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About the Middle James Roundtable

The Middle James Roundtable is a collaborative effort among various stakeholders in the Middle James watershed to improve water quality and the overall health of our communities. Roundtable stakeholders include elected officials, local government staff, the agricultural community, planning district commissions, business and industry, water and sewer utilities, commercial fishermen, soil and water conservation districts, developers, interested citizens, environmental groups, tourism and recreational groups, state and federal agency staff and public service authorities. Roundtable activities are dictated by the participants and can involve activities such as hosting forums to discuss local watershed issues and land use, educating citizens about water quality, grant writing, coordinating workshops, social marketing campaigns, collecting and analyzing water quality data and planning and implementation of watershed goals.

The Middle James Roundtable consists of a steering committee, which meets quarterly.  An executive committee, elected from current steering committee members by steering committee members, meets monthly.  The Roundtable also holds a yearly meeting that focuses on local water quality issues.

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Meeting Minutes

• 09/19/08 strategic planning meeting
• 01/09/09 steering committee meeting
• 01/22/09 executive committee meeting
• 02/04/09 steering committee meeting
• 03/04/09 executive committee meeting
• 03/12/09 steering committee meeting
• 05/05/09 executive committee meeting
• 05/11/09 steering committee meeting
• 06/22/09 executive committee meeting
• 07/27/09 executive committee meeting
• 08/11/09 steering committee meeting
• 09/21/2009 executive committee meeting
• 10/14/2009 executive committee meeting
• 11/09/2009 steering committee meeting
• 01/13/2010 executive committee meeting
• 01/21/2010 steering committee meeting

Executive Committee Members

• Chairperson: Ida Swenson - Concerned Citizen
• Vice-Chairperson: Lorne Field - Chesterfield County Environmental Engineering
• Secretary: Robin Buckalew - Piedmont SWCD
• Treasurer: Christina Luman-Bailey - City of Hopewell

         

Steering Committee Members

• Christina Luman-Bailey (2012) - City of Hopewell
• Ida Swenson (2012) - Concerned Citizen
• Tara Sieber (2011) - Dept. of Environmental Quality
• Michelle Kokolis (2012)- James River Association
• Keith Burgess (2010)- Monacan SWCD
• Carrie Fehl Hagin (2010) - Dept. of Conservation and Recreation
• Peter Agelasto (2011) - Friends of Rockfish Valley Foundation
• Robin Buckalew (2010) - Piedmont SWCD   
• Joyce Pritchard (2011) - Hopewell Planning Commission
• Lorne Field (2011) - Chesterfield County Environmental Engineering
• Megan Sommers Bascone (2011)- Virginia Commonwealth University/ Dept. of Conservation and Recreation          
• Fred Boger (2012) - Nelson County                                                                                   Contact the Steering Committee
  

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