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MeadWestvaco Sets Schedule For First Phase of East Edisto Public Input Process

• Public encouraged to attend and participate in East Edisto long-term master planning

  SUMMERVILLE, S.C., June 12, 2007 — MeadWestvaco Corp. today announced the schedule for the upcoming first phase of public planning meetings on East Edisto, the company's contiguous acreage along the eastern edge of the Edisto River in Charleston and Dorchester counties. MeadWestvaco has indicated it will pursue a long-term, comprehensive land management strategy for the 72,000 acres of East Edisto, and in partnership with the respected land planning firm, EDAW, will drive a conservation-inspired master plan for that area.

  MeadWestvaco will provide extensive opportunities for public involvement throughout the planning process, starting the week of June 18 and wrapping up next spring. The first phase of the public input process will begin on June 20 and continue until the 26^th with four nights of meetings specifically organized for the neighbors who live in the communities in and around East Edisto. Since the following week includes the Fourth of July holiday, no meetings will be held that week.

  The general public is invited to attend a meeting on the evening of Thursday, July 12 at the North Charleston Convention Center in ballroom C-2 at 6:30 p.m. All meetings will offer the public the opportunity to hear from and ask questions of MeadWestvaco leadership and planning partners.

  The purpose is to introduce neighbors and interested members of the public to the principles guiding MeadWestvaco's conservation-inspired master plan, to provide more information about the land itself, and to listen to community input about the future of the land. Regular updates on meetings and status of the planning process will be available at www.EastEdisto.com.

  Meetings Schedule:

  • Neighborhood/Community Group Meetings:

    Adams Run/Hollywood/Ravenel
    Location: Ravenel Community Hall, 5700 Connor Street
    Date and Time: Wednesday, June 20 at 6:30 p.m.

    Givhans/Ridgeville
    Location: Ridgeville Town Hall "Gym", 105 School Street
    Date and Time: Thursday, June 21 at 6:30 p.m.

    Clubhouse/Geddisville/County Line Road/Ravenwood
    Location: Sand Hill United Methodist Church Gym, 1961 Summers Drive
    Date and Time: Monday, June 25 at 7 p.m.

    Summerville
    Location: Summerville Adult Education Center, 1325 Boone Hill Road
    Date and Time: Tuesday, June 26 at 6:30 p.m.

  • General Public Meeting — Thursday, July 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the North Charleston Convention Center ballroom C-2

  About MeadWestvaco Corportation
  MeadWestvaco is a global packaging company that delivers high-value packaging solutions and products to the world's most recognized companies in the food and beverage, media and entertainment, personal care, home and garden, cosmetic and healthcare industries. The company also has market-leading positions in its Consumer & Office Products, Specialty Chemicals and Specialty Papers businesses. MeadWestvaco, with operations in more than 29 countries, has been selected for the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes, and manages all of its forestlands in accordance with internationally recognized forest certification standards. For more information, please visit www.meadwestvaco.com.