FAIRFIELD IS JULY CAPITAL FOR A DAY
GOVERNOR OTTER TAKES THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT TO CAMAS COUNTY COMMUNITY

(BOISE) – Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter announced today that the Camas County community of Fairfield will be Idaho’s “Capital for a Day” on Tuesday, July 17th.

The first-come, first-served open opportunity for residents to meet with the Governor, selected members of the Governor’s Cabinet and other senior state officials is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon at the Camas Senior Center, 131 Willow Avenue West, in Fairfield. State and local leaders will attend an open no-host luncheon from noon to 1:15 p.m. at the same location. The open public session with state leaders will continue from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Prior to the public session, Governor Otter will tour the fabrication and warehousing facilities at High Country Fusion Inc. near Fairfield.

State agency officials joining the Governor for Capital for a Day will include Department of Agriculture Director Celia Gould; Idaho Rural Partnership Executive Director Dale Dixon; Adjutant General Lawrence Lafrenz of the Idaho National Guard; Colonel Jerry Russell, director of the Idaho State Police; Debbie Field, director of the state Office of Drug Policy; Nick Smith, deputy state superintendent of public instruction for district support; Allen Merritt, Southern Region manager for the Idaho Department of Water Resources; Idaho Fish and Game Commission member Wayne Wright of Twin Falls; Dave Parrish, Magic Valley Region supervisor for the Idaho Department of Fish and Game; and Tim Duffner, South-Central Area supervisor for the Idaho Department of Lands.

“Camas County is a special place, and Fairfield is in a unique location. It is a recreation and tourism gateway that still relies heavily on our traditional resource-based industries. It combines the best of what Idaho offers today with some of the strongest elements of our past,” Governor Otter said. “It will be a privilege to set up shop in Fairfield on July 17th, to listen to the local folks and those from neighboring Blaine and Gooding counties about the challenges they face and their ideas for making Idaho even better.”

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