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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0299A0">Cleaning Up the Bays
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0299A0">Managing Stormwater in the Three Bays</span></i><i><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0299A0"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#323232">APCC is hosting the following public meetings to kick off our restoration project to help clean up the bays:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#323232">COTUIT Library,</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#323232"> 871 Main
St -<b><i>Wednesday, April 26th at 7 PM</i><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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Ave - <b><i>Thursday, April 27th at 7 PM</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#323232">The town has been actively working to improve the water quality in the Three Bays for many years through the installation
of stormwater projects to remove nutrients, bacteria and other pollutants before it enters the bays. Good news!
<b>The Environmental Protection Agency Southeast New England Program for Coastal Watershed Restoration awarded APCC and the town of Barnstable $472,574 for a three year stormwater project in the Three Bays watershed.</b> This EPA-funded project will enhance
the town's capacity to continue this important work.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#323232">Join the Association to Preserve Cape Cod, the Town of Barnstable, and Three Bays Preservation to learn about
the impacts of stormwater pollutants on water quality in the bays, a new project getting underway to help address this problem, and how you can help.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#323232">You are invited to attend one of the two public meetings to hear more about the project and how you can be involved.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#323232">We look forward to seeing you there!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#323232">Contact Kristin or April at APCC with any questions. (508)619-3185
</span></b><a href="mailto:kandres@apcc.org" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">kandres@apcc.org</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#323232"> or
</span></b><a href="mailto:awobst@apcc.org" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">awobst@apcc.org</span></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#323232"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bell MT",serif">Kristin Andres<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bell MT",serif">Director of Education & Outreach<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bell MT",serif">Association to Preserve Cape Cod<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bell MT",serif">482 Main St (Route 6A) Dennis, MA 02638-1947<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bell MT",serif">508.619.3185 ext 7<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bell MT",serif">www.APCC.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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