State of Alabama FINAL Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP ...

these meeting were published in the Mobile-Press Register two Sundays prior to
each of these meetings. CIAP staff also sought input through the state’s CZM
program through solicitation of project ideas from CZM staff and in a specific
request for input and review from the Coastal Resources Advisory Committee
(CRAC). The CRAC is a legislatively defined organization and is supported by
the CZM program.
Below is a comprehensive list of all public CIAP planning activities. At each
of these meetings, the public was given ample opportunity to comment and
provide input. In addition, several federally-approved plans were consulted
during the project list development including the Mobile Bay National Estuary
Program Coastal Comprehensive and Management Plan and the Alabama
Coastal Area Management Program document. Public participation was an
integral component in the development of these two plans. Below is a list of all
public meetings and/or public notifications.
o January 9, 2007, the Baldwin County Commission discussed the CIAP
at a regularly scheduled work session.
o March 2, 2007, Baldwin County distributed its newsletter, Planning
Horizons, advertising the CIAP public meeting.
o March 6, 2007, a public information meeting was held at 6:00 pm at
Five Rivers Alabama’s Delta Resource Center. Thirty-two (32) people
attended this meeting. This meeting was advertised in the Mobile-Press
Register and the Baldwin Register on February 24, 2007 and March 4,
2007.
o April 4, 2007, CIAP staff met with and informed representatives with
The Nature Conservancy and the Friends of Bon Secour National
Wildlife Refuge of the CIAP program.
o April 4, 2007 CIAP staff met with and informed representatives from
the Geologic Survey of Alabama of the Alabama CIAP Program.
o April 10, 2007, the Baldwin County Commission discussed the CIAP at
a regularly scheduled work session.
o April 17, 2007 CIAP program staff met and informed representatives
from the Organized Seafood Association of Alabama of the CIAP
Program.
o April 19, 2007 Mobile County Commission discussed and reviewed
Mobile County’s Tier 1 and Tier 2 project lists at an Agenda Meeting.
State of Alabama Final Coastal Impact Assistance Program Plan
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