{"content":[{"text":"Northwest Colorado \n Council of Governments \n eNews \n June 2015","bbox":{"left":0.148407,"top":0.147657,"width":0.350046,"height":0.09195099999999998}},{"text":"Board Member Spotlight \n Ben Raitano \n Ben just can't seem to get enough of working with the \n NWCCOG! He originally served on the board in the mid 1990s \n for several years. Now in his second time working with the \n COG, he was appointed to the NWCCOG board at the same \n time he began serving as a Town of Dillon Town Council \n member. He currently serves NWCCOG as a member of the \n Executive Committee.","bbox":{"left":0.310539,"top":0.279356,"width":0.533906,"height":0.17906499999999997}},{"text":"He says of the NWCCOG that, \"it is good to be associated with \n an organization that is truly regional - sharing knowledge freely \n between communities is a great model.\" He enjoys getting \n information from others throughout the region and tends to \n learn from how others are handling similar issues.","bbox":{"left":0.394902,"top":0.470139,"width":0.45465600000000006,"height":0.07542900000000008}},{"text":"When asked what he thought people might be surprised to \n learn about the NWCCOG, he replied, \"I think others would be \n surprised by how much interaction there is between the \n municipalities and counties in the region. I think most people just don't know all the aspects of \n what we do.\" He cites the Elevator Inspection Programs and the Economic Development District \n as examples of some of the services being provided by NWCCOG that people just don't know \n about.","bbox":{"left":0.148407,"top":0.55726,"width":0.6953019999999999,"height":0.104495}},{"text":"Originally from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, Ben had traveled to Colorado many times to go skiing. \n When his wife, Flo, got a job in a Veterinarian Clinic in Silverthorne, 33 years ago, they were both \n excited to make the move. Both are active in helping to build better communities.","bbox":{"left":0.148407,"top":0.673447,"width":0.7014209999999999,"height":0.046387999999999985}},{"text":"When not working, Ben enjoys hiking and skiing.","bbox":{"left":0.148407,"top":0.731566,"width":0.35044899999999995,"height":0.01734800000000003}},{"text":"Staff Member Spotlight \n Cora Winters","bbox":{"left":0.316748,"top":0.78428,"width":0.35751700000000003,"height":0.06381399999999993}}],"images_bbox":[{"left":0.427778,"top":0.256566,"width":0.143464,"height":0.018939},{"left":0.497059,"top":0.770707,"width":0.005882,"height":0.00101},{"left":0.689869,"top":0.147475,"width":0.161765,"height":0.080556},{"left":0.148366,"top":0.355808,"width":0.238889,"height":0.236616}],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[{"left":0.427778,"top":0.256566,"width":0.143464,"height":0.018939},{"left":0.497059,"top":0.770707,"width":0.005882,"height":0.00101},{"left":0.689869,"top":0.147475,"width":0.161765,"height":0.080556},{"left":0.148366,"top":0.355808,"width":0.238889,"height":0.236616}]}