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<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-style:italic'>In an attempt to get wide
distribution of this message to those stakeholders who currently “do
business” with DEM’s Office of Air Resources we are distributing
the message using our list serve. My apologies to those of you to whom
this message does not apply or have already been notified about this survey
through other means.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>In the current budget climate, DEM has
limited funds to invest in information technology improvement projects. The
list of potential projects is long, and far outweighs our capacity to design,
build, and implement. For these reasons, we are reaching out to our Bureau of
Environmental Protection stakeholders to survey opinions and needs in order to
determine what area of investment will be most beneficial to the people and
organizations we work with on a regular basis. Feedback from this survey will
weigh heavily on the decisions we make and the priorities we set as we plan our
IT projects into the future. This needs assessment will also be very helpful in
our continuing efforts to secure funding for these projects, particularly if
they can be shown achieve efficiencies, meet business needs, and/or save money
both internally and externally.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>The survey is available through the link
below. The survey is anonymous, but there is an option to include an e-mail at
the end.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Thank you for your support on this and
other issues and we look forward to seeing the feedback on this important
survey. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><a
href="http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1575783/DEM-Client-Survey"
title="http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1575783/DEM-Client-Survey blocked::http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1575783/DEM-Client-Survey">http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1575783/DEM-Client-Survey</a></span></font><font
size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Doug McVay, Chief</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Office of Air Resources</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>RI Dept of Environmental Management</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>235
Promenade Street</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Providence</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>,
<st1:State w:st="on">RI</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">02908</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Phone: 401-222-2808, x-7011</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Fax: 401-222-2017</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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