PUBLIC MEETINGS SCHEDULE: DEEPWATER HORIZON: SEPTEMBER 26 AND SEPTEMBER 28TH

The Council will host a series of public meetings across the Gulf Coast, including one in Long Beach, to discuss the draft Comprehensive Plan Update and seek public comments. Public comments will be accepted from August 23 to October 7, 2016. The meetings will be held:
Monday, September 26
Open house: 5:00 p.m.
Meeting: 6:00 p.m.
University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast
Fleming Education Center Auditorium
730 East Beach Boulevard
Long Beach, MS, 39560
(https://www.restorethegulf.gov/outreach/public-input)

The Deepwater Horizon Trustee Council will hold a public meeting on September 28 in New Orleans. During this meeting, there will be updates on the work of the Trustee Council and each Trustee Implementation Group (TIG): Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Open Ocean, and Region-wide.

This meeting will be held:
Wednesday, September 28
Open house: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Meeting for presentation and public comment: 6:30 to 9:00 p.m.
Renaissance New Orleans Pere Marquette French Quarter Area Hotel
817 Common St. New Orleans, LA 70112
Storyville Room
(http://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/2016/08/save-date-trustee-counc...)

For further information, please contact Gary C. Rikard (601-961-5000) or Marc Wyatt, Director of MDEQ’s Office of Oil Spill Restoration (601-961-5367).