?
High Speed Internet
2019 GREAT DECISIONS TOPICS
Affordable Housing Projects and Policies
