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The Special Commission to Make a Comprehensive Study and Provide Recommendations for Remedies to the Erosion of Rhode Island Beaches and the Study Commission on Climate Change Impacts and Solutions will hold a joint meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, November 19th at 2 p.m. The meeting will take place in the House Lounge of the State House.

The commissions, chaired by Rep. Samuel A. Azzinaro (D-Dist. 37, Westerly) and Rep. Terri Cortvriend (D-Dist. 72, Portsmouth, Middletown) respectively, will hear presentations from Kim Korioth, Chief Resilience Officer with the Department of Environmental Management, and Meredith Brady, Associate Director for Planning with the Division of Statewide Planning.

The meeting will not be open to public testimony.

Those interested in following the meeting can do so via broadcast on Capitol Television (Cox Communications channels 15 and 61 for high definition; i3 Broadband (formerly Full Channel) on 15; and Verizon, on channel 34) or through livestreaming at https://capitoltvri.cablecast.tv.

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