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| ESTABLISHING AN EAC |
| You can help establish an EAC in your
community. Here you will find all the information you need to
do it. |
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Here are some steps we recommend:
• Read the EAC
handbook.
• Attend municipal meetings, introduce yourself
and get a sense of how your local officials
view environmental issues.
• Talk to friends, neighbors and other acquaintances
about an EAC and make a list of people
who are interested in serving
on one.
• Talk to your governing body members informally
about EACs, explain what they are, suggest
project an EAC might undertake,
and ask for their suggestions on steps you can take to
promote the
idea of establishing a council. It might be helpful to identify in
advance
residents who are interested in serving on an EAC.
• Emphasize that EAC members are appointed by and
advisory to the governing body.
• The EAC should be established by your elected
officials through an ordinance, in accordance
with Act
177 of 1996, originally 148 of 1973.
• Contact the
EAC Network for assistance. |
• Anyone can apply to serve as a member of their
town's EAC.
• Members are interested in environmental issues, local
government, and the welfare
of their community.
• Act 177 does not require that members have
a particular area of expertise.
• According to Act 177, "whenever possible,
one member of the EAC shall also be a member
of the municipal planning
commission." |
| WHERE CAN I FIND EXAMPLES OF EAC PROJECTS? |
| HOW DO I LEARN MORE ABOUT EACS? |
The EAC Network at the Pennsylvania Environmental
Council is available to help you through the process of establishing
an EAC in your community. If you would like assistance or more
information about EACs, please contact us:
Pennsylvania Environmental Council
EAC Network
123 Chestnut Street, Suite 401
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Phone: (215) 592-7020
info@eacnetwork.org |
| THE EAC INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP PRESENTATION |
To help you establish an EAC in your municipality,
we have made the EAC Introductory Workshop Presentation available
to download. Please feel free to share this presentation with
fellow residents, municipal officials, and others who might
be interested in establishing an EAC.
 An
Introduction to EACs - You do NOT need Microsoft PowerPoint
installed on your computer to view this presentation.
Download
Instructions. |
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