RE: EPA Dialogue Summary: Outreach (July 11)
- Archived: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 13:06:00 -0400 (EDT)
- Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 12:57:50 -0400 (EDT)
- From: Dan Dozier <ddozier@tlisystems.com>
- Subject: RE: EPA Dialogue Summary: Outreach (July 11)
- X-topic: Outreach
Marily Null, your contributions to this dialogue are excellent. I think your comment that the critical element in any successful stakeholder involvement program is LISTENING to people -- seeking folks out, talking to them, and developing a relationship -- and listening to and understanding their concerns, is absolutely true, and needs to be addressed by EPA in the next draft of the policy.
I understand how important it is for government to have a clearly articulated written policy regarding the public involvement program. However, it cannot be emphasized enough that the key is LISTENING to people. To do that requires, in addition to a clear policy, people who have the skills, willingness and time to understand parties' concerns. Perhaps the Agency can recognize this in the next draft of the policy.
Dan Dozier
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