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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, 10 September 2008 13:42 |
Local River Subcommittees
GIVE YOUR TOWN A VOICE ON THE RIVER
Role
- Be a contact person for your town officials about river-related issues.
- Help your town put the Connecticut River Management Plan into action.
- Provide advice about permit applications for projects that could affect the river.
- Advise the CRJC on issues of concern to you or your town (help us direct state or
- federal funding to your town’s water quality problems or main street revitalization)
- Shape the work being done for our valley by federal and state agencies (guide the Conte Refuge, US Fish & Wildlife Service, EPA, NRCS, National Park Service, and others on how they can best do their job in the region).
Membership
To be most effective, a subcommittee needs representation from each town and from many
perspectives. Members should be able to represent at least one of the following interests:
- local business
- local government (members of local conservation or planning boards/ commissions)
- riverfront landowners (on main stem or a tributary)
- agriculture
- recreation
- conservation
No scientific expertise is required, only an interest in the Connecticut River and a desire to serve the town. Representatives are nominated by their selectmen or city councils through a letter to CRJC. Each town or city may nominate two regular members and an unlimited number of alternate members. This is a formality only - we have always welcomed anyone who is nominated by the municipality and wishes to participate.
The time commitment is minor, and will reflect what a member wants to pursue.
Meetings are two hours in the evening and take place 4-5 times/year. In addition, members spend a little time touching base with town officials and talking to neighbors.
For more information
Contact Adair Mulligan, Conservation Director, 603-795-2104 or Adair.Mulligan@crjc.org.
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