MeadWestvaco Sets Schedule For Second Phase of East Edisto Public Input Process
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Will report on community feedback; public encouraged to attend and meet planning partners
SUMMERVILLE, S.C., September 13, 2007 — MeadWestvaco Corp. has announced the schedule for the upcoming second 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. More than 500 people attended the first phase of meetings to provide input and information critical to creating a conservation-inspired master plan that will serve as part of the solution to growth in the Lowcountry.
Before MeadWestvaco completes a preliminary master plan for East Edisto, the company is taking another opportunity to discuss initial concepts and gather more information from the public. During this round, MeadWestvaco will host a series of meetings for residents of the communities in and around East Edisto, beginning September 19 in Summerville and culminating in a community-wide public meeting on Tuesday, October 9 at the North Charleston Convention Center.
The program will include an overview of community feedback from the first round of public input meetings, an introduction of the full planning team, and a brief presentation of their research work and initial thinking. Then it will move into open discussion stations where the public can meet the expert planning partners, ask questions, and share information. All meetings will offer the public the opportunity to hear from and ask questions of MeadWestvaco leadership and expert partners before a preliminary master plan is completed.
MeadWestvaco's expert planning team includes:
- EDAW, land planning and urban design
- Breedlove Dennis, environmental consultants
- ERA, economic impact analysts
- Brockington and Associates, cultural resources experts (local office)
- Thomas & Hutton Engineering, traffic and infrastructure solutions (local office)
Meetings Schedule:
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Neighborhood/Community Group Meetings:
Summerville
Location: Summerville High School-Auditorium, 1101 Boone Hill Road
Date and Time: Wednesday, September 19 at 6:30 p.m.Givhans/Ridgeville
Location: Ridgeville Town Hall-Gym, 105 School Street
Date and Time: Thursday, September 20 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, September 24 at 7:00 p.m.Adams Run/Hollywood/Ravenel
Location: Baptist Hill High School-Gym, 5117 Baptist Hill Road, Hollywood
Date and Time: Tuesday, September 25 at 6:30 p.m. - General Public Meeting — Tuesday, October 9 at 6:30 p.m. at the North Charleston Convention Center Ballroom A & B
The next phase of the process will take place in late fall, at which time MeadWestvaco will share a preliminary plan reflecting the input and information gathered during the public input meetings. In the meantime, regular updates on meetings and status of the planning process is available at www.EastEdisto.com.
About MeadWestvaco Corportation
MeadWestvaco Corporation (NYSE: MWV) provides packaging solutions to many of the world's most-admired brands in the food and beverage, media and entertainment, personal care, home and garden, cosmetics, and healthcare industries. The company has market-leading positions in its Consumer & Office Products and Specialty Chemicals businesses, and operates in more than 30 countries. MeadWestvaco manages all of its forestlands in accordance with internationally recognized forest certification standards, and has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the fourth consecutive year. For more information, please visit us at www.meadwestvaco.com.
