Dear West Virginia Sierra Club members:

Due to the forecast for winter weather (snow, sleet and ice) in West
Virginia, western Maryland and northwestern Virginia, and resulting
concern for public safety, the public forum on the Chesapeake Bay
Executive Order in Martinsburg, WV tonight at 7pm has been postponed. We
regret any inconvenience this may cause. Please pass the word on to
your members or local citizens who might be planning to attend tonight
(or instead on Jan. 5, 2010).

The public forum has been rescheduled for Tuesday, January 5 at 7pm at
the Holiday Inn Martinsburg at 301 Foxcroft Avenue.

On January 5, the public forum will feature officials from multiple
federal agencies including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of the Interior and the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Public feedback on the
draft strategy for the Chesapeake Bay is important and valuable to the
federal agencies. Comments may be submitted online at
http://executiveorder.chesapeakebay.net by clicking on “provide
comments.” The public comment period runs through January 8, 2010. The
draft strategy, also available on the website, will evolve through
public comments, state consultations and agency revisions before the
final strategy is published in May 2010.

Please let me know if you have any questions, or feedback about this
notice. I appreciate your notifying as many people as you can in your
areas.

best,

Bonnie

Bonnie Piper
Liaison to Environmental Organizations
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20460
Office: 202 564-7836
Email: piper.bonnie@epa.gov