MEDIA ADVISORY: Sen Hwang, DEEP to Announce Draft of Long Island Sound Blue Plan, Opening of Public Comment Period

MEDIA ADVISORY

State Senator Tony Hwang, 28th District

(203) 807-8098

CT DEEP AND LEGISLATORS TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCING RELEASE OF THE COMPLETED DRAFT OF THE LONG ISLAND SOUND BLUE PLAN, COMMENCEMENT OF A 90-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

(FAIRFIELD, CT) – The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency (DEEP) and bipartisan state legislators, Sen. Tony Hwang (R-28th) and Rep. Joe Gresko (D-121st), will hold a press conference at Fairfield’s Penfield Pavilion overlooking the Long Island Sound on Monday, March 25, 2019 at 4:30pm to announce the release of the completed draft of the Long Island Sound “Blue Plan” (www.ct.gov/deep/lisblueplan) and the commencement of a 90-day public comment period.

The Blue Plan, legislation created through Public Act 15-66, enables a process by which Connecticut can develop a marine spatial bathymetry plan to protect Long Island Sound’s natural resources and traditional human uses, while allowing for compatible future use and development. The Blue Plan aims to achieve this goal by creating a series of resources and information that can help planners and applicants, make better coordinated and compatible decisions.

WHO: CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP); Nathan Frohling, Director of Coastal and Marine Initiatives for The Nature Conservancy; additional Long Island Sound Blue Plan Advisory Committee members (invited, please see attached list).

WHAT: Press Conference announcing the release of the completed draft of the Long Island Sound Blue Plan and the commencement of a 90-day public comment period.

WHEN: Monday, March 25, 2019 at 4:30 pm

WHERE: Fairfield’s Penfield Pavilion, 323 Fairfield Beach Rd, Fairfield, CT 06824

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