The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group’s Land Use Committee met on Tuesday, February 4, 2020, at the offices of the Gowanus Canal Conservancy, at 232 3rd Street. CAG Members present: David BriggsKatia KellyLouis KleinmanSteve MarcusAndrea ParkerPeter ReichBrad VogelMaryann YoungSusan Yung Guests: Diana GrubergTerri Thomson (National Grid) Item 1 Brad drafted a resolution for the CAG… Read more »
Committee: Committee Meetings
Minutes of the February 4, 2020 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal Admin Committee
Gowanus CAG Administration Committee meeting, February 4, 2020.Held in the Carroll Park Park House. Present:Jerry ArmerBen JonesKatia KellyMaryann YoungRita Miller (on the phone) Pending Applications:Jennifer Jones: Rita will reach out to ask her to consider becoming an at-large member, since her organization/school does not seem to be active yet.Mike Song: Katia will make sure he will be… Read more »
Minutes of the January 7, 2020 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG Land Use Committee
The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group’s Land Use Committee met on Tuesday, January 7, 2020, at the offices of the Gowanus Canal Conservancy, at 232 3rd Street. CAG Members present: David BriggsKatia KellyHildegaard LinkSteve MarcusAndrea ParkerPeter ReichMaryann Young Guest: Terri Thomson (National Grid) Item 1 Proposed flood gate at the mouth of the canal. What… Read more »
Minutes of the January 16, 2020 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG Outreach Committee
The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group’s Outreach Committee met on Thursday, January 16, 2020, at the offices of the Fifth Avenue Committee, at 621 Degraw Street. CAG Attendees: Sabine Aronowsky, Christine Petro, Eric McClure Guests: Benjamin Solotaire, Jennifer Jones Agenda: • 10th Anniversary Event• Updates to the Timeline Jennifer knows someone who lives in the… Read more »
Minutes of the January 15, 2020 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal Admin Committee
Gowanus CAG Administration Committee meeting, January 15, 2020Held in the Carroll Park Park House. Present:Ben JonesMaryann YoungKatia KellyRita Miller (on the phone) 1) The first item on the agenda was to change the language of one proposal to a Charter change previously brought to the full Gowanus CAG. Background:At the December 2019 meeting, the CAG… Read more »
Minutes of the January 6, 2020 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG Water Quality/Technical Committee
Proposed Agenda: NYS Superfund Cleanup Work at MGP’s Reclassification Petition UPDATEWaiting on letter of support to submit Jan 8 NYS DEC hearing on reclassification standards; open public comment period through Jan 13 Army Corp Presentation to CAG – coordination update Committee Administrative updates – attendance, procedures for 2020 Attendees: Marlene DonnellyPeter ReichDiane BuxbaumKatia KellyEymund DiegelTerri ThomsonLouis… Read more »
Minutes of the November 14, 2019 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG Outreach Committee
The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group’s Outreach Committee met on Thursday, November 14, 2019, at the offices of the Fifth Avenue Committee, at 621 Degraw Street. CAG Attendees: Sabine Aronowsky, Christine Petro, Eric McClure, Jessica Roff Guests: Natalie Loney, Benjamin Solotaire, Terri Thomson Agenda: – 90% design of RTA1 clean up – Can EPA produce fact… Read more »
Minutes of the November 4, 2019 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG Water Quality/Technical Committee
Last month Terri put together a meeting on the phone with NYSDEC. Water Quality FOILed information about some of what was said, re: 20,000 waterbodies and not enough time. Since 2012, when the CAG submitted a resolution requesting reclassification of the Gowanus Canal, there have been eight requests for reclassification submitted to NYSDEC; four of them were… Read more »
Minutes of the October 7, 2019 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG Water Quality/Technical Committee
The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group’s Water Quality/Technical Committee met on Tuesday, October 7, 2019, at Mary Star of the Sea, 41 1st Street. CAG Members present: Diane BuxbaumMarlene DonnellyKatia KellyRichard LawrenceAmy MotznyPeter ReichMaryann YoungSusan Yung Guests (via conference call): Heidi Dubeck (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Section Chief, Remediation)Aaron Fischer (NYSDEC)Ed Hampsten… Read more »
Minutes of the November 5, 2019 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG Land Use Committee
The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group’s Land Use Committee met on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, at the offices of the Gowanus Canal Conservancy, at 543 Union Street. CAG Members present: David BriggsLouis KleinmanHildegaard LinkSteve MarcusAndrea ParkerPeter Reich Guests: Terri Thomson (National Grid)Amelia Alman (New School)Liana Nudelman (New School Item 1 Water Quality Committee is preparing… Read more »