Meeting notice from the Western North Carolina Regional Air Quality Agency:
The WNCRAQA board meeting will be held on Monday, January 11, 2021 at 4:00pm. Due to recommendations to limit public gatherings and Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), this meeting will be conducted remotely as authorized by Session Law 2020-3 and GS §166A-19.24. The meeting will be hosted via Zoom Webinar. The public may listen to the meeting as is occurs at the following link: http://bit.ly/3b8OvSX. Meetings will continue to be virtual until further notice.
***Public comment on agenda items will be taken via electronic means only. The following criteria for comment will apply: (1) any public comment must be received by 5:00pm Sunday before the Board Meeting by sending an email to wncair@buncombecounty.org or by leaving a voice message at 828-250-6790; and (2) must be no more than 350 words. Comments should be limited to air quality or specific topics relevant to the Board.***
Comments will be read into the record, but the Board reserves the right to limit this practice to one hour. All comments received will be retained by the Agency as permanent record.
The meeting agenda can be found here.
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