Dear Solano EDC Member Investor

Dear Solano EDC Member Investor

Your Solano EDC provided a strong supportive voice in Washington D.C. recently as a partner to our local elected officials and the Solano Transportation Authority who urged federal elected and administration officials to find new ways to fund critical transportation project s in Solano County. News articles following this note that cover meeting requesting $14.5 million in Solano transportation projects

Solano EDC’s Vice President Sandy Person made the trip to the nation's Capitol with the Solano Transportation Authority including mayors of four Solano cities--Vacaville, Fairfield, Benicia and Vallejo.

The good news is that the lawmakers were able to see the unified approach of Solano County toward fulfilling transportation needs, and STA believes this first step will go a long way toward successful funding.

Transportation is a key economic issue facing Solano County future growth. With increased population and more and more through traffic on our main thoroughfares, EDC continues to partner with regional organizations and our county and cities to get the dollars necessary to improve our transportation infrastructure along with attracting new business creating attractive jobs and reducing commuter traffic.

Solano EDC’s ability to influence key decision makers is growing daily as Solano County is recognized by regional, state and national leaders as a convener of Solano’s public and private partnership that addresses critical issues. The receptions honoring Carl Guardino on April 11, 2007 at Jelly Belly’s, followed by Jim Earp’s on June 13, 2007 for their appointments by Governor Schwarzenegger to the California Transportation Commission is another example of this leadership in bringing the business community’s transportation concerns to these new appointees who will be deciding how and where California’s future transportation budgets will be spent.

Your continued support allows Solano EDC to position the county for a strong long-term economic future of growth.

Mike Ammann, President

Links to article on Solano Transportation Requests
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