Attendees, CAG Members: Joan Salome-Rodriguez, Moderator. Louis Kleinman, Eymund Diegel, Katia Kelly, Michael Kilian, Jason Schwartzman, Joseph Alexiou, Peter Reich. Guests: Irene Baker, National Grid; Aaron Kaufman, Gowanus Remediation Trust. You can watch a video recording of the meeting here. Please enter passcode fp^+^7v^ for access. 1. Get the Storyboard out to the community – It is already… Read more »
Committee: Committee Meetings
Minutes of the Gowanus Canal CAG Outreach Committee’s May 11, 2026 Meeting
Attendees: Jason Schwartzman (Facilitator), Emily Mitchell, Joan Salome-Rodriguez, Erica Eliason, Lisa Bowstead, Alexandra Dadourian 1. Review Outreach’s Information Dissemination The committee reviewed the existing two-page Superfund fact sheet (last content-approved November 2017). The content remains largely accurate, but the Committee agreed that some updates are required. Actions: Natalie Loney/EPA will be asked to provide dates for the… Read more »
Minutes of the Gowanus Canal CAG Outreach Committee’s April 13, 2026 Meeting
Attendees: Jason Schwartzman (Facilitator), Joan Salome-Rodriguez, Alexandra Dadourian, Lisa Bowstead, Erica Eliason, Katie Bishop, Celeste LeCompte 1. April Thomas Greene Park Event & Outreach Opportunity Alexandra shared the flyer for the upcoming Gowanus Spring Festival at Thomas Greene Park, which is an opportunity for outreach. A one-page update on the plans for the Park’s remediation was… Read more »
Minutes of the March 2, 2026 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Water Quality & Technical Committee
Attendees, CAG Members: Joan Salome-Rodriguez (Moderator), Erica Eliason, Corinne Jenner, Katia Kelly, Emily Mitchell, Jason Schwartzman Guests: Irene Baker, National Grid; Aaron Kaufman, Gowanus Remediation Trust. You can view a video recording of the meeting here. Please enter code 7+AkN60k when prompted for access. Joan shared the outfall map provided by Victoria at EPA at our… Read more »
Minutes of the March 2, 2026 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Archaeology & Historic Preservation Committee
Attendees, CAG Members: Joan Salome-Rodriguez, Moderator. Katia Kelly, Michael Kilian, Peter Reich, 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 +D$t3q8= for access. 1. Checked status of the Storyboard with GRT. Chronical Heritage is working on setting up an account with a… Read more »
Minutes of the February 2, 2026 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Archaeology & Historic Preservation Committee
Attendees, CAG Members: Joan Salome-Rodriguez, Moderator. Peter Reich, Katia Kelly, Michael Killian, Joseph Alexiou, Jason Schwartzman. Guests: Irene Baker – National Grid. Sean Downey – GRT. Nick Bello – Park Slope Living. You can view a video recording of the meeting here. Enter passcode 2@Q%VvI= for access. 1. Checked status of the Storyboard with Sean. Chronical Heritage is working on setting… Read more »
Minutes of the February 2, 2026 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Water Quality & Technical Committee
Attendees, CAG Members: Joan Salome-Rodriguez (Moderator), Linda LaViolette, Mark Yarish, Katia Kelly, Erica Eliason, Susan Yung, Emily Mitchell, Margaret Maugenest, Jason Schwartzman Guests: Irene Baker – National Grid. Sean Downey – GRT. Nick Bello – Park Slope Living. You can view a video recording of the meeting here. Enter passcode Hm%H$n9k for access. Early discussion was not on… Read more »
Minutes of the January 6, 2026 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Land Use Committee
Attendees CAG Members: Hildegaard Link, Louis Kleinman, Katia Kelly, Joan Salome-Rodriguez, Lisa Bowstead, Erica Eliason, Jason Schwartzman, Alexandra Dadourian, Joseph Alexiou, Susan Yung, Peter Reich, Andrea Parker, Margaret Maugenest & Steve Marcus Guests: Aaron Kaufman & Irene Baker Agenda Items Discussed 1) Follow up discussion regarding NYSDEC’s TCE Plume Study near St. Mary Star of… Read more »
Minutes of the January 5, 2026 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Archaeology & Historic Preservation Committee
Attendees: Joan Salome-Rodriguez (Moderator), Edmund Diegel, Michael Killian, Peter Reich Guests: Irene Baker (National Grid), Aaron Kaufman (Gowanus Remediation Team) 1. Michael explored the NYC Municipal Archives (https://nycrecords.access.preservica.com/?pg=2&s=gowanus+canal) and some of the photos show up in his Instagram account “Gowanus_Archeology” (there is an underline in there!). Eymund provided to the Gowanus Canal Conservancy (GCC) a bunch of material… Read more »
Minutes of the December 9, 2025 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Land Use Committee
Attendees: CAG Members: Joan Salome-Rodriguez, Katia Kelly, Jason Schwartzman, Susan Yung, Erica Eliason, Alexandra Dadourian, Peter Reich, Mark Yarish, Lisa Bowstead and Steve Marcus Guests: Aaron Kaufman & Irene Baker Agenda Items Discussed: 1) Follow up discussion regarding NYS DEC’s TCE Plume Study near St. Mary Star of the Sea Church, which took place during… Read more »