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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 9,
2007 ON THURSDAY, MARCH 15 IN Finances to be focus of the meeting’s agenda TOLEDO, OH – The Ohio Lake Erie Commission (LEC) will hold
its quarterly meeting at 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 15, at the Ohio Department
of Natural Resources (ODNR) Fountain Square Complex,
in the Assembly Center East, Building E, 2045 Morse Road, in Columbus. Bill Goodman, the commission’s grants committee chairman,
will present a report on grant funding levels for the 2008 state fiscal year.
Executive Committee Chairman Scott Zody will outline the commission’s
budget request for the 2008-09 biennium and report on projected revenues from
the Great Lakes Protection Fund and the sale of Commission members are expected to act on the latest round of
small grants. LEC Executive Director Edwin Hammett will also report on ongoing
projects of the commission, including the Balanced Growth and Coastweeks 2007
programs. Advisory organizations will report on the Ohio Coastal Resource
Management Project, Ohio Sea Grant College Program, the Natural Resources
Conservation Service, the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency and the
Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments. All meetings of the Ohio Lake Erie Commission are open to the
public and include a public comment period. Organizations and citizens are
urged to attend this meeting and provide input on issues of concern. The Ohio Lake Erie Commission is comprised of the directors of the
Ohio DNR and Ohio EPA, as well as the departments of Transportation,
Development, Health and Agriculture. It was established for the purpose of
preserving The commission also oversees the Ohio Lake Erie Protection Fund,
which is the source of grant money for projects that benefit the During the last 13 years, the commission has raised more than $8
million through the sale of -30- For Further
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