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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE April 23, 2007
MAY WORKSHOPS OFFERED ON BEST
LOCAL LAND-USE PRACTICES Free sessions scheduled for Cuyahoga and Wood
counties TOLEDO, OH – The Ohio Lake Erie Commission will offer two free workshops in May for local government
officials, planners, architects, engineers and others to learn about a series
of voluntary best practices for managing local land use to support both
economic development and protection of the Lake Erie watershed. The workshops
will be held from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 8, at the offices of the
Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District in Valley View, and from 8 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 17, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Northwest District Office in Similar sessions were held this past winter and were met with
great success. Therefore, two additional workshops are being offered for those
who could not attend earlier. These half-day workshops provide an overview of the commission’s
Balanced Growth Program and will deal specifically with storm water
regulations, development options such as conservation development, and
regulations that protect natural resources such as wetlands, meadows and
woodlands. The sessions
have been pre-approved for continuing education credits for water/wastewater
operators, certified planners, and engineers. Although
the workshops are free, participants are asked to register at least one week in
advance by calling 419-245-2514, or by e-mailing the commission at lakeeriecommission@ameritech.net. Additional
information is available on the Internet at http://www.epa.state.oh.us/oleo/bg1/index.html -30- For Further Information Contact: Chris Riddle, (419) 245-2514 |