Come to the next HEC Zoning Committee meeting Tuesday, March 31st, 7:30 PM  Hawthorne Cultural Center 1200 Carpenter Street

We will have guest speakers from Moonstone Daycare, to give us an update on the progress of their new facility on 11th Street. 

From the office of Senator Larry Farnese:

Dear Constituent,

Welcome to another edition of First District Connection. In this edition – news
about our new district office, which will help us to better serve you.

Plus- as minority chair of the Veteran’s Affairs and Emergency Preparedness
Committee, I also share my concerns about the proposed closure of a state-run
boarding school whose students come from our district, and what I’m doing to keep it
open.

Staying Connected,
Sen. Larry Farnese  

 
WE'VE MOVED!

My district staff and I are available to provide you with a full complement of
constituent services, now that we have a permanent office right in the heart of the
First District.

Feel free to stop by and pay us a visit at:
1802 S. Broad Street (at Moore)
Philadelphia, PA 19145

You can also give us a call at:
215-952-3121

Our fax number is: 215-952-3155

Also – stay on the lookout for details soon about our grand opening. We hope you’ll
join us!

In the meantime, do not hesitate to contact us if you need our help navigating
problems you might be having with a state agency, need senior citizen’s assistance,
state applications and forms, and more. We’re here to serve you.


SCOTLAND SCHOOL PROPOSED CLOSURE

Governor Rendell has proposed closing the state-run Scotland School for Veterans'
Children, saying it will save the Commonwealth more than $10 million and help close
a budget deficit of about $2 billion.

The Governor's proposal has become an explosive issue, sparking protests by parents,
military veterans, alumni, and students, a Senate Veteran's Affairs Committee
hearing at the State Capitol, and parents’ claims the Governor's announcement came
suddenly and too late for parents to meet the Philadelphia School District deadline
to find new schools for their children to attend in September.

Although the school is in Franklin County, just southwest of Harrisburg, 70% of its
students are from Philadelphia - most from Sen. Shirley Kitchen's third district,
while others come from neighborhoods throughout our first district.

That’s why I’ve teamed with Sen. Kitchen to delay the Governor's proposed June
closure of the school, by signing onto her legislation calling for further study of
the ramifications of a potential shutdown.

The school, which is located in a serene, rural setting is more than a century old,
and has provided a boarding school education to young relatives of veterans and
active duty military personnel from some of Philadelphia's toughest neighborhoods.

As minority chair of the Veteran’s Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, I
believe it’s my duty to ensure these promising young students are not left out in
the cold, with nowhere to go.



Offices of State Senator Larry Farnese

District Office
1802 S. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19145
215-952-3121 | Fax: 215-952-3155


Harrisburg Office
458 Main Capitol | Box 203001
Harrisburg, PA 17120-3001
717-787-5662 | Fax: 717-787-4531

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