On Friday, February 9, Congressman Joe Sestak (PA-07) is hosting and moderating a town hall, public meeting on the FAA’s proposed airspace redesign and airport expansion at Philadelphia International Airport. The event will be held at the Ridley Township Municipal Building on Friday, February 9, 2007 at 7:30PM. The FAA’s Airspace Redesign Manager and the Congressman’s Expert Advisory Board will be in attendance to update the public on the current status of the FAA projects, discuss next steps, and take questions from concerned residents.

Where: Ridley Township Municipal Building, 100 East MacDade Blvd, Folsom, PA 19033
When: Friday, February 9, 2007, at 7:30 p.m.

This meeting will be followed in the coming weeks by an event with House Aviation Subcommittee Chair Jerry Costello and Deputy Secretary of Transportation Maria Cino to hear resident concerns about the FAA airspace redesign and airport expansion.

It’s not in the on-line edition, but the Daily Times reported today that Bryan Lentz was offered a slot on the coveted Appropriations committee. Since Tom Gannon did not previously a seat in that committee, this plum is assumed to give Lentz an excellent platform from which to address district and regional concerns.

From the Delco Times, the Department of Defense’ approval of the Osprey deal should secure jobs at the Ridley Boeing plant at least through 2012.

Representative Bryan Lentz was quoted in today’s Inquirer story titled “New Pa. House members get free cars.”

As of now, House records show 27 House freshmen have eschewed the free cars, although they could change their minds at any point.

Rep. Bryan Lentz (D., Delaware), who is driving his own vehicle, said he not only campaigned on changing Harrisburg but also vowed not to take a state car.

“It’s consistent with the campaign I ran to try and emphasize more of a service-oriented philosophy,” Lentz said, adding that voters “want you to be reasonable and work hard and put their interest first.”

Read more in the Inquirer.

Starting last week, Township residents had new representation in Harrisburg and Washington. Our heartiest congratulations go to Congressman Joe Sestak and State Representative Bryan Lentz.

The district office for Joe Sestak is at 600 N. Jackson Street, Suite 203,
Media, PA 19063. The phone number is (610) 892-8623.

Bryan Lentz’s new constituent office is located in the Swarthmore Office Plaza. The address is 630 Fairview Road, Suite 104, Swarthmore, PA 19081. The phone number is (610) 544-7301.

UPDATE: official legislative web links

Joe Sestak (PA-07)

Bryan Lentz (PA-161)

We welcome you to the new site for the Nether Providence Democratic Party. We’ve been very busy with the recent elections, but we’re proud to launch our new site at the beginning of 2007. We hope that this will prove to be a useful resource to our friends and neighbors. Please come back often and get in touch with us if you’d like to get involved.