Minutes of the April 23, 2019 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group

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…tually going to be controlled. Action on this resolution was postponed. 2. Comments on Combined Sewage Overflow In the EIS, the city is only looking at wastewater treatment plants, not outfall points. This resolution is a way for them to measure volume coming out of outputs and outfall points. Then, the city would identify measurements to change water quality. Last – implement a clear procedure to ensure the ROD will be a tool to make sure we exam…

More Than 56,000 People Applied for 86 Affordable Apartments on Gowanus Canal

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…ne of America’s most polluted waterways. Some 56,058 applicants entered an online lottery for 86 affordable apartments at 365 Bond St., a new high-rise overlooking the contaminated Gowanus Canal, a spokeswoman for the city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development said. HPD also received paper applications that were still being counted as of Friday. The application period for the affordable units ran from early November until Jan. 4. Re…

Minutes of the November 27, 2018 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group

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…ues, this is an ongoing presentation. Say where the heck is Pete, and I’ll come back.   Committee Updates Admin Committee Motion to remove the CAG’s North Gowanus Visioning Group liaison. There’s a proposal,, in a nutshell, to remove the CAG rep from the North Gowanus Visioning Group. Not a reflection on the community – straddles CAG business, Superfund business, glad there are so many people, it is not any kind of expression of disappointment in…

Minutes of the November 28, 2017 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group

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…information and broaden the reach of the CAG. This is a big step in adding communication to the community as a CAG function. Natalie Loney, EPA: agree it was a great success and good to see a lot of new people attend. People who had never come to a CAG meeting, or have not been engaged since the last big public meeting. In regard to comments, there was a question of how people would address the comment/question cards. We need to come up with a res…

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

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…ojects will need to take additional mitigation – if EPA, DEP, and DCP will commit to come to a written protocol that normal people can understand that says these agencies will coordinate and ultimately whichever agency you pick will be the overseer, and the difficulty of doing that. This is a major problem with Superfund and moving parts within moving parts, it is difficult for people to know who is responsible, who can we hold accountable, on jus…

Minutes of the April 26, 2016 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group

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…e May 31 (EPA will not extend comment period). There are three possible outcomes from the public comment period: 1) EPA moves forward as planned, 2) EPA needs to make changes and asks the City to renegotiate, revise and sign, 3) the City does not accept any changes.   CAG Member: What if there’s no deal? Is the EPA responsible for designing and building the tank at the salt lot? Mugdan: Then we still have the UAO and might have to go to court over…

Minutes of the January 19, 2016 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group

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…not look for a headhouse location close to the park? Representative of the Comptroller’s Office: The Comptroller’s approval is largely ministerial. The funds in this case are water tax money, not taxpayer funds. Mugdan: At the pool location, the coal tar goes way down. We can seal the bottom so it won’t contaminate the groundwater but it will need to be managed. On the pool site, almost the entire footprint of the tank has coal tar contamination….

Minutes of the July 7, 2020 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG Land Use Committee

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…uirements. 05/05/20:  According to Department of Finance records available online, turning basin east of Third Avenue is property owned by U-Haul. Some committee members suggested that there are records indicating it is public land. Dave suggested that if and how much testing was done be confirmed prior to redrafting resolution. All agreed. Andrea and Brad to follow up with Christos. Item 2 Peter asked a question regarding land ownership at the wa…

Minutes of the May 5, 2020 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG Land Use Committee

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…uirements. 05/05/20:  According to Department of Finance records available online, turning basin east of Third Avenue is property owned by U-Haul. Some committee members suggested that there are records indicating it is public land. Dave suggested that if and how much testing was done be confirmed prior to redrafting resolution. All agreed. Andrea and Brad to follow up with Christos. Item 2 Peter asked a question regarding land ownership at the wa…