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Commissioner John named county representative to Local Emergency Planning Committee
Summary
Commissioners appointed Commissioner John on March 25 to fill the county’s seat on the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC); staff said the committee handles hazardous‑materials planning and matters under the Environmental Right to Know Act and meets every other month.
Sagadahoc County commissioners appointed Commissioner John on March 25 as the county’s representative to the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC), restoring commissioner representation after a previous member stepped down.
An Emergency Management staff member explained the LEPC “is the group that kind of deals with the hazardous materials planning aspect of things, and the environmental right to know act.” The staff member said the committee meets every other month via Zoom for one to two hours, with a typical in‑person meeting in July, and that meetings are open to the public.
Commissioners discussed the seat and the county’s prior practice of having a commissioner serve on the LEPC. Commissioner John indicated he would serve and the chair confirmed the appointment.
Why it matters: the LEPC coordinates hazardous‑materials planning and public‑right‑to‑know reporting for jurisdictions; restoring a commissioner representative returns an elected official’s direct presence to the committee’s discussions.
The appointment was announced on the record; no formal vote count was provided in the transcript beyond the chair’s confirmation.
