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Auburn Councilmember Bill Peloza Appointed to National League of Cities’ Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Steering Committee

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 4, 2011

WASHINGTON, DC – February 4, 2011 - National League of Cities President James Mitchell, Jr., has announced the appointment of Bill Peloza, Auburn City Councilmember to 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.

As a member of the committee, Peloza 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, visit www.nlc.org/inside_nlc/committeescouncils.aspx.

The National League of Cities is the nation’s oldest and largest organization devoted to strengthening and promoting cities as centers of opportunity, leadership and governance. NLC is a resource and advocate for 19,000 cities, towns and villages, representing more than 218 million Americans.

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