The Escambia County RESTORE Act Advisory Committee is collecting information to develop criteria to select projects in accordance with the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourism Opportunities and Revived Economy of the Gulf Coast Act of 2011, otherwise known as the "Oil Spill Act of 2011." Below is a listing of the committee meeting dates and presenters for the month of August.
The committee will meet from 4 – 6 p.m. in the Escambia County Board Chambers, 221 Palafox Place, Pensacola. Following the presentations, the public will be allotted three minutes per speaker to offer public commentary.
August 5
William O. Cleckley, Director, Division of Land Management and Acquisition, Northwest Florida Water Management District
Rick Harper, Ph.D., Executive Director, Office of Economic Development and Engagement, UWF
August 19
Ramie A. Gougeon, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, UWF-Sustainable Environment
Vernon Compton, Project Director, Gulf Coastal Plain Ecosystem Partnership, The Longleaf Alliance- Species Protection and Enhancement
Dr. Richard Snyder, Director, Center for Bioremediation and Environmental Diagnostics, UWF- Technical Advisory Support
For more information on the RESTORE Act and RESTORE Act Advisory Committee meetings please visit: MyEscambia.com/RESTORE, and sign up for RESTORE Committee alerts on the MyEscamiba.com homepage under the “Notify Me” tab.
