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For Immediate
Release
4/8/08
Contact:
Greg Mahon (717) 787-5839 (Sen. Pippy)
Nate
Silcox (717) 787-6063 (Sen. Regola)
*MEDIA ADVISORY*
Joint Hearing on
Multi-Municipal Planning and Shared Services to be Held in
Greensburg
THURSDAY, April 10 at
Greensburg Garden and Civic Center
Harrisburg – The Senate
Local Government Committee, chaired by Sen. Bob Regola
(R-Westmoreland), and the Senate Urban Affairs and Housing
Committee, chaired by Sen. John Pippy (R-Allegheny), will
hold a joint public hearing on multi-municipal planning and
shared services on Thursday in Greensburg.
The hearing will focus on best practices at the local
level, current state efforts to promote intergovernmental
cooperation, and recommendations on how the state can
further encourage multi-municipal planning and shared
services.
The hearing
will be held Thursday, April 10 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. at the Greensburg Garden and Civic Center, 951 Old
Salem Road in Greensburg.
“As a former
local official, I was pleased to play a role in developing a
multi-municipal plan to guide growth with coordinated land
use and transportation planning,” said Regola. “Now, one of
my priorities as Chairman of the Senate Local Government
Committee is encouraging intergovernmental cooperation.”
“Municipalities that plan together, and share services and
equipment, can better manage development and save taxpayer
dollars,” said Pippy. “We want to use the hearing to discuss
ways to promote more cooperation and identify any state laws
or regulations that may be making it more difficult for
local governments to work together and share costs.”
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