[Archived] Chesapeake Bay March 22 Meeting

City Press Release


	City of Alexandria, Virginia Office of the City Manager Alexandria City Hall 301 King Street, Suite 3500 Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3211 www.alexandriava.gov Telephone: 703.838.4300 Fax : 703.838.6343

For Immediate Release:
March 19, 2004
PIO 065-04

City of Alexandria to Propose Changes to Protect the Environment

The Department of Transportation and Environmental Services will present the proposed amendments to the City’s Chesapeake Bay Preservation Ordinance (Article XIII - Environmental Management) and changes to the City’s Resource Protection Area (RPA) map at a public information meeting on Monday, March 22, 2004 at City Hall, 301 King Street Room 2000 at 7:00 P.M. The changes are required to comply with amendments to Virginia Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area Designation and Management Regulations. The City is taking this opportunity to make several other amendments to enhance environmental protection. Topics to be presented at the meeting include:

• Alexandria’s existing Environmental Management Ordinance and State regulatory requirements.
• Explanation of major amendments to the Environmental Management Ordinance.
• Results of the City’s stream mapping and classification project.
• Presentation of draft Resource Protection Area map and what it will mean to property owners.
• Proposed ordinance review and public input schedule.

Please join us to learn more about these changes and to provide your feedback.

The draft ordinance and RPA map will be available for distribution at the meeting. If you have questions about this project, please call Bill Skrabak, Chief, Division of Environmental Quality at (703) 838 -4334.

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