The New York City Department of Environmental Protection issued the following notice on May 11th regarding sidewalk and lane closures around the site of the large sewage-retention tank being constructed at the head end of the Gowanus Canal: The New York City Department of Environmental Protection is constructing an 8-million-gallon underground tank to intercept and… Read more »
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Next Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group General Meeting: Tuesday, May 24, 2022, 6:30 p.m.
Please join us for our May 2022 General Meeting, conducted via Zoom video conference. To attend the meeting, it’s necessary that you register in advance, or when joining the meeting, here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMtfu6spzMtGNxDIXL5tvP35aUC4AW9jT38 DRAFT AGENDA (all times are approximate) 6:30 – 6:45 PM: CAG Member and Audience Introductions 6:45 – 7:45 PM: USEPA Updates and Q&A 7:45… Read more »
Next Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group General Meeting: Tuesday, May 26, 6:30 p.m., via Zoom
Please join us for our next General Meeting, on Tuesday, May 26, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., which we’ll be conducting via Zoom conference. All of our meetings are open to the public. If you’re not a member of the Community Advisory Group, please register in advance for the meeting here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85198046950. DRAFT AGENDA (all… Read more »
Next Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group General Meeting: Tuesday, October 22, 6:30 p.m.
Please join us for our October General Meeting, on Tuesday, October 22, 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: Welcome and Introductions… Read more »
Minutes of the April 18, 2019 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG Outreach Committee
The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group’s Outreach Committee met on Thursday, April 18, at 9:00 a.m., in the offices of the Fifth Avenue Committee, at 621 Degraw Street. CAG Members Present Sabine Aronowsky, Eric McClure Finalize details of the Gowanus Superfund Town Hall May 29, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Congresswoman Velazquez is available. Confirm with EPA… Read more »
Next Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group General Meeting: Tuesday, September 24, 6:30 p.m.
We’re back! Please join us for our first General Meeting of the fall, on Tuesday, September 24, 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 –… Read more »
Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Resolution Calling for Closer Coordination Between City Planning and NYCDEP
At its May 28, 2019 general meeting, the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group passed the following resolution calling for greater coordination between the New York City Department of City Planning and the New York City Department of Environmental Protection to address additional loading of contaminated CSO solids that may result from the proposed rezoning of… Read more »
Minutes of the March 26, 2019 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group
Gowanus Canal CAG Meeting Tuesday, March 26, 2019 Mary Star of the Sea Senior Apartments, 41 1st Street Announcements: Doug Sarno opened the meeting at 6:35. The Department of City Planning (DCP) and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) are here at the invitation of the CAG. February minutes approved. Beginning in March, the CAG notes… Read more »
Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Resolution on the Need for a Programmatic Agreement for Preservation of Archaeological Artifacts Salvaged from the 4th Street Turning Basin
At its January 22, 2019 general meeting, the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group passed the following resolution calling for creation of a Programmatic Agreement for addressing the preservation of archaeological artifacts salvaged from the 4th Street turning basin. The resolution, addressed to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (the “EPA”), the New York City Landmarks… Read more »
Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Resolution on Safe Emergency Access to, and Egress from, the Gowanus Canal
At its October 23, 2018 general meeting, the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group passed the following resolution calling for safe emergency access to, and egress from, the Gowanus Canal. The resolution, addressed to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (the “EPA”), Potentially Responsible Parties (“PRPs”), City of New York, NYC Department of Transportation, New York… Read more »