Vermont
Citizens Advisory Committee
Approves Action Plan
The
Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on Lake
Champlain's Future met on Monday January 18th and
approved it's action plan for 1999. The Citizens
Advisory Committee is an advocacy group following up
on work done by the Lake Champlain Basin Program in
Opportunities for Action. The goal set
forth by Chair, Buzz Hoerr, is to "shorten the time
for achieving the goals of the plan." He notes
that New York has advanced its phosphorus reduction
efforts such that it will achieve in seven years
what was slated to take 20.
The action
plan calls on the Vermont legislature to spend 4.4
million on initiatives to improve water quality,
control nuisance aquatic plants and animals, enhance
recreation and economic resources and protect
cultural heritage.
The
complete text of the draft is available for download
here in Adobe Acrobat format. (See Side Bar)
Members of
the Citizens Advisory Committee are:
Senator Jean
Ankeney, Williston
Robert Beach, Vergennes
Eric Clifford, Starksboro
Art Cohn, Vergennes
Lori Fisher, Burlington
Roland (Buzz) Hoerr, Colchester, Chair
Peter Kreisel, South Burlington
Ralph Montefusco, South Hero
Rep. Mary Ann Parizo, Essex Junction
Chris Pierson, Williston
Sen. Elizabeth Ready, Bristol
John Roberts, Whiting
Gould Susslin, DDS, St. Albans
Kathy Sweeten, Burlington
Rep. Carolyn Yarnell, Colchester
The
Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on Lake
Champlain's Future met on Monday January 18th and
approved it's action plan for 1999. The Citizens
Advisory Committee is an advocacy group following up
on work done by the Lake Champlain Basin Program in
Opportunities for Action. The goal set
forth by Chair, Buzz Hoerr, is to "shorten the time
for achieving the goals of the plan." He notes
that New York has advanced its phosphorus reduction
efforts such that it will achieve in seven years
what was slated to take 20. 