GLIN==> Announcement: Ohio Lake Erie Commission Meeting - March 10, 2010

NEWS RELEASE

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 2, 2010

 

Ohio Lake Erie Commission to Hold Quarterly Meeting

 

TOLEDO, OH - The Ohio Lake Erie Commission (OLEC) will hold its quarterly
meeting at 10 a.m. on March 10 at the Horace R. Collins Laboratory meeting
room located at Alum Creek State Park in Delaware, Ohio.

 

Featured speakers include Dr. Jeffrey M. Reutter, director of the Ohio Sea
Grant College Program, who will present a summary of results from the
Phosphorus Research Forum, Gail Hesse, of the Ohio Environmental Protection
Agency, who will discuss the newly completed Phosphorus Task Force Report,
and Edwin Hammett, executive director for the OLEC, who will discuss the
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.

 

Commission members are expected to approve the latest round of small grants
and discuss the Balanced Growth Program including best local land use
practices and the commission's public outreach programs for 2010.

 

The Ohio Lake Erie Commission oversees Ohio's Lake Erie Protection Fund,
which is a source of grant money for projects that benefit the Lake Erie
watershed economically and environmentally. This fund is supported by
Ohioans who purchase a Lake Erie license plate displaying the Marblehead
Lighthouse or the Toledo Harbor Lighthouse designed by Ohio artist Ben
Richmond. Since 1993, more than $9 million has been raised from sales of the
Lake Erie license plates.

 

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 Ohio Lake Erie Commission was established for the purpose of preserving
Lake Erie's natural resources, protecting the quality of its waters and
ecosystem, and promoting economic development in the region. The director of
the Ohio Department of Natural Resources serves as the commission's
chairman. Additional members include the directors of the state departments
of Transportation, Health, Development, Agriculture and the Ohio
Environmental Protection Agency.

 

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For further information, contact: 

Edwin J. Hammett, Lake Erie Commission

419. 245. 2514 

 

 

 

 

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