April 10th at 1pm: Rehoboth Beach Outfall Public Comment Meeting

There is a meeting Tuesday  April 10th at 1pm regarding the Rehoboth Beach Outfall. The meeting will be at the Rehoboth Convention Center and public comment will be allowed.
If you cannot make the meeting, written comments will be accepted until May 10th. While I will be sending a letter from the chapter as a whole, it would be great to send them your own comments and ask others to do the same. More information on the meeting and where to send your comments is listed below and on the following links.
Thank you very much.
The public hearing to discuss the contents of the draft EIS will be held Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 1 p.m. at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center, 229 Rehoboth Avenue, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971. The meeting will be transcribed and will include the following agenda items:

  • A brief presentation of DNREC’s roles and responsibilities and the EIS process
  • A presentation summarizing the contents of the draft EIS, and
  • An opportunity for interested government agencies, organizations, and individuals to provide comments on the draft EIS.

Written comments may be submitted during the public comment period until May 10, 2012 at 4:30pm. Please send written comments to Greg Pope, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Financial Assistance Branch, 5 E. Reed St. Suite 200, Dover, DE  19901 or by FAX: 302-739-2137 or email at Rehoboth_EIS_Comments@state.de.us. Electronic submission is preferred.

Links:
http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/wr/Services/Pages/Financial-Assistance-Branch-proposed-Rehoboth-ocean-outfall.aspx

http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/news/story/rehoboth-sets-hearing-on-ocean-outfall/804754

Tonight February 7th: Meeting on Indian River Inlet Improvements

The Delaware Fisherman’s Alliance will be meeting on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at the Center for the Inland Bays office located next to the Coast Guard station on the north side of the Inlet. Meeting will begin at 6:30pm. Agenda items include – the proposed park improvements, osprey nesting platforms, and 2012 proposed fishing regulations strategy.
The DFA meeting tonight is a good opportunity to find out what the “preliminary concepts” are for enhancements at NSIR Inlet. This is meeting a by another stakeholder group, and it is open to the public. It’s at the Center for the Inland Bays at 6:30 PM.

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LOOK OUT FOR THE BAG MONSTER!!!!

Want to save everyone from sure DOOM. Pretty soon the BAG MONSTER may be moving into your area. You can stop it now, by supporting our neighboring chapters in their campaigns to reduce plastic bag usage!

Check out the link below to find out how to can chip in!

http://www.surfrider.org/campaigns/entry/maryland-bag-bill