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For Immediate
Release
3/28/07
CONTACT:
Mike Hengst
(717) 787-1322
PA
Senate Republican Communications
(717) 787-6725
Senate Adopts Sen. Robbins' Local Government
Resolution
SR 21 dedicates April 15 to 21 to commemorate
municipalities
The Senate today adopted Senate Resolution 21, a
resolution introduced by Senator Bob Robbins
designating the week of April 15 through 21, 2007, as
"Local Government Week" in Pennsylvania.
"Each year, the Governor's Center for Local Government
Services hosts Local Government Week recognizing the
accomplishments of local governments and officials.
This year, the designated week is April 15 through
21," Senator Robbins said. "The truth is government
begins at the local level. Municipal governments are
there to address neighborhood concerns and provide for
the well being of the people of the community."
Senator Robbins was recently reappointed to serve as a
Senate representative to the Pennsylvania Local
Government Commission, a bi-partisan, bi-cameral panel
that provides research and recommendations to the
General Assembly on issues affecting municipalities.
Senator Robbins has served on the Commission since
1994. He served as the Commission's Chairman from 1995
to 2001 and was reelected to that position last year.
Senator Robbins has actively worked on many local
government initiatives as a legislator and a member of
the Commission. In 1996, as Chairman of the Senate
Local Government Committee, he played a key role in
orchestrating the merger of the Department of
Community Affairs and Department of Commerce into the
current Department of Community and Economic
Development. He also strongly supported the creation
of the Center for Local Government Services, an
important resource for local officials.
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