Mayor Doyle appointed to Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee

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Mayor Doyle was appointed to the  the National League of Cities’ (NLC) 2011 Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Advocacy Steering Committee. This Committee has the lead responsibility for developing NLC federal policy positions in the areas of energy, clean air, solid and hazardous waste, water quality and supply, national wetlands, and endangered species.


The NLC is the nation’s oldest and largest organization devoted to strengthening and promoting cities as centers of opportunity, leadership and governance. The NLC is a resource and advocate for 19,000 cities, towns and villages, representing more than 218 million Americans.
“This appointment will give Beaverton a stronger voice on a federal level,” said Mayor Doyle.
As a member of the committee, Mayor Doyle will play a key role in shaping NLC’s policy positions, while advocating on behalf of America’s cities and towns on Capitol Hill, with the Administration, and at home.
The chair of this year’s Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee is Matt Zone, council member, Cleveland, Ohio. Serving as this year’s vice chairs are Matt Appelbaum, council member, Boulder, Colorado, Christopher Jones, deputy mayor pro tem, San Marcos, Texas, and Michael Sesma, council member, Gaithersburg, Maryland.
For more information on NLC’s other committees and councils, please visit http://www.nlc.org/