The Board of Clark County Commissioners and Clark County Public Works takes responsibility for coordinated sharing of information about the cleanup process with the community. Formal public notice and involvement for implementation of state-defined cleanup requirements will be managed by the Washington State Department of Ecology and the Bonneville Conservation Restoration & Renewal Team, with support from the county.
The county will manage initial public involvement through the Camp Bonneville Citizen's Advisory Group. This group, appointed by the Board of Clark County Commissioners, had its first meeting on February 21, 2007. It will meet quarterly with the next meetings being on May 16 and August 15. These meetings will be from 6 pm to 8 pm at Fire Station 88, 6701 NE 147th Avenue. This meeting is open to the public.
For the lastest information about Citzen's Advisory Group activities visit the Public Involvement section of the new Camp Bonneville site.
Following is the basic charter for this group.
Purpose
The Board of Clark County Commissioners (BOCC) will establish this group to represent a diverse range of community interests regarding oversight of Camp Bonneville activities. Members will be fully informed of all activity at the site, and engaged in discussion about project issues concerning both cleanup and reuse. The group will be a sounding board for the overall effort to provide a transparent, interactive, and responsive process with interested individuals, businesses and organizations throughout the county and beyond.
Group role and responsibilities
Members will advise county staff on effective ways to share information about project activities and milestones within various communities of interest.
Members will also be encouraged to interact directly with the community, providing information and bringing questions and concerns back to the group, county staff, and the cleanup contractor (BCRRT) for discussion.
The group as a whole will prepare a report for the board at least once per year providing analysis of cleanup and reuse planning progress and particularly the effectiveness of public information and outreach efforts.
Members will be invited to attend and participate with project staff at board work sessions and any formal hearings that may be held regarding the Camp Bonneville project.
For questions about Camp Bonneville public involvement and outreach please contact:
Jim.Gladson@clark.wa.gov
