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General Assembly of North Carolina Environmental Review Commission COMMISSION COCHAIRS COMMISSION STAFF SENATOR TRUDY WADE State Legislative Building JEFF HUDSON COMMISSION COUNSEL REPRESENTATIVE JIMMY DIXON 545 LEGISLATIVE OFFICE BUILDING REPRESENTATIVE CHUCK MCGRADY Raleigh, North Carolina 300 NORTH SALISBURY STREET _______________________________ RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27603 (919) 733-2578 VICE CHAIR _________________________________ REPRESENTATIVE PAT MCELRAFT JENNIFER McGINNIS COMMISSION MEMBERS COMMISSION COUNSEL SENATOR DAN BISHOP SENATOR ANGELA BRYANT JEFF CHERRY SENATOR BILL COOK COMMISSION COUNSEL SENATOR BRENT JACKSON SENATOR NORM SANDERSON CHRIS SAUNDERS SENATOR ERICA SMITH-INGRAM COMMISSION COUNSEL SENATOR ANDY WELLS MARIAH MATHESON REPRESENTATIVE KYLE HALL COMMISSION ASSISTANT REPRESENTATIVE PRICEY HARRISON REPRESENTATIVE CHRIS MILLIS ROBERT MAYS REPRESENTATIVE BOB STEINBURG KIMBERLY NEPTUNE REPRESENTATIVE LARRY YARBOROUGH AGENDA MICHAEL WIGGINS COMMISSION CLERKS ADVISORY MEMBERS 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 23, 2017 REPRESENTATIVE WILLIAM BRISSON REPRESENTATIVE TED DAVIS Andre Mallette Training Center REPRESENTATIVE HOLLY GRANGE REPRESENTATIVE FRANK ILER Human Resources Suite New Hanover County Government Center Wilmington, North Carolina 1. Call to order Senator Trudy Wade 2. Introductory remarks by Cochairs Senator Trudy Wade Representative Jimmy Dixon Representative Chuck McGrady 3. Comments from Senator Michael Lee and other legislators representing the lower Cape Fear Region 4. Comments from local elected officials Woody White, Chairman New Hanover County Board of Commissioners Bill Saffo, Mayor Wilmington, North Carolina Frank Williams, Chairman Brunswick County Board of Commission 5. Staff overview of general water quality permit requirements and the issue of emerging contaminants Jeff Hudson, Commission Counsel Jennifer McGinnis, Commission Counsel 6. Comments on local scientific perspective Dr. Larry Cahoon, Biological Oceanographer & Professor University of North Carolina, Wilmington 7. Questions for Chemours representative Michael Johnson, Environmental Manager Chemours 8. Questions for the Secretaries of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Environmental Quality Mandy Cohen, Secretary Department of Health and Human Services Michael Regan, Secretary Department of Environmental Quality 9. Public comment 10. Commission discussion and announcements 11. Adjourn ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Persons having questions about the Commission meeting or other matters related to the Commission may contact Jeff Hudson or Jennifer McGinnis, Commission Counsels, or other Commission staff at (919) 733-2578 or may visit the Commission's website at: http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/DocumentSites/browseDocSite.asp?nID=12 2 .

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CANDIDATE NAME NAME ON BALLOT FILING DATE ADDRESS US SENATE (DEM) WILLIAMS, MARCUS W Marcus W. Williams 02/08/2010 PO BOX 1005 LUMBERTON, NC 28359 WORTHY, WILMA ANN Ann Worthy 02/24/2010 PO BOX 212 GASTONIA, NC 28053 MARSHALL, ELAINE Elaine Marshall 02/22/2010 324 S. WILMINGTON ST NO. 420 RALEIGH, NC 27601 LEWIS, KEN Ken Lewis 02/10/2010 629 KENSINGTON PLACE CHAPEL HILL, NC 27514 HARRIS, SUSAN Susan Harris 02/26/2010 390 BIG BEAR BLVD OLD FORT, NC 28762 CUNNINGHAM, JAMES CALVIN Cal Cunningham 02/11/2010 118 WEST THIRD AVE LEXINGTON, NC 27292 US SENATE (REP) LINNEY, LARRY ROLANDO Larry Linney 02/25/2010 6516-F YATESWOOD DRIVE CHARLOTTE, NC 28212 JONES, BRADFORD WESLEY Brad Jones 02/11/2010 PO BOX 181 LAKE TOXAWAY, NC 28747 BURKS, EDWARD JAMES Eddie Burks 02/08/2010 616 OLD LIBERTY RD ASHEBORO, NC 27203 BURR, RICHARD Richard Burr 02/22/2010 2634 FOREST DRIVE WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27104 US SENATE (LIB) BEITLER, MICHAEL Michael Beitler 02/08/2010 2709 CURRIETON COURT OAK RIDGE, NC 27310 US HOUSE DISTRICT 1 (DEM) LARKINS, CHAD Chad Larkins 02/23/2010 266 CARROLL TOWN ROAD MACON, NC 27551 BUTTERFIELD, GK G. K. Butterfield 02/15/2010 PO BOX 2571 WILSON, NC 27894 CANDIDATE NAME NAME ON BALLOT FILING DATE ADDRESS US HOUSE DISTRICT 1 (REP) WOOLARD, ASHLEY Ashley Woolard 02/15/2010 PO BOX 1116 WASHINGTON, NC 27889 MILLER, JAMES GORDON Jim Miller 02/18/2010 700 S. MEMORIAL BLVD KILL DEVIL HILLS, NC 27948 GRIMES, JERRY Jerry Grimes 02/12/2010 704 SOUTH MADISON AVENUE GOLDSBORO, NC 27530 CARTER, JOHN John Carter 02/15/2010 5313 CARTER ROAD WILSON, NC 27893 US HOUSE DISTRICT 2 (DEM) ETHERIDGE, BOB Bob Etheridge 02/08/2010 PO BOX 28001 RALEIGH, NC 27611 US HOUSE DISTRICT 2 (REP) GAILAS, TODD Todd Gailas 02/19/2010 148 PRESTONIAN PLACE MORRISVILLE, NC 27560 ELLMERS, RENEE Renee Ellmers 02/23/2010 PO BOX 904 DUNN, NC 28335 DEATRICH, FRANK Frank Deatrich 02/08/2010 781 RANSDELL ROAD LOUISBURG, NC 27549 US HOUSE DISTRICT 2 (LIB) ROSE, TOM Tom Rose 02/08/2010 PO BOX 518 BENSON, NC 27504 US HOUSE DISTRICT 3 (DEM) ROUSE, JOHNNY G Johnny G.
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525 LOB, Raleigh, NC 27603 Phone: (919) 733-570
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