Eggs & Issues forum slated for Feb. 27

Local residents can listen to state lawmakers discuss issues affecting northwest Iowa during the second Eggs & Issues forum on Saturday, Feb. 27.

Unlike the first session held on Jan. 23, next Saturday's event will have a limited audience of 15 area residents. Clay County's mask mandate will be enforced, as will other COVID-19 social distancing guidelines. Anyone wishing to attend Feb. 27 needs to register with the Spencer Chamber of Commerce on or before Friday, Feb. 26 at noon. Seats will be allocated on a first call, first reserved basis. Dial (712) 262-5680 to reserve your spot.

For people that don't attend, questions may be emailed to programs@spenceriowachamber or drop them by the Chamber Office on or before Friday, Feb. 26. You can also mail them to Spencer Chamber of Commerce, 1805 Highway Blvd., Spencer, IA 51301. Each question will be asked to the legislators and they will reply as normal.

Legislators who have confirmed for Saturday's session include District 1 Sen. Zach Whiting, R-Spirit Lake; District 2 Rep. Megan Jones, R-Sioux Rapids; and District 1 Rep. John Wills, R-Spirit Lake.

The event will be aired live on SMU and taped by Mediacom Cable TV, with both stations replaying the session. The Spencer Signal will also live stream the forum. Spencer Radio Group will broadcast live on 102.5, and 1240 AM KICD and the Daily Reporter will be present. The session runs from 9-10:30 a.m.

The third session on March 20 will be re-evaluated to determine if area COVID-19 numbers are low enough to allow a partial or full audience to attend.

Eggs & Issues" are a question/answer format session. If you have any questions, please call the Spencer Chamber of Commerce.