Updated: Coastal Zone Permit Act RAC Open Houses - 5-8PM February 25, 26, And 27 In NCC

Update:

Open House in DE City tonight and tomorrow night in Wilmington for the Coastal Zone Act Permit committee work results. 

You don't have to attend an open house to view and respond to the recommendations of this committee. 

The power point materials and the fact sheet are now posted online and a form is available for public comment - 

DNREC has now posted all of [this] week's Open House materials (including the video presentation, informational posters, and paper handouts) on a dedicated web page on the DNREC website: https://dnrec.alpha.delaware.gov/…/conversion-…/open-houses/

This web page is also accessible via the Conversion Permits web page (de.gov/conversionpermits) and the CZCPA RAC web page (de.gov/czcparac). 

An online version of the Feedback Form that will be handed out at the Open Houses can also be accessed, filled out, and submitted via the Open Houses web page. The Feedback Form will be accessible through Friday, March 1, 2019. After this date, further feedback can be directed to CZA_Conversion_Permits@delaware.gov. 

Thank you for your continued interest in the state's coastal zone. We look forward to seeing many of you at one of next week's Open Houses. 

Thank you,Ian YueCoastal Planner
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
100 W. Water Street, Suite 5A | Dover, DE 19904
Phone: (302) 735-3480 | Fax: (302) 739-1840

Open House Online Materials HERE

Preliminary Recommendations Packet HERE

Open House Online Feedback Form HERE

DNREC to hold open houses Feb. 25, 26, and 27 seeking public input on preliminary recommendations from the Coastal Zone Conversion Permit Act Regulatory Advisory Committee

Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) will hold three public open houses  in New Castle County this month – on Feb. 25, 26 and 27 – seeking input on preliminary recommendations made by the Coastal Zone Conversion Permit Act Regulatory Advisory Committee.

The Coastal Zone Conversion Permit Act requires DNREC to develop and promulgate regulations for the redevelopment of 14 heavy industry use sites in Delaware’s Coastal Zone by Oct. 1, 2019. The Regulatory Advisory Committee was convened by DNREC in June 2018 to provide recommendations regarding the regulations.

The open houses will present the Committee’s preliminary recommendations for the public to review and provide comment. The open houses will be held from 5-8 p.m. on these three dates:

• Monday, Feb. 25, Claymont Community Center, 3301 Green Street, Claymont, DE 19703
• Tuesday, Feb. 26, Delaware City Fire Hall, 815 5th Street, Delaware City, DE 19706
• Wednesday, Feb. 27, Elbert Palmer Elementary School, 1210 Lobdell Street, Wilmington, DE 19801

Members of the public may attend at any point and for any length of time during the open houses.

Each open house will follow the same format. Attendees will be able to view a video presentation about the legislative changes and the process leading to the Regulatory Advisory Committee’s preliminary recommendations. Attendees will also be able to walk around and visit various informational booths that explain the different aspects of the Committee’s preliminary recommendations. Attendees will be able to provide input on feedback forms. The forms will be available at the workshop as well as on DNREC’s website prior to the events.

Public input gathered at the workshops will be compiled by the Consensus Building Institute (CBI), a non-profit organization that has facilitated the Regulatory Advisory Committee’s meetings. CBI will compile all public input into a report and provide the report to the Committee for its consideration before finalizing its recommendations to DNREC. DNREC will also make the report available for the public to view on its website.

For more information on the Coastal Zone Conversion Permit Act Regulatory Advisory Committee, please visit www.de.gov/czcparac. [Open house materials and feedback forms will be available at de.gov/czcparac prior to the Open Houses.]

To receive updates on the regulatory process for developing conversion permits, you can also subscribe to the Coastal Zone Act email listserv by sending a blank email to join-dnrec_coastal_zone@lists.state.de.u.s

Contact: Joanna Wilson, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902.

With this from Bill Dunn ~

Above is a list of three Coastal Zone Workshops including dates and locations.  In light of the Croda incident days after Thanksgiving and the PBF Energy oil refinery fire a couple of days ago, WE all need to demand responsible redevelopment of the 14 Industrial Sites along the Delaware River.  Community involvement has been limited and the vast majority of members of all the groups have little to no technical background (not the best people to define technical regulations). 

Below are the two links for the RAC (Regulatory Advisory Committee) and the sub-groups that put forth recommendations to the RAC.  

The RAC page is here:  https://dnrec.alpha.delaware.gov/coastal-zone-act/conversion-permits/regulatory-advisory-committee/ 

And the RAC Working Group site:  https://dnrec.alpha.delaware.gov/coastal-zone-act/conversion-permits/regulatory-advisory-committee/work-groups/ 

Both sites contain the Minutes of meetings.  I have attended many of the meetings and if you would like to discuss what went on, please feel free to contact me. 

Bill Dunn, email: bill_done@msn.com 

Civic League for NCC - VP

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