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The Army recognizes the importance of public participation in it environmental cleanup program. Community participation enables the RVAAP team to understand and address public concerns about site investigation and possible cleanup with specific attention to health, safety, and environmental issues. Opportunities for involvement include:
- The incorporation of public opinion in project planning as opinions are gathered in community interviews, surveys, and Restoration Advisory Board meetings;
- Regular communication through news releases and newsletters;
- A speaker’s bureau that offers RAB members to community groups to speak about progress of the environmental investigation at RVAAP;
- This regularly
updated Web site.
The Restoration Advisory Board (often called the RAB) is a committee of volunteers from the community who participate in area cleanup decisions. The board is made up of 23 private representatives from the community, one person from the Ohio EPA and one from the Army. They meet every two to three months to review and discuss the latest developments in the Installation Restoration Program at Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant (RVAAP).
Interested
in becoming an RAB member? Click
here to download the RAB Interest Survey.
Click here for RAB Operating Policy
Click here for map to RAB meeting locations.
Click here for minutes of previous meetings.
Click here for documents for public review and comment.
Thank you to all who participated in the Site Tour on Sept 11-12, 2007. Click here for photos
CommunityACCESS
is a newsletter produced by the U.S. Army for the Ravenna, Ohio community.
This newsletter is designed to communicate issues related to area cleanup
activities and plans and to encourage community involvement in these plans.
The Restoration Advisory Board, a committee of volunteers from Ravenna's
community who participate in area cleanup decisions, also sponsors this
publication.
CommunityACCESS,
2001 (PDF)
An Information Repository of current information and final documents is available to any interested reader at Reed Memorial Library (167 East Main Street, Ravenna) and at the Newton Falls Public Library (204 South Canals, Newton Falls).
The Administrative Record is a legal file containing any documents related to RVAAP cleanup. Its purpose is to provide the public with access to site information so they can be informed on the cleanup program. A copy of the administrative record is held by the RVAAP Facilities Manager and is located at:
Ravenna
Army Ammunition Plant
Building 1037 Conference Room
8451 St. Route 5
Ravenna, Ohio 44266-9297
Because the Administrative Record is kept at RVAAP, access to the building is restricted, but it can be obtained with advance notice by calling Gail Harris at (330) 358-7304.
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you think?
Are you interested in learning more about RVAAP?
Do you have questions about environmental issues at RVAAP?
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