Air Pollution Control Commission

Duties and Responsibilities

The commission may propose ordinances or amendments to ordinances for consideration by the Assembly that would serve to protect and enhance the quality of the air within the Borough.
The commission shall review proposed revisions of regulations or other criteria related to the air quality program and make recommendations to the administration.
The commission may develop or review Comprehensive Plans for prevention, abatement, and control of air pollution in the Borough. Such plans may include recommendations on subjects including, but not limited to, transportation control measures, zoning, taxation, research, and public relations.

TESTIFY UNDER CITIZENS' COMMENTS A OR CITIZENS' COMMENTS B

Citizens' Comments A

Agenda items not scheduled for public hearing

Citizens' Comments B

Items other than those appearing on the agenda

How to Provide Testimony

In-Person or Telephonic Testimony

Once an agenda is published, citizens may sign up to testify in person or telephonically by doing one of the following:

Calling the Clerk's Office at 907-459-1401 no later than 4:30 p.m. on the day of the meeting;
Completing the online sign-up form no later than 4:30 p.m. on the day of the meeting; or
Signing up in person before the meeting has been called to order.

During the meeting, the Chair will invite citizens to the table or ask the Clerk to call citizens when it is their turn to speak. Please note the following:

Phone calls to citizens will come from an out-of-state number.
If a phone call is not answered, the Chair will move to the next citizen who has signed up.
Testimony will be heard in the order in which citizens have signed up.
Each citizen will have three minutes to provide testimony.
Other citizens attending in person my provide comments after those who have signed up.

Written Testimony

Citizens may submit comments using the online contact form or at air_pollution_control_commission@fnsb.gov.

Testify on a Public Hearing Item

Agenda items include, but are not limited to:

Proposed revisions of regulations.
Criteria related to the air quality program.

How to Provide Testimony

In-Person or Telephonic Testimony

Once an agenda is published, citizens may sign up to testify in person or telephonically by doing one of the following:

Calling the Clerk's Office at 907-459-1401 no later than 4:30 p.m. on the day of the hearing;
Completing the online sign-up form no later than 4:30 p.m. on the day of the hearing; or
Signing up in person before the meeting.

During the hearing, the Chair will invite citizens to the table or ask the Clerk to call citizens when it is their turn to speak. Please note the following:

Phone calls to citizen will come from an out-of-state number.
If a phone call is not answered, the Chair will move to the next citizen who has signed up.
Testimony will be heard in the order in which citizens have signed up.
Each citizen will have three minutes to provide testimony.
Other citizens attending in person may provide testimony after those who have signed up.

Written Testimony

Citizens may submit comments using the online contact form or at air_pollution_control_commission@fnsb.gov.

MEMBERS AND CONTACT INFORMATION

Commissioner	Contact Information	Term Expiration
Dr. Thomas Douglas Environmental Science Expert	907-378-7900 907-978-6315 Thomas.Douglas@bc.fnsb.gov	12/22
Vacant Solid Fuel Burning Device Expert		12/22
Maegan Weltzin At Large	907-474-6527 907-378-7960 Maegan.Weltzin@bc.fnsb.gov	12/22
Michael Pollen - Chair At Large	907-452-6855 907-378-2090 Michael.Pollen@bc.fnsb.gov	12/23
Kathleen Hook At Large	907-388-3537 Kathleen.Hook@bc.fnsb.gov	12/23
Catherine Cahill At Large	907-322-6523 907-488-5512 Cathy.Cahill@bc.fnsb.gov	12/23
Lawrence Duffy - Vice-Chair At Large	907-474-7525 907-978-9695 Lawrence.Duffy@bc.fnsb.gov	12/24

Ex Officio Members	Title
Michelle Denton	Transportation Director
Bryce Ward	Borough Mayor
Kellen Spillman	Community Planning Director
Kerynn Fisher	Planning Commission Chair
Frank Tomaszewski	Borough Assemblymember