What: RESTORE Council Planning Framework Draft Public Meeting

 

When: Wednesday, May 22, 2019 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (CDT)

 

Where: University of Southern Mississippi Long Beach, Fleming Education Center Auditorium, 730 Beach Blvd E., Long Beach, Mississippi 39560 (View Campus Map) 

 

The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (RESTORE Council) announces a public meeting to present its Planning Framework draft, created in support of the Council’s upcoming selection of its third Funded Priorities List (FPL 3). This will be the fourth in-person, Gulf Coast public meeting held during the RESTORE Council’s 45-day public review and comment period on the Planning Framework draft. This Planning Framework draft is provided to support the Council’s commitment to transparency, collaboration, and advancement of best available science in the Council’s decision-making process. The public review period began on April 26 and will conclude at 11:59 pm MDT on June 12, 2019. The Planning Framework draft is currently available at www.restorethegulf.gov. During the Mississippi public meeting, the Council will present an overview of the Planning Framework draft and request your input to ensure restoration investments fit into a broad vision of the Gulf of Mexico. In addition to RESTORE Council members and staff representatives from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality will be in attendance.

 

Advance registration for the Mississippi meeting is not required, but is appreciated. To confirm your attendance, email your first and last name to RestoreCouncil@restorethegulf.gov. Additional information on how to submit comments and additional public meetings is available at https://restorethegulf.gov/planning-framework-draft.

 

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this meeting is asked to advise the RESTORE Council at least five days before the meeting by calling Keala J. Hughes at (504) 717-7235.

 

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