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Remote Testimony Available for Environmental Quality Advisory Council Annual Public Hearing

Nov. 14, 2008

News Highlights 

• Public hearing Monday, Dec. 1, to discuss state of the environment, identify environmental issues.
• For the first time, residents can participate through remote testimony from South County Center.
• To be placed on the speakers list, call 703-324-1380, TTY 711, or e-mail EQAC@fairfaxcounty.gov.

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More Information  Environmental Information Fairfax County EQAC Environmental Improvement Program

The Fairfax County Environmental Quality Advisory Council (EQAC) will hold a public hearing for comments on the state of the environment in Fairfax County onMonday, Dec. 1, at 7:30 p.m. in the Board Auditorium, Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax. Residents also will be able to participate in the hearing via remote testimony from the South County Center, Room 221A (Woodlawn), 8350 Richmond Highway, Alexandria.

A two-way audio and visual communication hookup will allow communication between the Government Center and the South County Center. This will be the first such remote testimony opportunity provided for a Fairfax County public hearing. It is being coordinated through the county’s Department of Cable Communications and Consumer Protection and Department of Information Technology.

To be placed on the speakers list or for additional information, call the Department of Planning and Zoning at 703-324-1380, TTY 711, or send an e-mail (written testimony also can be submitted via e-mail).

Environmental issues considered by EQAC include water quality, air quality, noise, hazardous materials, solid waste, stream valley protection, wildlife management, light pollution, visual pollution, climate change response and adaptation, land use, transportation and the use and preservation of ecological resources.

 

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