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<p class="MsoNormal">October 16, 2008</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear District 22 Residents,</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In the next two months our community will have the
opportunity to have a major impact on the future of the Purple Line on
Metrorail. The addition of the Purple Line will have a profoundly positive
impact on mass transit in Prince
George's County. If you support the Purple Line I
encourage you to attend and testify at one of two hearings scheduled in our
county.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Public Hearings:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>New Carrollton</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Saturday November 15</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">10:30 am - 3:00 pm</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">New Carrollton
Municipal Center</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">6016 Princess
Garden Parkway</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">New Carrollton,
MD 20784</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>College Park</b><b></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday November 19</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">4:30 - 9:00 pm</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">University
of Maryland</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ritchie Coliseum</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Route 1 at corner of Rossborough Lane</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">College Park,
MD 20742</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please let us know if you are interested in providing
testimony at one of the hearings. Feel free to encourage your neighbors to
attend and/or testify so that we may show strong support for this project.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you are unable to attend you can sign the on-line
petition in support of the Purple Line at the following website:<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.PurpleLineNow.com">www.PurpleLineNow.com</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I appreciate your support for building the Purple Line as we
look toward the future of public transportation in our area. I hope you will
join us at the hearings.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Delegate Justin D. Ross</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">District 22, Prince
George's County</p>
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