Next Scheduled Meeting of this Committee: Date: TBD (weeknight, second week of April) Location: TBD Agenda: Continue conversations about organizational changes, begin development of Communications/Outreach strategy to document standard procedures, confirm meeting schedule, prepare for May Superfund orientation and preceding outreach Summary from March 27th 2015 Conference Call: Agenda of March 27th Meeting: 8:30 – 8:40… Read more »
Posts By: Josh Skaller
Outreach Committee Meeting – March 6, 2015
Next Scheduled Meeting of this Committee: Date: March 26, 2015 Location: TBD Agenda: Discuss outreach materials and letter to DEP and DEC, discuss organizational/strategic planning topics Summary from March 6th, 2015 Conference Call: Agenda of March 6th Meeting: 8:30 – 8:40 AM: Welcome and Introductions Provide opportunity to hear from new members 8:40 – 9:00 AM:… Read more »
CSO Long-Term Control Plan Public Meeting #2, Thursday, May 14, 6:00 p.m.
Swimmer Braves Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal, a Superfund Site
“‘It’s just like swimming through a dirty diaper,’ he told a crowd of reporters, residents of the nearby neighborhoods and incredulous passers-by who had gathered to see him off at the canal end of Degraw Street. Having some experience with dirty diapers, as well as with other, somewhat less filthy waterways, Mr. Swain had come… Read more »
NYS DEC Releases Proposed Cleanup Plan for Fulton MGP Site
Public Meeting Scheduled for April 16; Comments Accepted through May 3 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced the Proposed Remedial Action Plan (PRAP) to clean up contamination at the former Fulton Municipal Works site, adjacent to Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal. DEC will also host a public meeting on the proposed cleanup of… Read more »
Minutes of the February 24, 2015 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group
Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Meeting Tuesday February 24, 2015 41 1st St. Brooklyn NY 11231, Mary Star of the Sea, Community Room DRAFT SUMMARY Updates Christos Tsiamis: EPA Project Manager for Gowanus Canal Cleanup Ecological Issues & Work in the canal and the role of the CAG as a Consultant on the Archeological… Read more »
Minutes of the February 10, 2015 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group
Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Meeting Tuesday February 10, 2015 41 1st St. Brooklyn NY 11231, Mary Star of the Sea, Community Room DRAFT SUMMARY Updates Strategic Planning meetings will be happening in parts over the next couple of months. EPA Update from Christos Tsiamis, EPA Project Manager for the Gowanus Canal Cleanup… Read more »
Minutes of the December 9, 2014 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group
Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Meeting Tuesday December 9, 2014 41 1st St. Brooklyn NY 11231, Mary Star of the Sea, Community Room DRAFT SUMMARY Updates Doug and Pat will return as CAG facilitators in January. Natalie Loney, EPA Region 2 Community Involvement Coordinator, will facilitate the December Meeting. EPA Update from Natalie… Read more »
Minutes of the October 28, 2014 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group
Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Meeting Tuesday October 28, 2014 41 1st St. Brooklyn NY 11231, Mary Star of the Sea, Community Room DRAFT SUMMARY Meeting Participants CAG Members Joseph Alexiou Sabine Aronowsky Diane Buxbaum Michelle de La Uz Sean Dixon Marlene Donnelly George Fiala Louis Kleinman Ariel Krasnow Linda Mariano Eric McClure Alternate… Read more »
Minutes of the September 30, 2014 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group
Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Meeting Tuesday September 30, 2014 41 1st St. Brooklyn NY 11231, Mary Star of the Sea, Community Room DRAFT SUMMARY Meeting Participants CAG Members Joseph Alexiou Jerry Armer Sabine Aronowsky Paul Basile Sean Dixon Rafael Gomez Katia Kelly Ariel Krasnow Linda Mariano Eric McClure David Meade Trudy Milburn Rita… Read more »