Attendees, CAG Members: Joan Salome-Rodriguez, Moderator. Eymund Diegel, Peter Reich. Guests: Irene Baker, National Grid. You can watch a video recording of the meeting here. Please enter passcode %dnk9Fyh for access. Commemorative sites Besides discussion about the items below, we had a long discussion about Eymund’s ideas to make sites along the Gowanus into commemorative sites. He… Read more »
Committee: Committee Meetings
Minutes of the Gowanus Canal CAG Outreach Committee’s Meeting of September 14, 2026
1. Soil Vapor Intrusion Town Hall UpdateAndrea emailed local elected officials for an update on their outreach to DEC, but no response has been received yet. DEC released an announcement regarding an upcoming Soil Vapor Intrusion Town Hall in October but did not specify a date or location. 2. CAG Communications PlanThe committee reviewed the… Read more »
Minutes of the August 31, 2026 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Water Quality & Technical Committee
Attendees, CAG Members: Joan Salome-Rodriguez (Moderator), Eymund Diegel, Erica Eliason, Mark Yarish. Guests: Irene Baker, National Grid. You can view a video recording of the meeting here. Please enter code Gm#b!CD8 when prompted for access. 1) Real-time canal monitoring/public reporting DEP – There was not much to say about this one since the Riverkeeper case is… Read more »
Minutes of the September 1, 2026 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Land Use Committee
Attendees: Steve Marcus – Moderator, Margaret Maugenest, Erica Eliason, Emily Mitchell, Peter Reich, Joan Salome-Rodriguez, Lisa Bowstead, Joseph Alexiou & Susan Yung Guests: Claire Graves (PS 372 parent), Michelle Tsai (PS 372 parent), Irene Baker, Aaron Kaufman & Oscar Fock The Land Use Committee discussed the following: Gowanus Protection Framework letter – Any responses from… Read more »
Minutes of the August 4, 2026 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Land Use Committee
Attendees: Steve Marcus – Moderator, Erica Eliason, Joe Ann Brown, Jason Schwartzman, Mark Yarish, Lisa Bowstead, Joan Salome-Rodriguez, Peter Reich, Katia Kelly, Emily Mitchell, Joseph Alexiou Guests: Tiffany Brown, Irene Baker & Aaron Kaufman The Land Use Committee discussed the following: 1) Gowanus Protection Framework – Follow up: Andrea kindly offered to reach out directly… Read more »
Minutes of the August 3, 2026 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Water Quality & Technical Committee
Attendees, CAG Members: Joan Salome-Rodriguez (Moderator), Erica Eliason, Jason Schwartzman, Mark Yarish, Susan Yung Guests: Irene Baker, National Grid; Aaron Kaufman, Gowanus Remediation Trust. You can view a video recording of the meeting here. Please enter code NTkd4^^x when prompted for access. 1) Survey – checked to see if all had done survey – yes. 2)… Read more »
Minutes of the August 3, 2026 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Archaeology & Historic Preservation Committee
Attendees, CAG Members: Joan Salome-Rodriguez, Moderator. Margaret Maugenest, Jason Schwartzman. Guests: Irene Baker, National Grid; Aaron Kaufman, Gowanus Remediation Trust. You can watch a video recording of the meeting here. Please enter passcode ^NZVd%1s for access. Discussion of the CAG membership survey. 1. Discussed ways to get the StoryMap and other materials out to the community. Outreach help?… Read more »
Minutes of the July 7, 2026 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Land Use Committee
Attendees: Steve Marcus – Moderator, Andrea Parker, Erica Eliason, Joe Ann Brown, Hildegaard Link, Jason Schwartzman, Mark Yarish, Lisa Bowstead, Joan Salome-Rodriguez, Linda LaViolette, Peter Reich Guests: Irene Baker & Aaron Kaufman The Land Use Committee discussed the following: 1) Gowanus Protection Framework We thanked Jason and Andrea for all their work on drafting and… Read more »
Minutes of the Gowanus Canal CAG Outreach Committee’s Meeting of July 13, 2026
Attendees: Jason Schwartzman (Facilitator), Katie Bishop, Lisa Bowstead, George Fiala, Andrea Parker, Joan Salome-Rodriguez Overview and Timeline for Town Hall on Soil Vapor Intrusion• Target Date: September, aligned with the timing of the Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) annual soil vapor investigation reports.• Primary Goals: 1) To raise awareness of Soil Vapor Intrusion and the health… Read more »
Minutes of the July 6, 2026 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Archaeology & Historic Preservation Committee
Attendees, CAG Members: Joan Salome-Rodriguez, Moderator. Jason Schwartzman; Joseph Alexiou arrived late but meeting had ended; Michael Kilian was out of town but emailed. Guests: Irene Baker, National Grid; Aaron Kaufman, Gowanus Remediation Trust, stuck in transit and could not attend. You can watch a video recording of the meeting here. Please enter passcode yRz%As.0 for access. 1…. Read more »