Published: Monday, June 18, 2012 at 12:19 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, June 18, 2012 at 12:19 p.m.
The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission will meet in Beaufort
Wednesday and Thursday to discuss sea-level rise and changes to several
land-use plans.
The 15-member commission, which oversees development in the
state's 20 coastal counties, will meet at the NOAA/NCNERR Administration
Building, 101 Pivers Island Road, Beaufort, beginning at 1 p.m.
Wednesday.
The CRC will hear a review of its draft sea-level rise policy, which contains no specific sea-level rise benchmark and, among other things, encourages coastal communities to examine scientific data from their region to devise an appropriate response to the threat.
At the commission's February meeting in Nags Head, members voted to return the policy to committee rather than approve the document and forward it to public hearing.
A spokeswoman for the state Department of Environment and Natural Resources said it's unclear whether the commission will vote on the document following Wednesday's presentation.
The policy is separate from a sea-level rise report, which originally recommended that coastal communities prepare for 1 meter – or 39 inches – of sea-level rise by 2100.
That prediction drew significant ire from developers and sparked a General Assembly debate that attracted national attention, culminating in last week's passage of a controversial sea-level rise bill that would prohibit state agencies from using projections of accelerated sea-level rise – mainly from global warming and the melting of polar ice caps – in drafting coastal development rules.
CRC members will also consider amendments to several land-use plans, including one for New Hanover County and one for Topsail Beach.
Kate Elizabeth Queram: (910) 343-2217
On Twitter: @kate_goes_bleu
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The CRC will hear a review of its draft sea-level rise policy, which contains no specific sea-level rise benchmark and, among other things, encourages coastal communities to examine scientific data from their region to devise an appropriate response to the threat.
At the commission's February meeting in Nags Head, members voted to return the policy to committee rather than approve the document and forward it to public hearing.
A spokeswoman for the state Department of Environment and Natural Resources said it's unclear whether the commission will vote on the document following Wednesday's presentation.
The policy is separate from a sea-level rise report, which originally recommended that coastal communities prepare for 1 meter – or 39 inches – of sea-level rise by 2100.
That prediction drew significant ire from developers and sparked a General Assembly debate that attracted national attention, culminating in last week's passage of a controversial sea-level rise bill that would prohibit state agencies from using projections of accelerated sea-level rise – mainly from global warming and the melting of polar ice caps – in drafting coastal development rules.
CRC members will also consider amendments to several land-use plans, including one for New Hanover County and one for Topsail Beach.
Kate Elizabeth Queram: (910) 343-2217
On Twitter: @kate_goes_bleu
Get Response: Click HERE
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