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Lynnhaven River Now
1608 Pleasure House Rd. Suite 108
Virginia Beach, VA 23455
Fax: 757-383-6907
Public Policy Committee

Committee Mission:

To promote dialogue between Lynnhaven River NOW and our elected and appointed officials.

Primary Goals:
  • Develop a rapport with individual officials by maintaining frequent contact with them.
  • Educate elected and appointed officials on all public policy issues affecting the restoration and protection of Lynnhaven River.
  • Promote LRNow events, activities and initiatives to elected and appointed officials.
  • Inform and educate the watershed community on public policy initiatives

Recent Projects:
  • October 2011 – Sponsored a Candidate Forum with the Virginia Beach Council of Garden Clubs, Princess Anne Garden Club, and Virginia Beach Garden Club for the State Delegates whose districts are in our watershed.
  • November 2011 - During the Fall Festival we presented issues with support from Keep the Ban on uranium mining and Wise Energy for VA. Iissues included the proposed Surrey coal plant, wind energy, proposed uranium mining, and Bay cleanup. We had educational materials to help constituents learn who their legislators were.

Meeting Schedule:
Summer: attend the local VCN workshop
Fall: September 5th, 4:30pm, Meeting at the LRNow office
Winter: attend the December VCN Legislative Workshop and the January Lobby Day in Richmond

Links to the latest meeting minutes:
November 2012 minutes
September 2012 minutes
August 2012 minutes
July 2012 minutes
May 2012 minutes
April 2012 minutes

Links to the latest Executive Program Committee reports:
May 2013 report
November 2012 report
September 2012 report
July 2012 report
May 2012 report
March 2012 report
January 2012 report

2011 reports

Contact:
Please contact Karen Forget or 757-962-5398, if you wish for more information or are interested in serving on the Public Policy Committee.
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