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Guest editorial
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. Ih/".'S ’ fo™ of pflNk participation that is more complex It has bee* creatorand emtaurngref b, federal, state and local ",»s"i ' ttcoerally ...haled Greeted, perpc.ualed, fuoded, and manipulated by government agencies- Agency personnel compete fo, the time and ah tendon of individuals and organizations so that their public participation program can meet the kite, of the Ian. t act, new program has „iZ fo.dv.sor, commit tees and vague references to -pTblic tmrtdpmiZT with no real delta,hon what i, mean, h„„ d„ «. s,a“e and FeZal teg.sl,tors seem I. believe that the laws the, pass will not be implemented properly by the established bureaucracy so they demand that public partur.pat.on be set np to watch-dog the agency. Harassed volunteers are inundated with pleas to review proposed regulations and comment at the public hearing, lo attend this meeting and be a part of that committee. If an agency does not solicit the volunteers' help it quickly established a reputation of being anti-public participation. So over the years many volunteers have joined the ranks of the public participation team and are now professionals frantically seeking new volunteers who will advance the cause, they once espoused.
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