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Old Posted May 27, 2004, 2:31 PM
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City plans office of Latino Affairs

Thursday, May 27, 2004
BY DIANA FISHLOCK
Of The Patriot-News

Harrisburg will soon have a council and an office of Latino Affairs, the mayor announced yesterday.

The council will serve as an advisory board to city government, said Mayor Stephen R. Reed, who also hopes it will galvanize the Latino community. "I need a vehicle to bring together the diverse elements of the Hispanic community for one common cause," he explained.

The council will have 11-13 members representing the city's diverse Latino population, which hails from Puerto Rico, Spain and several Central and South American countries, Reed said.

The office will consist of one staff member, probably housed at the Mount Pleasant Hispanic American Center. Both the council and the office should be working by mid-summer, he said.

There is no African-American council or office because they are very well represented in city government, said Reed. All of the members of the city council are black.

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Which I disagree with, but what are you going to do....
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