Several hundred people showed up on Friday to hear Rep. Scott Tipton, Senators Cory Gardner, Michael Bennet and Colo., Governor, John Hickenlooper, speak during a town hall meeting on Friday in the La Plata County Commissioners Board Room after the politicians toured the Gold King Mine.
Gov. John Hickenlooper opens a town hall meeting Friday in Durango. Seated to Hickenlooper’s right are, from left, Rep. Scott Tipton and U.S. Sens. Cory Gardner and Michael Bennet. The town hall addressed numerous topics, including health care and the environment. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Nancy Van Dover talks about her concerns for the environment to Sen. Cory Gardner, as Sen. Michael Bennet, back left, answers questions after a town hall meeting Friday in Durango. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Protesters from Durango and around the state showed up to hear Rep. Scott Tipton, Sens. Cory Gardner and Michael Bennet and Gov. John Hickenlooper at a town hall meeting Friday in the La Plata County Commissioners Board Room. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Sen. Cory Gardner answers a question during a town hall meeting Friday in the La Plata County Commissioners Board Room after officials toured the Gold King Mine. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Jeremiah St. Ours poses a question to Rep. Scott Tipton, Sens. Cory Gardner and Michael Bennet and Gov. John Hickenlooper during a town hall meeting Friday in Durango. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Sens. Cory Gardner, left, Michael Bennet, center, and Gov. John Hickenlooper listen to Rep. Scott Tipton during a town hall meeting Friday in the La Plata County Commissioners Board Room. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
It was standing room only to hear Rep. Scott Tipton, Sens. Cory Gardner and Michael Bennet and Gov. John Hickenlooper during a town hall meeting Friday in Durango. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Sen. Michael Bennet answers a question during a town hall meeting Friday in the La Plata County Commissioners Board Room. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman, center, listens during a town hall meeting Friday in the La Plata County Commissioners Board Room. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
