COMMUNITY INDUSTRY ENVIRONMENTAL LIAISON GROUPS

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COMMUNITY / INDUSTRY ENVIRONMENTAL LIAISON GROUPS

• IN REDCAR AND CLEVELAND

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OBJECTIVES

• Why the groups were established
• How they operate
• Their strengths
• Issues for the future

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WHY ESTABLISHED?

• 1991 - Enron Power Station
• Public response
• ICI response

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ORGANISATION

• 3 Groups-
• Lazenby, Grangetown, Dormanstown
• Support - ICI, now ETOL
• Attendance
• industries
• residents
• Councillors
• council officers
• others

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STRENGTHS

• Industrialists are real people too!
• Barometer of public opinion
• Issues discussed - big and small
• Events reviewed
• Future developments outlined

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ISSUES FOR THE FUTURE

• Number of companies - intimidating?
• Other agencies - Environment Agency, HSE, Health
  Authority
• Local Strategic Partnership - Community
  Empowerment Fund
• Attendance levels - communication

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