The last three Puget Sound Partnership recovery targets— those dealing with land use– were adopted Friday. As reported in the Kitsap Sun, Partnership executive director Gerry O’Keefe said, “We know where we are going and what Puget Sound recovery looks like in 2020.
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2011/oct/23/partnership-establishes-targets-land-use-help-puge/
I’m still having a hard time understanding why they think they are going to “recover” the Puget Sound in 8 years. Get rid of the pollution in it, end hypoxic states, recover the rockfish populations and other bottom fish that have been wiped out, and continue to be wiped out, etc. I wish they would just admit it’s too ambitious a timeline, educate the public about why, and talk about realistic goals. They sound a bit, shall we say, misguided in continuing to promote a goal that never was achievable?
And for an organization that is supposed to be the gold standard of credibility back in Washington D.C. to help us secure funding,here is more bad news. I wonder if there are any ‘consultants’ out there in this economy who can do the jobs the PSP wants done for less than $74 an hour? (hey, I’m raising my hand!, I live where I can charge less and have 25+ years as a professional in my field behind me!)
EPA Yanks Puget Sound Partnership Funds
The Environmental Protection Agency says the Partnership mishandled grant money due to a “fundamental systemic weakness” in its internal controls and wants $120,000 in grants returned. http://kuow.org/program.php?id=24860
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