CAG Members Present: Celeste LeCompte, Emily Mitchell, Jason Schwartzman (Moderator) Guests: Natalie Loney, EPA Region 2 1. CAG Representation Survey Results and Implications for Outreach The committee reviewed results from the recent CAG… Read more »
Committee: Outreach
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… 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… Read more »
Minutes of the Gowanus Canal CAG Outreach Committee’s June 8, 2026 Meeting
Attendees: Jason Schwartzman (Facilitator), Emily Mitchell, Joan Salome-Rodriguez, Erica Eliason, Lisa Bowstead, Katie Bishop CAG Resolution: At the next CAG General Meeting, it is expected that a resolution will come up… Read more »
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… 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… Read more »
Join us at the Hall of Gowanus!
From April 17 through May 11, the Hall of Gowanus is returning to our neighborhood! A community-curated archive of art, artifacts and documents related to the history and environment of… Read more »
What’s In The Air? A Community Open House with EPA Scientists
Thanks to everyone who came out on a cold Brooklyn evening to make the TAGA bus open house a huge success. We hope you learned as much as we did (even over the roar and hum of the pumps!) and had a chance to meet some of your neighbors. We’re hoping to organize a second event in March or April; stay tuned!
Pizza Social Success!
It was great to see so many members of the Gowanus Community out at Valentino’s Pizza last month. Many new and long-time CAG members were there to answer questions, hear… Read more »
Minutes of the September 16, 2024 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Outreach Committee
Attendees: Alex Gregor, Lisa Bowstead, Joan Salome-Rodriguez, Andrew Bates, Emily Ruby, Aaron Kaufman Lisa summarized what transpired at the meeting with Jo Anne Simon’s rep, Talia Hoch, and with Shahana… Read more »