Southern michigan farmers for republicans recently issued the following announcement.
Name: Drinking Water Summit - Grand Rapids
Date: Thursday, October 24, 2019 at 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
Location: 301 Fulton St W, Grand Rapids, MI 49504-6430, United States
Details
At this interactive session, you will from experts and leaders about the state of Michigan’s drinking water and how to care for our drinking water quality going forward.
Then it's YOUR turn to sound off, straight to state leaders!
After the panels, there will be a Citizen Sound Off. This facilitated dialogue is your chance to weigh in on the ideas shared and how YOU think the state’s drinking water should be managed.
Your opinions will inform the Center for Michigan's Citizen Water Agenda, a report on resident water priorities delivered to every state-level elected leader!
Keep an eye out for additional participant announcements for each panel!
PANEL 1 - Preparing our Water Infrastructure for the Next Century
Moderator: John Bebow, CEO of the Center for Michigan
Participants:
Ken Yonker, Kent County Drain Commissioner & former Republican State Representative
Don Petrovich, Superintendent of Water Treatment, Plainfield Township
Pat Staskiewicz, Director of Utilities, Ottawa County Road Commission & Incoming Director, Michigan Section American Water Works Association
Eric Oswald, Director of Drinking Water and Environmental Health Divisions, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy
PANEL 2 - Straight to the Source: How do we protect our waters from PFAS and other contaminants?
Moderator: Riley Beggin, Capitol Watchdog at Bridge Magazine
Participants:
Sen. Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids), State Senator 29th District
Robert Delaney, Defense and State Memorandum of Agreement Coordinator, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy
Steve Sliver, Executive Director, Michigan PFAS Action ResponseTeam (MPART)
Elaine Isely, Director of Water Programs, West Michigan Environmental Action Council
Tickets are available at no charge. RSVP at: bit.ly/GRDrinkingWaterSummit
Doors open at 5 PM and a light dinner will be provided.
This event is a part of the Center for Michgian’s "Your Water, Your Voice" campaign. We are on the road this from September to mid-November, hosting dozens of town halls statewide with local partners to hear directly from Michiagnders. To learn more about this campaign, please visit BridgeMI.com/YourWater.
ABOUT THE CENTER:
The Center for Michigan, Bridge Magazine’s publisher, is a nonpartisan, nonprofit “citizenship company” that works to magnify Michiganders voices straight to Lansing. And your voices are being heard! Legislators have made major changes in response to citizen sentiment collected in our campaigns, from the nation’s largest preschool expansion to decreased business taxes and corrections spending to deeper investment in the state’s famed Pure Michigan campaign.
To learn more about the Center for Michigan and our decade of citizen engagement campaigns and past Citizen’s Agendas, please visit https://thecenterformichigan.net/public-engagement/. For a full list of the Center for Michigan and Bridge Magazine’s funders, please visit bridgemi.com/about.
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