FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE --- OCTOBER 13, 2017

CONTACT: LORI MORRIS FOR SENATOR PETERS, 301/802-5426

M E D I A   A D V I S O R Y

SENATOR PETERS AND THE TWENTY-THIRD TEAM RALLY TO DEFEND BOWIE NEIGHBORHOODS AS NEW MAGLEV ROUTES ARE UNVEILED

What:                          Leading Bowie area Elected Officials to share reactions to revised MAGLEV Train Routes

When:                         THIS SUNDAY, October 15th, at 1:00 PM

Why:                           The Maryland Department of Transportation has just published a revised list of possible routes for the proposed MAGLEV train.
                                   Although the revised routes avoid the worst case scenario for Bowie, a number of Bowie neighborhoods are still threatened.

Where:                        Intersection of Laurel Bowie Road (Rt. 197) and Rockledge Drive in Bowie

                                    Parking available at Rockledge Elementary School, 7701 Laurel Bowie Rd (Route 197), Bowie, MD

Who:                           Maryland Senate Majority Leader Douglas J.J. Peters (District 23)

                                    Delegate Marvin E. Holmes Jr.

                                    Delegate Geraldine Valentino-Smith

                                    Delegate Joseph Vallario       

                                    Prince George’s County Council Member Todd Turner

                                    Bowie Mayor G. Fredrick Robinson, and members of the Bowie City Council