Congresswoman Cheri Bustos, D-East Moline, made a pass through Galesburg on her way to observe the flood damage at London Mills on Monday, and she stopped to get acquainted with Mayor-elect John Prichard.
They had a friendly cup of coffee at Innkeeper?s Fresh Roasted Coffee and took a short walk in the Seminary Street retail district.
?Galesburg is an important population hub and you have a great new mayor-elect. I wanted to meet in person and hopefully start a strong relationship,? Bustos said. ?If there are obstacles in small-business growth, economic development and getting the unemployment rate down, I want to find out how we can help.?
Congress is not in session this week and Bustos is using the time to get out in her 7,000-square-mile district that stretches down the west side of the state from the Wisconsin border to Canton.
?Economic development and jobs are key areas and I glad we can come out of the chute talking about the obstacles to growth,? Prichard said. ?My main purpose is to establish a relationship so if I need to call her, she?ll know me.?
Bustos said, ?I want to know what the mayor-elect?s goals are and how we can help secure federal grants.?
Source: http://www.galesburg.com/newsnow/x1416815316/Bustos-meets-Mayor-elect-Pritchard?rssfeed=true
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