May 26, 2016 — The following email was released yesterday by the Northeast Regional Planning Body:
Earlier today [May 25, 2016], the Northeast Regional Planning Body (RPB), a group composed of representatives from six New England states, six federally recognized tribes, nine federal agencies, and the New England Fishery Management Council, announced the rollout of its Draft Northeast Ocean Plan. The Draft Plan is available at the RPB website: neoceanplanning.org. The RPB is seeking input on the Draft Plan in multiple ways: people can provide comment online or in writing (see the website for details) or by attending one of the following public meetings (please note: there have been a couple of schedule changes to this list, so please check the website for further updates):
Monday, June 6 – Maine
Location: Rockland Public Library, 80 Union Street, Rockland, ME
Time: 5PM to 8PM
Wednesday, June 8 – Connecticut
Location: Conference Room, Marine District Headquarters, 333 Ferry Road, Old Lyme, CT
Time: 7PM to 9PM
Monday, June 13 – Massachusetts
Location: Maritime Gloucester, 23 Harbor Loop, Gloucester, MA
Time: 6PM to 8:30PM
Tuesday, June 14 – Massachusetts
Location: Executive Office of Environmental Affairs, 100 Cambridge Street, 2nd Floor, Hearing Rooms C & D, Boston, MA
Time: 2PM to 4:30PM
Wednesday, June 15 – Massachusetts
Location: New Bedford Public Library, 613 Pleasant St., New Bedford, MA
Time: 6PM to 8:30PM
Monday, June 20 – Maine
Location: Ellsworth Public Library, 20 State Street, Ellsworth, ME
Time: 5PM to 8PM
Monday, June 27 – New Hampshire
Location: Portsmouth, NH DES Office 222 International Drive, Suite 175
Time: 6PM to 8:30PM
Wednesday, June 29 – Rhode Island
Location: TBD
Time: 6PM to 8:30PM
Thursday, June 30 – Maine
Location: Portland, ME TBD
Time: 5PM to 8PM
Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you—
John Weber
On behalf of:
Betsy Nicholson, RPB Federal Co-lead
Grover Fugate, RPB State Co-lead
Richard Getchell, RPB Tribal Co-lead