August 6, 2007

Glens Falls, NY - Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that she will hold her monthly town hall forum on Wednesday, August 8th in the Town of Kingsbury within the Village of Hudson Falls in Washington County. The topic of the forum will be on Agriculture. 

Joining the Congresswoman for the forum will be several experts on New York agriculture and development who will give technical advice on keeping our small farms as viable businesses in Upstate New York.  

In addition to discussing Agricultural Issues in Upstate New York, the Congresswoman, a member of the House Agricultural Committee office will be on hand to discuss the Farm Bill and recent legislative action in Washington, DC.  The Congresswoman encourages local residents to come out to meet her and ask questions on Agriculture and the important issues that affect our community.

WHO:   Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand,  Mark W. Grennan, Assistant State Conservationist for Field Operations - USDA- Natural Resources Conservation Service, Jeremiah P. Cosgrove, Deputy  Commissioner of NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets, Dean Carey from the New York Farm Bureau, and Community residents. 

WHAT:   Town Hall Forum on Agriculture

WHEN:   Wednesday, August 8th, 2007 
3:30pm. -5 pm 

WHERE:   Kingsbury Firehouse,
3715 Burgoyne Avenue, Kingsbury, NY 12839
(Village of Hudson Falls)

ABOUT: Prior to her election Congresswoman Gillibrand promised to hold Town Hall meetings in each of the ten counties she represents open to the public and the media at least once a month. Since January, Representative Gillibrand has held issue based Town Hall forums at a VFW Hall in Brunswick, Delaware County, Saratoga Springs, Clifton Park, the Rhinebeck Town Hall, and the Hyde Collection in Glens Falls. 

Congresswoman Gillibrand believes accountability and accessibility to the communities she serves is very important to being an effective Representative and is committed to both. In addition, to these issue-focused forums; other outreach programs, include Congress At Your Corner events at local grocery stores, bookstores, and places where people across the ten different counties eat, shop, and move through their busy lives. 

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