The Michigan By Rail Public Forum in Monroe will be held on Thursday, October 21 from 6 - 8 PM in the 4-H Dinning Hall at the Monroe County Fairgrounds.
Please Join Please join Congressman John Dingell, Monroe Board of Commissioners Chairman William D. Sisk, other elected officials and your fellow citizens for the Monroe Michigan By Rail public forum.
The Michigan by Rail Forum in Monroe 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, Grand Rapids, East Lansing, Dearborn, Detroit, Traverse City, Holland, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Muskegon, Battle Creek, Flint, Royal Oak, and St. Joseph/Benton Harbor.
Please participate and make your voice heard.
Partners for this forum are:
Michigan Environmental Council
Michigan Association of Railroad Passengers
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
& Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees,
Divisions of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Monroe County Planning Commission
Monroe County Planning Department and Commission
Northwest Ohio Passenger Rail Association
Monroe County Community College
Monroe County Industrial Development Corporation
Monroe County Economic Development Corporation
Monroe County Chamber of Commerce
Village of South Rockwood
Berlin Charter Township
Frenchtown Charter Township
Monroe Charter Township
Bedford Township
Erie Township
Rainsville Township
Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG)
Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments (TMACOG)
FACEBOOK EVENT:
CONTACT:
Tim Fischer
(517) 487-9539
The Monroe County Fairgounds is located at 3775 South Custer Road, Monroe, Michigan. The 4-H hall is just inside the gate off of South Raisinville Road on your left. The parking lot is on the right side of the drive.
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As a recent resident of Sylvania, Ohio I’m very interested in what goes on in my neighoring state two miles to the north. I am a long time Amtrak rider, a member of Michigan ARP, NOPRA, NARP and a board member of All Aboard Ohio. I retired from the Washington State Department of Transportation in 2008 where I last served as Manager, Urban Ral Programs.