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For more
information
Call Karen
Turni Bazile at 278-4280 or 874-0980
St. Bernard Parish Government
8201 West Judge Perez Drive
Chalmette, Louisiana 70043
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May
19, 2008
CONTACT:
Karen Turni Bazile, Executive Assistant to the President
St. Bernard Parish
504-278-4280 or 504-874-0980
St. Bernard Parish Government will hold a public forum and open
house to get feedback on environmental and quality of life issues
and to learn about approaches to address these issues
St.
Bernard Parish will hold a public forum and open house that will
focus on three main areas of concern expressed by residents during
previous meetings held February 23rd and March 29th
and discussed in more detail during Focus Group Meetings held in
May.
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Water quality
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Air
quality
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Parish recovery
Educational information and planning progress will be presented 10am
until 1pm, and an independent review of environmental goals and
discussions will occur 1pm to 2pm on Saturday, May 31, 2008 at
Chalmette High School Presentation Room, 2nd floor, 1100
E. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette, Louisiana. Lunch will be provided.
Invited
speakers will address stormwater runoff, household hazardous waste
and solutions to water, air and soil pollutions problems. Agencies
or groups that will present information will include but not be
limited to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and the
Environmental Protection Agency. A complete agenda will be available
online at www.sbpg.net/care.
St.
Bernard Parish Government has initiated a public participation
process to identify environmental issues impacting quality of life
of its residents. Funded by an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) grant, the Parish
with assistance from Toxicological & Environmental Associates, Inc.
(TEA) will conduct five public meetings and multiple, focused
meetings resulting in a citizen supported pollution reduction plan.
Meetings will focus on identifying the issues, educating Parish
participants on these issues -- separating myth from reality and
identifying solutions. Solutions will include EPA voluntary
programs, many of which cost very little. For more expensive
solutions, Parish Government will apply for a CARE II grant among
other opportunities.
For
more information about this CARE program go to
www.sbpg.net/care or please call (504) 259-5331.
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