KITCHEN INVITES PUBLIC TO ‘BUILDING A VISION FOR RURAL PA’ SESSION

WHO:        State Sen. Shirley Kitchen, member of the Senate Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee       

WHAT:      Building a Vision for Rural Pennsylvania

WHEN:      Wednesday, Feb. 21
                 10 a.m. to noon

WHERE:    St. Joseph’s Hospital, 16^th Street and Girard Avenue, Philadelphia

DETAILS:  The Senate Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee is hosting this session to help identify priorities for the committee during the 2007-08 session. The committee will discuss farmland preservation, health care accessibility and affordability, property taxes and sprawl issues. The public is encouraged to attend this free event.

                 Media participation is welcomed and encouraged.