Please note that the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Outreach Committee meeting originally scheduled for June 9th at 8:30 a.m. has been postponed. We’ll post a new date to the calendar as soon as we’re able to reschedule.
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Minutes of the March 28, 2017 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group
Gowanus Canal CAG Meeting Tuesday, March 28, 2017 Mary Star of the Sea Senior Apartments, 41 1st Street Announcements Doug Sarno opened the meeting at 6:30 PM. The February meeting summary was approved with no revisions. Project Updates (Christos Tsiamis, EPA Project Manager) Fourth Street Basin – Last fall’s pilot involved debris removal, as part of… Read more »
Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Resolution on the Brownfield Cleanup of the Northside Site and Historical Significance
At its April 25, 2017 general meeting, the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group passed the following resolution, originally proposed by the CAG’s Archaeology Committee. Henry Willems NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Environmental Remediation 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233-7017 By Email: henry.willems@dec.ny.gov Site Name: Gowanus Canal Northside Site Code: C224080 Program: Brownfield Cleanup Program The following… Read more »
Minutes of the April 4, 2017 Land Use Committee Meeting
The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group’s Land Use Committee met on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, in the offices of the Gowanus Canal Conservancy at 543 Union Street. Committee Members present: David Briggs, Rita Miller, Andrea Parker, Peter Reich, Triada Samaras, Sue Wolfe, Maryann Young Item 1 Could the 7th Street and Lowe’s turning basins become salt marshes? After some discussion, it was… Read more »
Next CAG Committee Meeting: Outreach, Thursday, May 11, 6:30 p.m.
Please join the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group’s Outreach & Education Committee for our regular monthly meeting. We’ll be meeting in the offices of the Fifth Avenue Committee, at 621 Degraw Street, in the large conference room on the ground floor (if the front door is locked, please ring the doorbell and someone will let you in)…. Read more »
Next Gowanus Canal CAG General Meeting: Tuesday, April 25, 6:30 p.m.
Please join us for our next General Meeting, on Tuesday, April 25, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at the Mary Star of the Sea Senior Apartments, 41 1st Street, in Carroll Gardens. All of our meetings are open to the public. DRAFT AGENDA (all times are approximate) 6:30 – 6:40 PM: Introductions Introductions Approval of minutes from… Read more »
April 18 at the Brooklyn Historical Society: Superfund Brooklyn
Coming up at the Brooklyn Historical Society… Superfund Brooklyn Tuesday, April 18, 6:30 pm $10 / $5 Members Reserve your spot! Three major environmental remediation project sites lie within or on Brooklyn’s borders, and each at big development sites: Newtown Creek, Gowanus Canal, and Wolff-Alport. Join Jarrett Murphy, Executive Publisher of City Limits, as he talks… Read more »
NYC DEP Announces Environmental Review Process for Gowanus Canal Sewage-Retention Tank Installation
Public Scoping Session to be held May 4th at 7:00 p.m. The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYC DEP) announced this week that it has determined that a Draft Environmental Impact Statement must be prepared for the proposed Gowanus Canal Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Facilities Project, since the installation of the two large… Read more »
Minutes of the February 28, 2017 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group
Gowanus Canal CAG Meeting Tuesday, February 28, 2017 Mary Star of the Sea Senior Apartments, 41 1st Street Announcements Doug Sarno opened the meeting at 6:35. The January meeting summary was approved with no revisions. Project Updates Natalie Loney, EPA, presented the updates Planning for dredging of the 4th Street Basin is continuing; expect to… Read more »
Minutes of the March 7, 2017 Land Use Committee Meeting
The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group’s Land Use Committee met on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, in the offices of the Gowanus Canal Conservancy at 543 Union Street. Committee Members present: David Briggs, Katia Kelly, Andrea Parker, Peter Reich, Buddy Scotto, Debra Scotto, Maryann Young Guests: Terri Thomson, National Grid; David McSweeney Item 1 1st Street turning basin was discussed. Katia reported that Eymund… Read more »