U.S. Senator Christopher S. “Kit” Bond has announced a special Listening Post Forum for Wednesday, March 17, in Mt. Vernon.
Hollie Elliott, a representative for the senator, will be available for constituents at the Listening Post from 1 to 2 p.m., in the downstairs meeting room in the Lawrence County Courthouse on the square.
“My best ideas come from Missouri and I depend on the feedback I get from the thousands of Missourians who use these meetings each year,” said Bond. “My job is to serve Missourians, but I need to hear about a problem if I am going to help solve it and that’s what these Listening Posts are for.”
Listening Posts are meetings held by Bond’s staff across state with Missourians. During these meetings, Missourians are invited to discuss their concerns with federal policies and agencies with members of the senator’s staff.
While Bond is back in the state almost every weekend, he established the Listening Post program in 1987 as a way to better serve Missourians and to inform constituents about the assistance his office is able to provide. The senator continues to stress that even in this age of cell phones, email and Internet, face-to-face meetings still work the best. As the senator is known for saying, “No technology can replace a handshake.”
In addition to Listening Posts, Bond’s Jefferson City office extends one-on-one service to all Missourians experiencing problems wit the federal government.
Interested individuals may contact his statewide Office of Constituent Services at 308 East High Street, Suite 202, Jefferson City, MO 65101 or by phone at 573-634-2488
