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Public meetings
During the Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) process, the trustees are engaging with the public to explain NRDA and to solicit comments and input on the restoration plan as needed. The most prominent forum to engage the public is through the use of public meetings. The trustees are presenting a series of public meetings in each Gulf state.
Public meetings provide an opportunity for people to gain knowledge of the restoration process by speaking one-on-one with individuals or asking questions in a town hall setting addressing a larger group. Representatives from the involved federal agencies can also relay important information to local citizens while also listening to the public’s comments and concerns about the NRDA process.
The Deepwater Horizon natural resource trustees held a series of public meetings to hear comments on the Draft Phase 1 Early Restoration Plan. Review a version of the presentation (pdf, 1.25 MB) given at the following public meetings took place in early 2012:
In spring 2011, public restoration scoping meetings were in
- Pensacola, FL, on March 16: Bayview Community Center, 2001 Lloyd Street. Doors opened at 6:30 p.m.; formal meeting began at 7:30 p.m.
- Panama City, FL, on March 17: Bay County Government Center, 840 W. 11th Street. Doors opened at 6:30 p.m.; formal meeting began at 7:30 p.m.
- Biloxi, MS, on March 21: Donal Snyder Community Center, 2520 Pass Road. Doors opened at 6:30 p.m.; formal meeting began at 7:30 p.m.
- Belle Chasse, LA, on March 22: Belle Chasse Public Library, 8442 Highway 23. Doors opened at 6:30 p.m.; formal meeting began at 7:30 p.m.
- Mobile, AL, on March 23: The Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa, 26 North Royal St. Doors opened at 6:30 p.m.; formal meeting began at 7:30 p.m.
- Houma, LA, on March 24: 1800 Martin Luther King Blvd. Doors opened at 5:30 p.m.; formal meeting began at 6:30 p.m.
- Grand Isle, LA, on March 28: Grand Isle Community Center, 3811 Highway 1. Doors opened at 5:30 p.m.; formal meeting began at 6:30 p.m.
- Morgan City, LA, on March 29: Bayou Vista Community Center, 1333 Belleview St. Doors opened at 5:30 p.m.; formal meeting began at 6:30 p.m.
- Port Arthur, TX, on March 30: Port Arthur Civic Center, 3401 Cultural Center Drive. Doors opened at 6:30 p.m.; formal meeting began at 7:30 p.m.
- Galveston, TX, on March 31: Texas A&M University at Galveston’s Ocean and Coastal Studies Building. Doors opened at 6:30 p.m.; formal meeting began at 7:30 p.m.
- Washington, DC, on April 6: USDOC Herbert Hoover Building Auditorium, 1401 Constitution Ave., NW. Doors opened at 6:30 p.m.; formal meeting began at 7:30 p.m.
In late 2010 NRDA 101 public meetings took place across the Gulf:
- Texas –
October 12, 2010, at the San Luis Resort in Galveston, Texas - Louisiana –
October 25, 2010, at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, La.
October 26, 2010, at Jefferson Council Chambers in Harahan, La.
October 27, 2010, at Iberia Parish Library in New Iberia, La.
October 28, 2010, at St. Bernard Council Chambers in Chalmette, La.
November 18, 2010, at Tulane University Law School in New Orleans, La. - Alabama–
November 11, 2010, at Five Rivers, Alabama’s Delta Resource Center in Spanish Fort, Ala. - Mississippi –
November 22, 2010, at the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Campus in Long Beach, Miss. - Florida –
November 30, 2010, at the Emerald Coast Conference Center in Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
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