MEDIA ADVISORY

Mayor: Jennifer P. Dougherty

CONTACT: Jeanette Eleff, Public Information Officer, 301-360-3842

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, March 13, 2002

MAYOR DOUGHERTY TO ATTEND TOWN HALL MEETING

ON FORT DETRICK

Mayor Jennifer P. Dougherty will attend a Town Hall meeting on Fort Detrick Thursday,

March 14 at 7:30 p.m. The event is sponsored by Congressman Roscoe G. Bartlett and will be held in Rosenstock Hall at Hood College.

The Town Hall meeting will provide an opportunity for Frederick area residents to discuss recent issues concerning Fort Detrick. Representatives from the Maryland Department of the Environment, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Fort Detrick will respond to questions and concerns raised by members of the community.

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