PRESS RELEASES - JULY 2008

July 28, 2008

District 4 Town Hall Meeting is Thursday, July 31
Topic: Regional Rail System Update

Who: City Council member Kathryn Wilemon

What: Host District 4 Town Hall Meeting

When: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 31

Where: Arlington Fire Training Center at 5501 Ron McAndrew Drive in Arlington

Why: To discuss the status of the regional rail system plan. Presentation will be led by Jungus Jordan, chairperson of the Regional Transportation Council’s Transit Subcommittee. Jordan is also a Fort Worth City Council member. A question and answer session will follow presentation.

Wilemon represents Council District 4, which is bound by I-20 on the south, portions of Matlock Road, Fielder Road and Bowen Road on the east, Lake Arlington on the west, and I-30 on the northeast.

About the Regional Transportation Council
The RTC is the independent transportation policy body of the Metropolitan Planning Organization. It is comprised of local elected and appointed officials, representing cities and counties throughout the north Texas region. Arlington has two representatives on the RTC. They are City Council members Kathryn Wilemon and Sheri Capehart.

For more information, or if special accommodations are needed at the District 4 Town Hall Meeting, call the Office of the Mayor and Council at 817-459-6141 or e-mail Council Coordinator Patrick Embry at Patrick.Embry@arlingtontx.gov. To learn more about the Arlington City Council, visit www.arlingtontx.gov.