Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. briefing points for Chesapeake Bay Executive Council public meeting, September 22, 2006

CHESAPEAKE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL PUBLIC MEETING RLE BRIEFING POINTS 092206 INTRODUCTION GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. AS 'iaS.viRvt.2006 CHAIR OF THE CHESAPEAKE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, I AM jbjfbeWWiPLEASED TO REPORT OUT ON THE TERRIFIC MEETING WE JUST HAD AND THE EXCITING NEW INITIATIVES WE HAVE AGREED TO UNDERTAKE FOR THE WATERSHED. MOST OF YOU KNOW, YESTERDAY WE HELD THE FIRST ГАЯг' EVER CHESAPEAKE RESTORATION FAIR - A PUBLIC EVENT TO SHOWCASE INNOVATIVE RESTORATION EFFORTS BEING IMPLEMENTED ACROSS THE WATERSHED, AND TO CELEBRATE THE WORK OF OUR MANY PARTNERS - FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT iENCIES, ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMMUNITY GROUPS, SINESSES, FARMERS AND CITIZENS - ALL OF WHOM ARE ESSENTIAL TO OUR SUCCESS. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IN FACT, THE THEME OF THAT EVENT W/\SPARTNER£ RESTORA TION. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WEREFTTaBLE TO ATTEND, IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE INFORMATION AND TO RECOGNIZE THAT EACH OF US HAS A STAKE IN A HEALTHY BAY AND A CRITICAL ROLE IN ITS RESTORATION. FIRST, I’D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE SOME OF THOSE PARTNERS: TEr**-