MEDP Lobbies for Macoupin Projects

Eight members of Macoupin Economic Development Partnership, along with the Superintendent of Schools and Macoupin County Sheriff joined forces on May 4^th to lobby state legislatures on funding/legislative priorities for Macoupin County. The group met with Senate President Pro Tempore Don Harmon, Representative Jim Watson and Representative Wayne Rosenthal.

Front Row, from left to right: Bill German, County Board Member Fran Goodman,  County Board Member Judy Bacon, MEDP Executive Director Shari Albrecht, Mayor Wayne Schafer, Kim Harber. Back Row, from left to right: Superintendent of Schools Larry Pfeiffer, County Board Member Raymond Coatney, Senate President Pro Tempore Don Harmon, Macoupin County Chief Financial Officer Gabe Springer, Sheriff Don Albrecht and Senate President Cullerton’s Chief-of-Staff and Macoupin County Board Chairman Andy Manar.

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