Hill 's RAB consists of 25 people representing the local communities; federal,
state, county and city governments; local sewer and water districts; civic,
business and environmental groups, the Air Force and other interested parties.
RAB meetings are open to the public and advertised in local newspapers. The
following are some key concepts the RAB brings to the cleanup process:
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RAB community representatives are not selected by the Air Force, but by the
RAB.
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The RAB selects its own members.
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The RAB is co-chaired by a representative of the community and the Air Force.
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The RAB creates its own mission statement and operating procedures.
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The RAB sets the agenda, meeting times and locations. RAB members are asked to
review and comment on draft documents and reports.
As its name suggests, the RAB is an advisory board, not a policy-making board.
According to Superfund law, the Air Force holds the ultimate responsibility for
making decisions regarding the cleanup. However, the RAB will not be without
influence. Because the community will be involved earlier in the process
through the RAB, the communities' concerns will be understood earlier in the
process. As progress is made toward a cleanup proposal, many of the
communities' concerns will have already been addressed, making the final
proposal more of a cooperative effort.
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New Clinton Community Representative Selected
Congratulations to Chuck Lambdin, who was selected as the new community representative for Clinton. Chuck has been working with the RAB for several months now as Barbara Patterson's (Clinton City rep)alternate. Welcome aboard Chuck!
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New Community Co-Chair Selected
Jan Ukena, community representative from South Weber, was elected the Community Co-Chair by the RAB at its April 24 meeting. Ms. Ukena replaces Joel Workman, who recently resigned his position due to the potential that his company could get work on Hill AFB environmental contracts. Mr. Workman will continue to serve on the RAB as the alternate South Weber city representative.
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New representatives selected
South Weber City has selected Scott Petersen to be its new city representative on the RAB. Mr. Petersen currently serves on the South Weber City Council and has experience working with environmental cleanups in other locations.
At the April 24 meeting, the RAB selected Clint Holm to serve as the community representative for Hill AFB and Alice Gibbons to be the community representative for Riverdale. Mr. Holm lives in base housing and is beginning a Masters Degree program at the University of Utah in Environmental Science. Ms. Gibbons lives in the affected area of Riverdale and has an interest in her community, which prompted her to apply for the position.
Congratulations to both of our new RAB members.
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