<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div><br><br><div>Dannielle Glaros</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">Sent from my iPad</span></div></div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> Parents and PGCPS <<a href="mailto:mail@parentsandpgcps.ning.com">mail@parentsandpgcps.ning.com</a>><br><b>Date:</b> September 7, 2011 2:54:09 PM EDT<br><b>To:</b> "<a href="mailto:dmglaros@gmail.com">dmglaros@gmail.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:dmglaros@gmail.com">dmglaros@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Prince George's County Council To Host Town Hall Meeting Addressing County's Permitting Processes</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> <a href="mailto:do-not-reply@parentsandpgcps.ning.com"><a href="mailto:do-not-reply@parentsandpgcps.ning.com">do-not-reply@parentsandpgcps.ning.com</a></a><br><br></div></blockquote><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<p></p><h1 id="message_view_subject">Media Advisory - Prince George's County Council To Host Town Hall Meeting Addressing County's Permitting Processes</h1>
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<p class="yiv1832779820MsoBodyText" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "sans-serif"; color: black;"><span style="border-bottom: 2px dotted #366388; cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1315421549_3">PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY</span> COUNCIL TO HOST TOWN HALL MEETING</span></u></b></p>
<p class="yiv1832779820MsoBodyText" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "sans-serif"; color: black;">ADDRESSING COUNTY’S PERMITTING PROCESSES</span></u></b></p>
<p class="yiv1832779820MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><i><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "sans-serif"; color: black;">“Streamlining the <span style="border-bottom: 2px dotted #366388; cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1315421549_4">Prince George’s County</span> Permitting Processes—A Progress Report” - September 15</span></i></p>
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<p class="yiv1832779820MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "sans-serif"; color: black;">The Prince George’s County Council will host “<b><i>Streamlining the Prince George’s County Permitting Processes—A Progress Report, ” </i></b> a Town Hall Meeting focusing on the status of <span style="border-bottom: 2px dotted #366388; cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1315421549_5">Prince George’s</span> County’s initiative to streamline the permitting process on Thursday, September 15, 2011, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. </span></p>
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<p class="yiv1832779820MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "sans-serif"; color: black;">The Town Hall Meeting, the fourth in a series of offsite, evening community meetings sponsored by the County Council, will be held in the <span style="border-bottom: 2px dotted #366388; cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1315421549_6">College Park City Hall</span> Council Chambers, 4500 Knox Road in <span style="border-bottom: 2px dotted #366388; cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1315421549_7">College Park, Maryland</span>.</span></p>
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<p class="yiv1832779820MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "sans-serif"; color: black;">The event will feature presentations from Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for Economic Development and Public Infrastructure Carla A. Reid; Prince George’s County Department of Environmental Resources (DER) Director Samuel Wynkoop, Jr.; and Department of Public Works and Transportation (DPW&T) Public Information Officer Susan Hubbard. Citizens will also have an opportunity to ask questions and provide comment.</span></p>
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<p class="yiv1832779820MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "sans-serif"; color: black;">Prince George’s County Council Chair Ingrid M. Turner (D) – District 4, says reforms to streamline the County’s permit processes is a shared priority for the County Council and County Executive Rushern Baker.</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "sans-serif"; color: red;"> </span> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "sans-serif"; color: black;">“We both agree streamlining the process is</span> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "sans-serif"; color: black;">necessary for Prince George’s County</span> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "sans-serif"; color: black;">to successfully compete with neighboring jurisdictions to attract economic growth, and increase and diversify the County’s tax base. County Executive Baker has committed to</span> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "sans-serif"; color: black;">eliminating inefficiencies, reducing redundancies and shortening the time it takes citizens and businesses to secure needed permits.” </span></p>
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<p class="yiv1832779820MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "sans-serif"; color: black;">Chair Turner adds, “This Town Hall Meeting will provide an update and allow citizens the opportunity to provide testimony.</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "sans-serif"; color: red;"> </span> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "sans-serif"; color: black;">It is important for us to engage all stakeholders in this process so we may effectively and efficiently address this issue as we move the County forward.” </span></p>
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<p class="yiv1832779820MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "sans-serif"; color: black;">This event is free and open to the public. </span></p>
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<p class="yiv1832779820MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "sans-serif"; color: black;">WHAT:</span></b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "sans-serif"; color: black;"> Prince George’s County Council Town Hall Meeting –</span></p>
<p class="yiv1832779820MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "sans-serif"; color: black;">“Streamlining the Prince George’s County Permitting Processes—A Progress Report”</span></i></p>
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<p class="yiv1832779820MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "sans-serif"; color: black;">WHO:</span></b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "sans-serif"; color: black;"> Prince George’s County Council Members </span></p>
<p class="yiv1832779820MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "sans-serif"; color: black;">Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for Economic Development and Public Infrastructure, Carla A. Reid</span></p>
<p class="yiv1832779820MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "sans-serif"; color: black;">Department of Environmental Resources Director, Samuel Wynkoop, Jr.</span></p>
<p class="yiv1832779820MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "sans-serif"; color: black;">Department of Public Works and Transportation Public Information Officer, Susan Hubbard</span></p>
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<p class="yiv1832779820MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "sans-serif"; color: black;">WHEN:</span></b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "sans-serif"; color: black;"> Thursday, September 15, 2011</span></p>
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<p class="yiv1832779820MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "sans-serif"; color: black;">WHERE:</span></b> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "sans-serif"; color: black;"> <span style="border-bottom: 2px dotted #366388; cursor: pointer; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1315421549_8">College Park</span> Municipal Center</span></p>
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