Luncheon: Leasing the PA Turnpike: Q & A June 10, 2008

The Commonwealth Foundation is pleased to invite you to our next

Policies & Principles Luncheon

Leasing the Pennsylvania Turnpike:
Questions and Answers
featuring
Roy Kienitz
Deputy Chief of Staff, Pennsylvania Governor’s Office

On May 19, Gov. Ed Rendell announced that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania could receive an upfront payment of $12.8 billion in return for a 75-year lease of the Turnpike. The deal could earn taxpayers over $1 billion per year in interest alone. The offer, however, must first win approval from the General Assembly, and a number of questions and concerns have been raised about a lease deal.
Roy Kienitz, Deputy Chief of Staff in the Governor’s Office, has served as Governor Rendell’s point person on the Turnpike lease. Kienitz will offer insight into the concession agreement—detailing what is and is not required by that contract—and address many of the questions and concerns surrounding a Turnpike lease.

DATE: Tuesday, June 10
TIME: 12:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association Building
225 State St., Harrisburg

Legislators, legislative staff, policy specialists, business leaders, media, and
interested citizens and organizations are cordially invited to attend.

There is no charge to attend this event.
Reservations are requested.

Complimentary lunch will be served.

For more information or to RSVP, please email [email protected] or call 717.671.1901.

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The Commonwealth Foundation’s Policies & Principles Luncheons are regular discussions that feature experts speaking on diverse public policy issues. This series provides a forum that enhances and broadens the public policy debate. The Commonwealth Foundation is a non-partisan, non-profit, public policy research and educational institute located at the foot of the Capitol in Harrisburg, PA.

Official Website: http://www.commonwealthfoundation.org/event/leasing-pennsylvania-turnpike-policy-and-principles-luncheon