st/solidwas.cm                        Contact:  Kathy Zieger, (30l) 2l7-2500

DUNCAN SEEKS APPLICANTS TO FILL
SOLID WASTE ADVISORY VACANCIES        For Immediate Release (August 28, 1996)  

     County Executive Douglas M. Duncan is seeking applicants to fill nine
vacancies on the Solid Waste Advisory Committee.  One vacancy must be filled
by a Maryland Municipal League representative and one vacancy must be filled
by a hauler/industry representative.  Eight incumbents are eligible for
reappointment.
     The l5-member committee consists of citizens-at-large and professional
representatives who provide advice to the Department of Environmental
Protection on issues pertaining to solid waste management in the County.  This
includes evaluating the impacts from the Ten-Year Solid Waste Plan and the
effects of solid waste programs on citizens, insititutions, businesses, and
industry.  SWAC also recommends public education programs as well as State and
local legislation necessary to accomplish effective solid waste management.
     Members serve three-year terms without compensation, usually meeting on
the first Tuesday evening of each month in Rockville.
     Applicants should write by September 20 to County Executive Douglas M.
Duncan at the Executive Office Building, l0l Monroe St., Rockville, Md. 
20850.  A resume, including work and home phone numbers, should be enclosed. 
Members of County boards, committees and commissions may not serve on more
than one such group at a time.
     Duncan's appointments are subject to confirmation by the County Council. 
Applications of those selected for appointment are made public as part of the
confirmation process.
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