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SUMMARY:Business and Community Advocacy Council Meeting featuring Morgan Boyd\, the Special Advisor to the Secretary of the Department of Community and Economic Development
DESCRIPTION:The Business and Community Advocacy Council (BCAC)\, hosted by the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA)\, serves as a collaborative network for public and private business professionals to engage in impactful advocacy. BCAC focuses on educating members about the policy-making process\, identifying emerging policy issues\, and fostering active participation in local and statewide advocacy efforts. By promoting pro-business advocacy statements\, BCAC empowers members of all sizes to navigate and shape the legislative landscape effectively. We do this by utilizing GRCA's Pro-Business Advocacy Statements to guide the collaboration and coalition building that leads our advocacy work.\n\n\n\nIf you would like to catch up on recent discussions\, summaries are available on GRCA's advocacy blog.\n\nAt our April meeting\, we will be joined by Morgan Boyd\, the Special Advisor to the Secretary of the Department of Community and Economic Development. He has agreed to join us to present on the Governor's recently released Housing Action Plan. In addition to Morgan\, we will be joined by Alan Piper from the Berks County Planning Department\, who will be providing a brief update on the Reading Area Transportation Study.\n\n\n\nTo those interested in joining the BCAC outreach list\, please reach out to GRCA's Director of Advocacy\, Alex Roche (aroche@greaterreading.org)\, for more details.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>The Business and Community Advocacy Council (BCAC)\, hosted by the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA)\, serves as a collaborative network for public and private business professionals to engage in impactful advocacy. BCAC focuses on educating members about the policy-making process\, identifying emerging policy issues\, and fostering active participation in local and statewide advocacy efforts. By promoting pro-business advocacy statements\, BCAC empowers members of all sizes to navigate and shape the legislative landscape effectively. We do this by utilizing GRCA&rsquo\;s Pro-Business Advocacy Statements to guide the collaboration and coalition building that leads our advocacy work.<br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">If you would like to catch up on recent discussions\, summaries are available on <a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgreaterreading.org%2Fcategory%2Fadvocacy%2F&amp\;data=05%7C02%7CAGantz%40greaterreading.org%7Cc97b2761b8b346e435ca08de85335497%7Cf93c83f637e54a7cbc57319955be16a3%7C0%7C0%7C639094652670319635%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp\;sdata=%2Bqc%2B2vytVHMBJuJSt85vUIptZkOMOa9nuRfJivUcmZk%3D&amp\;reserved=0">GRCA&rsquo\;s advocacy blog.</a></span><br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">At our April meeting\, we will be joined by <strong>Morgan Boyd</strong>\, the Special Advisor to the Secretary of the Department of Community and Economic Development. He has agreed to join us to <strong>present on the Governor&rsquo\;s recently released Housing Action Plan</strong>. In addition to Morgan\, we will be joined by <strong>Alan Piper </strong>from the Berks County Planning Department\, who will be providing a brief update on <strong>the Reading Area Transportation Study</strong>.</span><br />\n<br />\nTo those interested in joining the BCAC outreach list\, please reach out to GRCA&#39\;s Director of Advocacy\, Alex Roche (aroche@greaterreading.org)\, for more details.</p>\n
LOCATION:Location: GRCA's Center for Business Excellence 49 Commerce Drive Reading\, PA 19610 Below is the zoom link for those that are planning on attending virtually. Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/fqOu5cH7RD-gbTQySpn8SA After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Please reach out to Alex Roche (aroche@greaterreading.org) with questions.
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