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Leadership Training:
Growth and Sustainability Strategies Course: May 6
Third Annual Course for Local Officials
May 6, 2010 — Currituck County Cooperative Extension Facility, Barco N.C.
A course designed to help local governing boards effectively engage in processes that integrate community water quality protection goals with growth and redevelopment.
Agenda | Partners | Directions
Environmental impacts from growth and development can affect local economies, public health, and community quality. During today's slow growth, local governments have the opportunity to consider addressing these impacts with land-management practices that protect their natural assets, add value to their communities, provide cost savings, and make their communities more resilient. This one-day program aims to improve participants' understanding of land use and water quality linkages, highlight the benefits of stakeholder and public involvement in environmental decision making, and illustrate how to integrate environmental protection and restoration into public policies and programs. The majority of the course will focus on practical local public policies — programs and projects that have been implemented in North Carolina communities. These examples demonstrate how various planning and development techniques have been used to address water quality protection or restoration and provided cost savings.
Local government elected officials will receive recognition for attendance through the Local Elected Leaders Academy (www.sog.unc.edu/programs/lela/), a program of continuous education, offered in partnership by the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Government, the NC League of Municipalities and the NC Association of County Commissioners.
To register, e-mail your name, local government affiliation, address, telephone number, and e-mail address to Lauren Kolodij at laurenk@nccoast.org or call (252) 393-8185.
Registration Fee: $20.00 (Fee covers breaks, lunch and meeting notebook)
Registration Deadline: April 28, 2010
For questions about the conference, please contact Gloria Putnam at (919) 513-0117 or Gloria_Putnam@ncsu.edu. To learn more about sustainability, read "Coastal Communities Seek Sustainable Actions" in the Winter 2010 issue of Coastwatch.
Agenda
8:00 Registration and Coffee
8:30 Welcome
Paul O'Neal, Chairman, Currituck County Commissioner
Gloria Putnam, North Carolina Sea Grant, Water Quality Planning Specialist
9:00 The Land Use-Water Quality Connection
An exploration of the interrelationship between land use and water quality and general strategies and techniques to address stormwater pollution.
Whitney Jenkins, NC National Estuarine Research Reserve, Coastal Training Program
10:15 Break
10:30 Public Involvement Can Make Your Life Easier
Here is your chance to learn the simple, proven principles of public involvement. In this session, we will show how to confidently meet your needs for public input and those of your constituents.
Patrick Beggs, NCSU's Watershed Education for Communities and Officials, Project Coordinator
11:00 Collaborating for Change: Encouraging Low Impact Development to Prevent Polluted Runoff
Coastal communities are taking steps to promote the use of Low Impact Development (LID) stormwater management techniques. LID is being used to meet the new coastal stormwater regulations in New Hanover County, Brunswick County and the City of Wilmington.
Moderator: Lauren Kolodij, NC Coastal Federation, Deputy Director
Presenters: Phil Prete, City of Wilmington Environmental Planner, Ron Sparks, City of Wilmington, City Councilman, Mike Randall, NC Division of Water Quality, Stormwater Program
12:15 Lunch
1:00 Conserving Green Space through Conservation Subdivision Design
Learn how North Carolina communities are conserving natural areas (also known as "green infrastructure" or "green space") in subdivision design. This approach can help meet stormwater management goals and provide economic and environmental benefits to the community and developers, while conserving valuable wildlife habitat. Find out what things you need to consider to adopt similar strategies.
Susan Moore, NCSU Forestry Extension, Director of Forestry and Environmental Outreach Program
Steve Allen, NCSU master's student, College of Natural Resources
Holly White, Currituck County Senior Planner
2:00 Currituck County's ‘Going Green' Initiative
Learn how Currituck County is taking steps to become a regional county leader in the "green" movement, making water quality and environmental protection a priority to secure economic and environmental sustainability. Session includes a walking tour of ongoing and planned activities for sustainably developing county owned property at and around the N.C. Cooperative Extension Facility.
Ben Woody, Planning Director, Currituck County
Vance Aydlett, Jr., Currituck County Commissioner
Robert McClendon, UNC Coastal Studies Institute, Sustainable Design Specialist
3:00 Break
3:15 Redesigning Existing Development: A Closer Look at Management Techniques
Coastal towns of northeastern North Carolina face a variety of stormwater management challenges associated with existing community development. Some towns have become creative and innovative in the face of solving these flooding and water quality issues. This session will give you a closer look at how two towns — Southern Shores and the Town of Manteo — are addressing their issues. These case studies will provide examples of the steps necessary to begin addressing stormwater management issues and retrofit existing development in your community.
John McCord, Coastal Studies Institute, Education Programs Coordinator
Sara Hallas, NC Coastal Federation, Coastal Education Coordinator
Erin Trebisacci, Town of Manteo, Town Planner
4:15 Final Words
4:30 Adjourn
2010 Course Organizers and Sponsors
- Currituck County
- North Carolina Coastal Federation
- North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources: Coastal Nonpoint Source Program
- North Carolina Sea Grant
- North Carolina State University: Cooperative Extension
- University of North Carolina Coastal Studies Institute
Additional Partners
- Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Program
- City of Wilmington
- North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources: Division of Water Quality
- North Carolina State University: Forestry and Environmental Outreach Program, Natural Resources Leadership Institute, and Watershed Education for Communities and Officials
- North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve
- University of North Carolina School of Government: Environmental Finance Center
Directions
The Currituck County Cooperative Extension Facility is at 120 Community Way, Barco, N.C., 27917. This is just off Hwy 158 adjacent to Central Elementary School and just east of the airport.
252/232-2261
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252/232-2262
FROM PASQUOTANK COUNTY:
Travel over the Pasquotank River Bridge on US 158 East and through Camden County. Go through the flashing caution light at Belcross and travel .1 of mile. The road will fork and the left becomes North 34 and the right continues with US 158 East (also known as Shortcut Road.) Bear right on US 158 East and travel 8.7 miles to our new location. Roads and landmarks prior to our site include: Maple Road, Currituck Airport and Airport Road on the left. Note: Our road is .8 mile from Airport Road. Turn left on Aviation Parkway and then left on Community Way. The Extension Facility is the only building on the site at this time.
FROM VIRGINIA:
Travel on US 168 East to Barco. At the traffic light turn right onto US 158 West. Travel 2 miles. You will see Central Elementary School on the right. Next will be Aviation Parkway. Turn right and then left on Community Way. The Extension Facility is the only building on the site at this time.
FROM DARE COUNTY:
Travel on US 158 West to Barco. At the traffic light turn left onto US 158 West. Travel 2 miles — you will see Central Elementary School on the right. Next will be Aviation Parkway. Turn right and then left on Community Way. The Extension Facility is the only building on the site at this time.
*Photo Credit: NC Wildlife Commission
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