NEWS FROM THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Feb. 19, 2010
Vol. 40, No. 38
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 Feb. 26
The next meeting of the Community Involvement Advisory Council (CIAC) will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 26 at the Delaware Public Archives, Delaware Room, 121 Duke of York Street, Dover.
The agenda will include:
· Meeting Protocol Review
· 2010 Grant Applicant Presentations
New Castle County
• Bear Babe Ruth
• Edgemoor Revitalization Cooperative
• Transportation Management Association
Kent County
• Dover Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization
• St. Jones Commons Homeowner Association
Sussex County
• Delaware Center for Horticulture
• Nature Conservancy
• City of Rehoboth Beach Urban Forest Assessment
· Other business
· Comments/questions
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 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.
