The Natural
Resources Assistance Council (NRAC) is an 11-member committee that evaluates
applications for and allocates grants from the Clean Ohio Fund in Lucas County.
The council is seeking nominations to fill 4 vacancies, serving three-year
terms. NRAC service is voluntary without compensation.
To be a candidate for a position on
the NRAC committee, an applicant must be appointed by one of the following
types of organizations:
- Local government
- Conservation or environmental organization
- Municipal park system or park district
- Business, realty, planning agency, or port
authority
- Statewide
organization representing agriculture or forestry
- Soil and Water Conservation District
Qualified candidates can submit
applications to the Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments (TMACOG)
until 5 p.m. August 24, 2018. TMACOG administers NRAC District 12 in Lucas
County. Applicants should submit the completed nomination form, a resume, and
letter from their organization in support of their nomination. The nomination
form is posted at http://clean.ohio.gov/GreenSpaceConservation/Documents/nrac.nomination.form.pdf.
The Clean Ohio Fund was first approved
by voters in 2000, and was renewed in 2018. The fund calls for $40 million to
preserve natural areas and farmland, protects streams, create outdoor
recreation opportunities, and rehabilitate brownfields in urban areas. Between
2000 and 2018, the Clean Ohio fund returned more than $15 million to Lucas
County for the protection of open spaces and wetlands.
More about the Clean Ohio Fund and
NRAC/12 are at http://www.tmacog.org/Environment/NRAC/nrac_body.htm
and http://www.pwc.state.oh.us/GSCDistrict12.html.
For more information, contact Sara Guiher, Water Quality Planner at TMACOG at
419.241.9155 ext. 1147, or guiher@tmacog.org.
Submit completed applications to:
TMACOG
Sara Guiher
Water Quality Planner
P.O. Box 9508
Toledo OH 43697-9508
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