WHEN: Wednesday, September 8, 7:00 – 9:00 pm

WHERE: Shadowland Ballroom (next to Carousel) at Silver Beach Center, 333 Broad Street, St. Joseph

CONTACT:Tim Fischer, (517) 487-9539, tim@environmentalcouncil.org

Please join U.S. Congressman Fred Upton, other elected officials and your fellow citizens at the St. Joseph/Benton Harbor Michigan By Rail public forum.

The Michigan by Rail Forum in St. Joseph/Benton Harbor is part of a series of 16 public forums taking place throughout the state to engage citizens on a vision for the future of Michigan’s freight and passenger rail system.The event will include an overview of the existing system; an interactive rail mapping session; discussion of financing issues and a big-picture vision of the future of Michigan’s railroad system.

Forum cities include Ann Arbor, East Lansing, Dearborn, Detroit, Traverse City, Flint, Grand Rapids, Holland, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Monroe, Muskegon, Battle Creek, Royal Oak, and St. Joseph/Benton Harbor.

For more information visit, www.michiganbyrail.org