Media Advisory CORRECTION: Leadership Council to consider vision for Puget Sound recovery beyond 2020 at June 12 meeting

MEDIA ADVISORY
June 8, 2018

MEDIA CONTACT: Cathy Cochrane, 360.790.7958, cathy.cochrane@psp.wa.gov 

NOTE: This advisory corrects an earlier version that highlighted a topic the Leadership Council will hear about only briefly.

Leadership Council to consider vision for Puget Sound recovery beyond 2020

Puget Sound Partnership’s Leadership Council will meet June 12, in Shoreline

The Puget Sound Partnership’s Leadership Council will meet on Tuesday, June 12, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at North City Water District, 1519 NE 177th Street, in Shoreline.

Meeting highlights include:

• A presentation and discussion about a proposed vision statement and guiding principles for Puget Sound recovery beyond 2020.
• A presentation and discussion on National Estuary Program funding, which supports high-priority recovery investments called for in the Puget Sound Action Agenda.
• A presentation on the ways in which the City of Shoreline is planning for future population growth while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions, minimizing harmful impacts of stormwater on waterways, and promoting access to light-rail stations.

The Leadership Council will also hear a very brief update on activities to date of the Governor’s Southern Resident Orca Recovery Task Force. The full agenda, meeting materials and directions are available at http://psp.wa.gov/LC_meetings.php.  This meeting is open to the public and all are welcome to provide comment and learn about the regional effort to restore and protect Puget Sound.

If you need special accommodations to participate in this meeting, please notify the Special Assistant to the Boards, Dominique Hampton, at 360.464.1229.

About the Leadership Council

The seven-member Leadership Council is the governing body of the Puget Sound Partnership. Appointed by the Governor to serve four-year terms, members are among the leading citizens from around the Sound.

About the Puget Sound Partnership

The Puget Sound Partnership is the state agency formed to lead the region’s collective effort to restore and protect Puget Sound. Working with hundreds of governments, tribes, scientists, businesses, and nonprofits, the Partnership mobilizes partner action around a common agenda, advances Sound investments, and tracks progress to optimize recovery.

For more information, go to www.psp.wa.gov.