The Michigan By Rail Public Forum in Detroit will be held on Thursday October 28, from 6-8 PM, at The MSU Detroit Center, located at 3408 Woodward, Detroit, MI.
Please Join State Senators Martha G. Scott and Tupac A. Hunter, State Representatives LaMar Lemmons, Jr. and Ed Clemente, other elected officials and your fellow citizens for the Detroit Michigan By Rail public forum.
The Michigan by Rail Forum in Detroit is part of a series of public forums taking place throughout the state to engage citizens on a vision for the future of Michigan’s freight and passenger rail system.
The event will include an overview of the existing system; an interactive rail mapping session; discussion of financing issues and a big-picture vision of the future of Michigan’s railroad system.
Forums cities include Ann Arbor, East Lansing, Dearborn, Traverse City, Holland, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Muskegon, Battle Creek, Flint, Royal Oak, and St. Joseph/Benton Harbor.
Please participate and make your voice heard.
SPONSORS:
Michigan Environmental Council
Michigan Association of Railroad Passengers
PARTNERS:
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees, & Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen,
Divisions of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
East Michigan Environmental Action Council
12th Precinct Neighborhood Coalition
Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG)
Michigan State University Detroit Center
FACEBOOK EVENT:
CONTACT:
Tim Fischer
(517) 487-9539
The MSU Detroit Center is located at 3408 Woodward, Detroit, Michigan
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Tim:
Please keep me updated on these forums as you get more detailed information. I will be having surgery on the 14th, so will have to miss the Dearborn forum, but want to appear and submit comments. I will submit via the web as well.
Thanx:
Bob Prud’homme
green1is@comcast.net