Public Meeting Notice

Gainesville/Alachua County Local Intergovernmental Team Workshop on the EPA Proposed Plan for the Cabot-Koppers Superfund Site

The Local Intergovernmental Team (LIT), which consists of representatives from the Alachua County Environmental Protection Department (ACEPD), Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU), Alachua County Health Department (ACHD), Gainesville City Manager's office, as well as other Technical Consultants, will be holding the first of two public meetings to discuss proposed comments to US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Proposed Cleanup Plan for the Cabot-Koppers Superfund Site on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 6:00 pm in the City Hall Auditorium which is located at 200 East University Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601. This meeting will be conducted as a workshop, where members of the Local Intergovernmental Team will present an overview of the EPA’s proposed plan and preliminary issues and recommendations to the public for discussion and input. The Team will then present its issues and recommendations to the City and County Commission at the Joint City/County Commission meeting on Monday, August 30, 2010, which will be the second public meeting. At the second meeting, the public can provide additional comments which the City and County Commission may request to be incorporated into the LIT comments to be submitted to the EPA by the Proposed Plan Public Comment deadline of September 15, 2010. The public is encouraged to submit written comments on the Proposed Plan for the Cabot-Koppers Superfund Site directly to the EPA at: Mr. Scott Miller, Remedial Project Manager United States Environmental Protection Agency Region IV, Superfund North Florida Section 61 Forsyth Street, SW Atlanta, Georgia 30303 If you have any questions or comments regarding the meetings on the EPA Proposed Plan for the Cabot-Koppers Superfund Site being held by the LIT, please contact one of the Team members below: Dr. John Mousa Rick Hutton Environmental Program Manager Supervising Utility Engineer Alachua County Environmental Protection Department Gainesville Regional Utilities (352) 264-6805 (352) 393-1218 Anthony Dennis Fred Murry Environmental Health Director Assistant City Manager Alachua County Health Department City of Gainesville (352) 334-7930 (352)334-5010 x2