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PRESS
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Commission
members are expected to select the latest round of Small Grant projects.
Executive Director Edwin Hammett will provide a progress report on the
implementation of the commission’s Balanced Growth Program, as well as
other lake-related programs and issues. Gary
Isbell from Fish Management with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources
(ODNR) will update commission members on aquatic nuisance species. An ODNR
representative will report on the Great Lakes Charter Annex, while a
representative with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) will
provide on update on the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration. Other topics to be
discussed include Coastweeks 2006 and the 2006 “Life on All
meetings of the Ohio Lake Erie Commission are open to the public and include a
public comment period. Organizations and citizens are encouraged to attend this
meeting and provide input on issues of concern. The
Commission is comprised of the directors of the OEPA and ODNR, as well as the
directors of the state departments of transportation, development, health and
agriculture. It was established for the purpose of preserving The
commission oversees the Ohio Lake Erie Protection Fund (LEPF), which is the
source of grant money. This fund is supported by Ohioans each time they
purchase a Lake Erie license plate displaying either the Marblehead Lighthouse
or the Toledo Harbor Lighthouse designed by -30- For Further Information
Contact: One Maritime Plaza, 4th
Floor
F: 419-245-2519 www.epa.state.oh.us/oleo |