Friday, September 29, 2006

MEDIA ADVISORY...FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Indiana Association of Cities and Towns
200 S. Meridan, Suite 340
Indianapolis, In 46204
www.citiesandtowns.org
Contact: Andrea W. Johnson
(317) 709-2188
(mobile phone)


Oct. 2, 2006

"The Official Voice of Municipal Government in Indiana"

City of New Albany to Host 'Hometown Gathering' on Oct.5

Local officials to engage public with regional forums
to discuss the future of local government in Indiana

The City of New Albany and the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns will host a regional meeting to discuss property taxes, the future of local government and solutions that will make a difference in how local services are paid for in Indiana. Citizens, business leaders, and local government officials in surrounding counties are encouraged to attend.

This is the first in a series of 16 state-wide Hometown Gatherings to discuss reducing reliance on property taxes, alternatives to funding local government, and how local officials can provide the most efficient, effective government possible.

Thursday, October 5, 2006, 5:00-7:00 p.m.

The Assembley Room (3rd floor), City-County Building, 311 Hauss Square, New Albany, Indiana 47150

Media is invited and may contact Andrea Johnson for more information, or go to The Indiana Association of Cities and Towns (IACT) is a coalition of municipal officials who seek to improve the quality of life in Indiana and has 475 cities and towns as members.

IACT advocates for municipalities as the official voice of municipal government in Indiana, and promotes good government through education, training and leadership.

Freedom Of Speech would like to thank Andrea Johnson at Indiana Association of Cities and Towns, for all her help and information she has supplied us with over the past year. And we also look forward to her continued correspondence in the future.

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