Chesapeake Bay Governments Looking to Mentor Other Communities

Officials from selected Chesapeake Bay Partner Communities are launching a Peer Match program to help other local governments do their part to help the Bay.

Peer Match aims to promote sharing of innovative actions taken by local governments to help protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. As part of the mentoring process, local governments will work together to identify priority areas of assistance and expertise. A one-day mentoring session will focus on a facilitated discussion of specific needs, barriers, and recommended actions that the local government can implement to improve the health of its local waters and the Bay. A local site tour of innovative programs will also show how these programs can be put into action. Communities with similar profiles, such as comparable population and financial resources, will be matched to transfer the most useful information and experiences. http://www.baylogin.org/dynamic.cfm?ID=35