-----Original Message----- From: Debra Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) Sent: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 5:13 pm Subject: [Members] Sign On DEC Letter:Extend Public Participation Handbook comment period.
Please sign on your local groups. Debra -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [ATFF-NY] Sign On DEC Letter:Extend Public Participation Handbook comment period. Thanks. Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:47:27 -0400 From: Anne Rabe <[EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) > To: ATFF <[EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) > References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Dear Friends, We hope your group will consider signing on to this letter (see below) to the DEC Commissioner requesting an extension on the public comment period for the Draft "Citizen Participation Handbook" from October 20th to February 20th. After waiting over a decade for DEC to revise this major state policy on public participation for all Superfund, brownfield and toxic landfill sites, we need more time to review the lengthy handbook, do a statewide survey to find out about community group's concerns on public participation, and develop effective comments. Please sign on by Thursday, September 18th by sending me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) the following information: *Name *Group name (spell out your full group name please) * Town or city Please post this on your list-serv or pass on to anyone who may be interested. Thanks so much. Anne Rabe, CEC Board of Directors, CHEJ Campaign Coordinator, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) Barbara Warren, CEC Executive Director SIGN ON TO LETTER TO DEC REQUESTING PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD EXTENSION Commissioner Pete Grannis Department of Environmental Conservation 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233 Dear Commissioner Grannis: We greatly appreciate the opportunity to comment on the Department of Environmental Conservation's new Draft "Citizen Participation Handbook." Revisions to this valuable document are long overdue as it has not been updated in over a decade. This will be an important policy guiding how DEC informs and involves thousands of concerned citizens impacted by sites listed on the State Superfund, Brownfield Program, Voluntary Cleanup Program and Environmental Restoration Program. Our organizations are very concerned about the short amount of time that DEC is providing for public comment. We need to have adequate time to review this lengthy document and provide thoughtful comments. We also want to ensure this is a comprehensive policy that addresses real-life concerns. Towards that end, some of our organizations need more time to survey our members and concerned citizens about their site-specific public participation experiences and obtain valuable suggestions from those most impacted by these sites. Conducting such a statewide outreach effort and survey will take time, and may include numerous outreach initiatives, meetings, conference calls, document review and research. We will be reaching out to community, environmental justice, civic, health and environmental groups that work on these sites. We respectfully request an extension to February 20, 2009 to allow concerned citizens and organizations adequate time to provide helpful comments on this important document. Thank you very much for considering our request. Sincerely, Your Name Group Name City/town Debra Hall Sierra Club Mid Hudson Group Conservation Chair [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014) _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
