12202018 Press Release - Council Member Briggs to Serve on NLC Committee (Dec. 2018) IOv FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DENTON Jessica Rogers • (940) 349-7531 • Jessica.Rogers@cityofdenton.com
Council Member Briggs Appointed to Serve on National League of Cities'
Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Committee
DENTON, TX, Dec. 20, 2018—Denton City Council Member Keely G. Briggs has been
appointed to the National League of Cities (NLC) 2019 Energy, Environment, and Natural
Resources (EENR) federal advocacy committee. This committee has the lead responsibility for
developing NLC's federal policy positions on issues involving air quality, water quality, energy
policy, national wetlands policy, noise control, and solid and hazardous waste management. The
appointment was announced by NLC president and Gary, Indiana mayor, Karen Freeman-
Wilson.
"I am thankful for the opportunity to continue to serve on the National League of Cities Energy,
Environment, and Natural Resources Committee," said Council Member Briggs. "Thanks to the
continuing efforts of our citizens, staff, and City leadership, Denton is a recognized leader
among cities across the United States. Serving on this team alongside representatives from other
leading cities is an effort to ensure that national policies are informed by relevant and workable
solutions that have been developed, implemented, and proven at the local level. Now more than
ever, strong advocacy by local leaders is needed at the federal level in these key areas."
As a committee member, Briggs will play a key role in shaping NLC's policy positions and
advocate on behalf of America's cities and towns before Congress, with the administration and at
home.
"Our federal advocacy committees help ensure that policymakers in Washington know what's
happening on the ground in our communities—and what is needed from our federal partners,"
said Karen Freeman-Wilson. "I am proud to have Council Member Briggs join NLC's Energy,
Environment, and Natural Resources Committee on behalf of her residents. Together, with a
team of local leaders from around the country, we will work to solve the most pressing
challenges facing our communities."
The leadership of this year's committee will consist of Chair Hattie Portis-Jones,
Councilmember, Fairburn, Georgia; Vice Chair TJ Cawley, Mayor, Morrisville,North Carolina;
and Vice Chair Gerry Horak, Mayor Pro Tem, Fort Collins, Colorado.
For more information on NLC's federal advocacy committees, visit:
www.nlc.org/advocacy/committees.
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