Tom Carper: “If we do not have a timeline, if we do not have a date that we are trying to get something done... then these kinds of…”

For too long, the seats have not been filled, and not been filled properly.

We are better off when we hear community concerns at the beginning of the process rather than at the end.

To have vacancies that may be not just months, but in some cases years to that have been filled, that justice delayed is justice denied.

Public engagement can build trust, it can increase public buy-in, can help resolve issues, can help prevent litigation, and ultimately it can save time and money.