NEWS FROM THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL

April 8, 2009
Vol. 39, No. 136

Contact: James Brunswick, Community Ombudsman, phone: (302) 739-9040; Vicki Ward, Office of the Secretary, phone: (302) 739-9007; Melanie Rapp, Public Affairs, 302-739-9902.

      Community Involvement Advisory Council Meeting Set for April 14

The next meeting of the Community Involvement Advisory Council (CIAC) will be held 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 14 at the Smyrna Rest Area Conference Room, 5500 Dupont Parkway, Smyrna.

The agenda will include:

     • Meeting Protocol Review
     • Review of the February 10 Meeting Notes
     • Community Environmental Project Fund Review
          -N. St. Georges Community Park
          -Friends of Wilmington Parks
          -Project Extensions
     • Peoples Settlement Association Green Energy/Green Savings
     • Ham Run Restoration
     • Dragon Run Park
     • Seal Island Restoration
     • Community Ombudsman Report
          -EPA Collaborative Partnership Application
          -Claymont Air Monitoring Update
          -Asthma Action Partnership Update
     • Public Comments/Open Forum

The CIAC and the Community Ombudsman work to increase the flow of information between communities and the department, increase community participation and facilitate dialogue among all stakeholders during the decision-making process.

The CIAC was established by Senate Bill 33 and signed into law by Governor Ruth Ann Minner in July 2001 as a permanent council serving in an advisory capacity to the Secretary of DNREC. The legislation charged the CIAC to deal with interactions between the Department and local communities. The Community Ombudsman position was also authorized by the same legislation.