MEDIA ADVISORY

 

For immediate release                                               Contact:          Wendy Fox

March 11, 2009                                                                                  617-626-1415

                                                                                                            Elizabeth Cardona

                                                                                                            413-784-1200

 

GOV. PATRICK’S PUBLIC OFFICE HOURS

IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS

  FEATURE DCR COMMISSIONER SULLIVAN

 

WHAT:    Governor Deval Patrick’s Western Massachusetts office is holding public office hours and public forums at locations in Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, and Hampshire counties to honor the governor’s commitment to reach out to constituents across the Commonwealth. Through the end of March, agency commissioners and other state officials will plan to host office hours followed by an open public forum once a week to present an overview of their respective agencies and answer constituent questions. The forums offer insight into Governor Patrick’s key initiatives and the role of state agencies.

 

Led by Elizabeth Cardona, director of the Governor’s Western Massachusetts office, the office hours and forums let citizens interact with their state government where they live.

 

For more information on the program, go to www.mass.gov/governor/westernmass.

 

WHO:     Department of Conservation and Recreation Commissioner Richard K. Sullivan Jr.

 

WHEN:   Office Hours

                Thursday

                March 12, 2009

                2-4 p.m.

                Governor’s Western Massachusetts Office

                436 Dwight St., Springfield

                       

                Public Forum

                6 p.m.

                Bay State Franklin Medical Center, Conference Rooms A/B

                164 High St., Greenfield

 

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