st/solidwas.cm     97-355                   Contact:  Kathy Zieger, (30l) 2l7-2500

DUNCAN SEEKS APPLICANTS TO FILL
SOLID WASTE ADVISORY VACANCIES        For Immediate Release (Nov. 14,1997)   
     County Executive Douglas M. Duncan is seeking applicants to fill three vacancies on
the Solid Waste Advisory Committee.  One vacancy is for a partial-term, expiring in
December 1999.  One incumbent is eligible for reappointment.
     The l5-member committee consists of citizens-at-large and professional representatives
who provide advice to the Department of Public Works and Transportation 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 December 12 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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