Minutes of the February 26, 2019 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group

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…satisfy the community. We have to deal with other agencies – SHPO provided comments, CAG provided comments, the document has to fully reflect the sausage-making comments and the person who signed it. CAG: How did we arrive at the proposal while we were working through another process – is it normal for EPA to allow a PRP to come in and say they have a better solution? It seems like it has taken over the conversation – no longer about the cleanup….

Minutes of the May 22, 2018 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group

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…that you are not still representing your home group. That is the nature of community. Committee attendance and communication are both issues that people are concerned about let’s look at it all and talk about it and make the CAG work. CAG: One thing that has led to animosity is that certain segments of the CAG feel like they’ve been excluded. One thing we should do is try to get the press corps back; the first year there were reporters here all th…

Minutes of the October 25, 2021 Meeting of the Gowanus CAG Outreach Committee

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…new online universe. I also don’t know how much of the target audience is online, especially in EJ communities. We might need to consider a hybrid meeting. Christine: That might affect our timing and capacity. Outreach needs to discuss target groups, and that will have repercussions. We need to refine that at our next meeting in November. Michelle: FAC has been hosting hybrid meetings with NYCHA residents for more than a year now. We have experie…

Minutes of the May 23, 2017 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group

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…ress them. If they are not addressed to EPA’s satisfaction, the PRPs can become a non-compliant party. The order is written to include one round of comments and one round of responses. We’ve had several rounds of responses and EPA has been patient. Last week, starting with the 4th Street Basin, EPA sent the PRP group a directive; we gave them a new approach and dates, and asked them to comply. They wanted to hire a general contractor, and we told…

NYSDEC Fact Sheet and Public Comment Period for Third Street Gowanus Site (125 Third Street)

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…) through August 18, 2023. You can access the RAWP and other project documents online through the DECinfo Locator here: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C224346/. Documents also are available at Carroll Gardens branch of the Brooklyn Public Library, and at the Community Board 6 district office. Comments and questions are welcome and can be directed as follows: Project-Related Questions Meghan Medwid, Project Manager NYSDEC 625 Broadway Albany,…

Minutes of the March 29, 2016 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group

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…was not ready. They will most likely come in April. Outreach The Outreach Committee discussed communication strategy for the CAG in their meeting. All minutes through September have been posted to the site. Once the resolutions discussed tonight are finalized, they can be sent to Outreach. The CAG should not wait until they’re sent to EPA before we post. CAG Member: Did you post the full CAG application on the website? Committee Member: We need t…