Press release [May 22, 2003B]

Georgia House of Representatives Public Information Office
Room 131, State Capitol 30334 404-656-5082 1-800-282-5800

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May 22, 2003

For Immediate Release
GREENE NAMED TO OVERVIEW PANEL

Atlanta - State Representative Gerald Greene, D-Cuthbert, has been named to the Joint Agricultural Exposition Authority Overview Committee.

Greene was named to the post by House Speaker Terry Coleman, D-Eastman.

The ten-member panel is empowered to review and evaluate the operations of the Georgia National Fairground and Agricenter.

"Rural Georgia has benefitted tremendously because of the Agricenter and Fairgrounds," said Greene. "It is important we keep these wonderful facilities in the best possible condition because we want them to be enjoyed by future generations."

The Georgia Agricultural Exposition was developed to promote agriculture in the state and serve as an educational facility.

Greene chairs the House State Institutions and Property Committee. He also is a member of the House Appropriations, House Banks and Banking and House Administrative Services committees.

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For further information contact Rep. Greene at 404/656-5126.