Georgetown, DE (Dec. 15, 2009): The ability to get from Point A to Point B is essential to the American way of life. Automobiles and roads give us freedom. Without a solid transportation system in place, though, mobility would be limited, economies would suffer and life would be drastically different.

Bonnie Hitch, customer service manager for DART First State, will be the featured guest speaker at the next meeting of the Sussex County Advisory Committee for the Aging & Adults with Physical Disabilities.

Ms. Hitch will present ‘DART First State – 2010 and Beyond’, focusing on services provided by the Delaware Transit Corporation and how the mass-transit agency will, in the New Year, continue to serve Delawareans, particularly seniors and those with physical disabilities, amid shrinking budgets and changing user demands.

The Advisory Committee invites the public to attend the committee’s next meeting at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 11, 2010, at the Sussex County Administrative Offices West Complex on North DuPont Highway in Georgetown. An open discussion will follow the featured presentation.

The Sussex County Advisory Committee for the Aging & Adults with Physical Disabilities is an 11-member panel established by the Sussex County Council to be an advocate for programs and policies that benefit older and disabled residents. The committee meets every other month, in January, March, May, July, September and November. All meetings are open to the public.

The Advisory Committee’s mission is to increase dialogue, make recommendations to Sussex County Council, and to give support, assistance and advice on significant issues and programs that may affect the lives of the county’s aging and adults with physical disabilities populations.

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