Office of Coastal Management
105 West Shoreline Drive
Sandusky, OH 44870
419-626-7980
1-888-OhioCMP
Fax: 419-626-7983
coastal@dnr.state.oh.us

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September 18, 2008

Public Meeting Notes

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Office of Coastal Management sponsored the third meeting to solicit input on proposed Ohio Administrative Code rules for managing construction and improvements along the shore on Thursday September 18, 2008. The meeting was held from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Dom Umerely Civic Center, 21026 Hilliard Boulevard, Rocky River (Cuyahoga County). Citizens with an interest in the future of the Lake Erie coast and how shoreline construction projects are handled were encouraged to ask questions and express their opinions about the draft rules.

Meeting handouts:

• Draft OAC Rules 1501-6-01 to 1501-6-40: Please note, the black text is existing rule, the blue text represents changes and the green text is intended to provide clarity on the reasons we ask for information.
  
• Presentation to introduce the rules.

Meeting Minutes and Written Comments:

• Ohio Environmental Council (by Jack Shaner)
• Ohio Coastal Resource Management Project (by Edith Chase)
• William Wallace Paine
• Audubon Ohio 

Additional Comments Received:

• Public meeting on Thursday, September 4
  6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
  Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
  14000 State Route 2
  Oak Harbor (Ottawa County)

• Public meeting on Thursday, September 11
  6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m
  Painesville Township Park
  1025 Hardy Road
  Painesville (Lake County)

• For comments and other correspondence received regarding the draft rules, please see the Rule Development Process page. 

To Comment on the Draft OAC Rules by 5 pm Tues. Sept. 30, 2008:

• E-mail: liz.everhard@dnr.state.oh.us
  
• Mail: ODNR Office of Coastal Management
            105 W. Shoreline Drive
            Sandusky OH 44870