Applicants sought for Hill Restoration Advisory Board

  • Published
  • By Environmental Management Division
  • 75th Civil Engineer Group
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah --  Hill's Environmental Restoration Advisory Board, or RAB, is seeking applicants interested in representing the community of Hill AFB during important environmental cleanup decisions that affect the base and the surrounding communities. The RAB will accept applications from Hill AFB residents or those who work on Hill.

Established in 1995, Hill's RAB was formed to increase public participation throughout the cleanup process and to allow community members and other stakeholders to have meaningful dialog with Air Force environmental officials. The RAB is a committee that includes interested and concerned community members from the seven cities surrounding the base, in addition to representatives from state, local and federal agencies.

Christen Glarborg, an employee and resident at Hill AFB, has been serving as the Hill AFB community representative since January 2010. She has decided to let her two-year term on the RAB expire to allow someone else the chance to experience and serve on the RAB.

"We'd love for the new representative to be as active and interested in the environment as Ms. Glarborg," said Mr. Mark Loucks, the 75th Civil Engineer Group Environmental Restoration Branch chief. "We hope that by opening the position up to both residents and workers, we will see a lot of interest in the position."

To apply, those interested may complete an online application at www.hillrab.org/apply. Applications are also available at the Hill AFB library. Mailing and fax instructions are on the back of the application. Applications must be postmarked or received by midnight, Jan. 16.

The RAB will review the applications and will select a representative at the group's Jan. 26 meeting. Applicants are encouraged to attend the meeting and, if present, will be allowed two minutes to introduce themselves prior to a secret ballot vote. RAB meetings are open to the public and are held at the Sunset City Offices, 200 West 1300 North in Sunset, from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Community RAB members serve without compensation for a two-year term and are expected to attend quarterly RAB meetings. Applicants should be prepared to devote at least four hours per month to their RAB responsibilities, if selected. RAB members will have the opportunity to review cleanup plans, budgets and program priorities, and comment on technical documents and reports. Community RAB members act as a liaison between the community and the Air Force, and as such, should be available to community members to exchange information and concerns.

For more information about the RAB or about the base's environmental clean-up program, contact Barbara Fisher, with the 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs Office, at 801-775-3652.