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Text Box: Liberal, Kansas October 2-3, 2008 at the MID-AMERICA AIR MUSEUM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box: You are invited to attend the Annual S.P.I.R.I.T. Conference in Liberal, Kansas Federal Legislators plus State Officials from the states of Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Kansas along with industry representatives have been invited to speak or participate on panel discussions. You will learn about plans and progress to four-lane U.S. Highway 54 from Wichita, Kansas to El Paso, Texas. Time will be spent discussing Federal and State funding for construction in the future. Enjoy informed speakers, good food and entertainment and renew old friendships.  The Conference Hotel is the Gateway Inn on East Highway 54 with special rates for S.P.I.R.I.T. attendees.  Their phone number is 620-624-0242.  For more information, contact S.P.I.R.I.T. at 620-624-1540 or email jtspirit@swbell.net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box: AGENDA October 2, 2008 2:00 p.m. S.P.I.R.I.T. Board of Directors Annual Meeting 5:00 p.m. to Reception - Entertainment, visiting, 7:00 p.m. hors d’oeuvres and beverages. Done for the day October 3, 2008 7:45 a.m. Continental Breakfast and registration. 8:30 a.m. Welcomes by Mayor, County Commission Chairman & Chamber Of Commerce Director. Video welcome from Bill Graves, former Kansas Governor, now CEO of National Truckers Associations. 8:45 a.m. Keynote address by Steve Hewitt, City Manager of Greensburg, KS Update on re-construction of the city and plans for new four- lane U.S. Highway 54 through Greensburg. 9:15 a.m. Break 9:30 a.m. Panel discussion highlighting the benefits of a four-lane highway for area economic development efforts. 10:30 a.m. Address by Oklahoma State Representative Gus Blackwell. 11.00a.m. Break 11:15 a.m. Reports from D.O.T. representatives on the future construction plans for upgrading to U.S. Highway 54 to four-lanes in the four states. Noon Bar-b-que lunch in the midst of the airplanes in the museum. Featured Speaker: (U.S. Congressman Jerry Moran has been invited). "Federal transportation funding for 2009 - and in the future." 1:30 p.m. Presentation by Mike Crow with Kansas Asphalt Pavers Assoc. (formerly with KDOT for over 20 years) explaining biding for and constructing highways while dealing with escalating costs. Conference concluded