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Public forum on environment set Tuesday by Coastal Trust

BERLIN–Assateague Coastal Trust (ACT) a non-profit environmental education and advocacy organization, will sponsor a voter education forum on environmental issues for candidates in the Worcester County Commissioner elections this year at Berlin Intermediate School on Tuesday, Oct. 7 at 6 p.m.
The forum will offer voters in Worcester County the opportunity to hear from participating candidates about issues of importance to the natural environment and the quality of life in Worcester County. 
Topics to be emphasized include, but are not limited to, Total Maximum Daily Load implementation, comprehensive planning and zoning, Zero Waste and recycling, open space preservation and Critical Area buffer protection, with an emphasis on improvement to water quality in the Coastal Bays and Pocomoke River watersheds. Questions will be generated in advance by ACT and at the event by attending citizens.
The moderator will be Bryan Russo, WAMU Radio 88.3 FM.
For more information, call Steve Farr, Assateague Coastal Trust, 410-629-1538.