RON WIECK STATE SENATOR Twenty-seventh District Statehouse: (515) 281-3371 – HOME ADDRESS 4362 Old Lakeport Road Sioux City, Iowa 51106 H: (712) 276-4008 ron.wieck@legis.state.ia.us

The Senate State of Iowa Eighty-first General Assembly STATEHOUSE Des Moines, Iowa 50319

COMMITTEES Business and Labor Relations, CoChair Commerce Government Oversight State Government Ways & Means

For Immediate Release Contact: Senator Wieck

Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006 (515) 281-3371

Senator Wieck Meets with Siouxland Interstate Metropolitan Planning Council

DES MOINES – Senator Wieck (R-Sioux City) met with Patty Anderson, with the Siouxland Interstate Metropolitan Planning Council (SIMPCO) at the Iowa Capitol today.

Anderson was visiting the Capitol as part of the Iowa League of Cities legislative day. She attended the Local Government Committee meeting and then discussed local government issues with Senator Wieck.

The Iowa League of Cities brought groups from across the state to talk with their local Senators and Representatives about issues that are important to their cities.

In addition to meeting with their Legislators, members of the Iowa League of Cities were briefed from the league’s legislative team on the year’s priorities. Members also attended a panel discussion from several legislators

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