What is the difference between a public hearing and a community engagement meeting?
Community meetings are informal and there are no rules regarding who can attend or participate. A community meeting gives you the opportunity to ask questions and discuss issues concerning environmental activities under consideration with informed DEQ employees and in many cases representatives from facilities and/or other government agencies. The goal of the meeting is to educate, identify concerns and address any questions you may have to help you become better informed. Although your comments are not recorded in a verbatim transcript, the format will allow you to provide information and discuss issues with DEQ. A public hearing is a meeting where people make comments and state opinions concerning a permit that is under consideration. Public hearings give you and other interested parties an opportunity to provide comments concerning the permit. All comments, both for and against, will be added to the public record and will be taken under consideration before issuing or denying the pe
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- I attended a public meeting/hearing on the Kobuk-Seward Peninsula Draft RMP and submitted written comments. Were my comments considered in the development of the Proposed RMP?
- Can a public hearing be scheduled at the same Planning Board meeting that a subdivision or site plan application is accepted as complete?
- How can I request to speak at a Committee meeting or Public Hearing?
