Communities and interested citizens and organizations are being urged by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment's Office of the Great Lakes to submit their comments on the issue of the potential invasion of Asian Carp into the Great Lakes by the close of business Friday, March 26th. The League received the following notice by email from the department after the close of business this afternoon, relative to that office's efforts to solicit input on this issue. Communities that have adopted resolutions or that wish to submit comments are encouraged to follow the directions provided below.
Chris Hackbarth is the environmental policy advisor for the Michigan Municpal League. Chris can be reached at 517-908-0303 and by email at chackbarth@mml.org.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 25, 2010
Contact: Katie Carey
(517) 373-6800
Lt. Governor Cherry Urges Public Comment on Asian Carp Strategy
LANSING – Lieutenant Governor John D. Cherry, Jr. today noted that Friday, March 26, is the deadline for public comments on the draft federal Asian Carp Control Strategy Framework.
“Michigan citizens and organizations who care deeply about protecting the Great Lakes from the threat posed by the potential invasion of Asian carp should take note of this critical opportunity to speak out on the proposed federal response,” Cherry said. “The state of Michigan must continue to use every forum available to call for stronger protections than are outlined in the draft framework.
“We appreciate the effort made to coordinate the federal agencies’ response to the potential threat to the Great Lakes posed by Asian carp. More importantly, we appreciate the comment opportunity that has been afforded the Great Lakes community to identify ways in which the draft framework can be improved.”
The draft Framework is available at: http://www.asiancarp.org/regionalcoordination/
Comments should be sent to: carpcomments@gmail.com
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