The Puget Sound Partnership today released a landmark draft Action Agenda, a roadmap for protecting, restoring and cleaning up Puget Sound.
Two public meetings, both beginning at 9 a.m., will be held this month to solicit feedback:
Nov. 11: Embassy Suites Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Triple Crown Ballroom, 15920 W Valley Highway, Seattle
Nov. 21: Edmonds Conference Center, 201 4th Ave N, Edmonds
“The Action Agenda is the best chance we have to repair the damage to Puget Sound and ensure we leave a legacy of a clean and healthy Puget Sound for our children and grandchildren,” said PSP’s Executive Director David Dicks. “Success truly depends on all of us coming together and being a part of the solution.”
The adoption of the Action Agenda is being evaluated in accordance with the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA). The Partnership, in its role as SEPA lead agency, has prepared a programmatic checklist evaluating the full range of potential impacts and has determined that the proposal does not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment. The SEPA checklist and the determination of non-significance (DNS) are being circulated for review along with the draft Action Agenda, and are available on the Partnership’s Web site, or by mail if requested. Comments regarding the DNS are due by 5 p.m. Nov. 20, 2008.
The Partnership’s Leadership Council will adopt the final Action Agenda on Dec. 1.
