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 »
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Minutes of the February 7, 2017 Land Use Committee Meeting
The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group’s Land Use Committee met on Tuesday, February 7, 2017, in the offices of the Gowanus Canal Conservancy at 543 Union Street. Committee Members present: David Briggs, Rafael Gomez de Luna, Katia Kelly, Andrea Parker, Peter Reich, Buddy Scotto Guests: Terri Thomson, National Grid Item 1 October 4, 2016 and November 1, 2016 meeting minutes approved via… Read more »
Minutes of the September 6, 2016 Land Use Committee Meeting
The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group’s Land Use Committee met on Tuesday, September 6, 2016, in the offices of the Gowanus Canal Conservancy at 543 Union Street. CAG Members present: David Briggs, Rafael Gomez de Luna, Katia Kelly, Rita Miller, Andrea Parker, Peter Reich, Deb Scotto, Mark Shames, Sue Wolfe, Maryann Young Guests: Terri Thomson, National Grid; Louis Kleinman, CAG/Waterfront Alliance Item 1 Review of July… Read more »
Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Resolution on Archaeological History
The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group adopted the following resolution at its May, 2012 General Meeting: The Gowanus has a unique and complex history: as part of the New York harbor estuary, as a pre-industrial tidal mill pond site, as a Revolutionary War battlefield and burial grounds, and as an important transportation route in our nation’s… Read more »
Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Resolution on Ecological Restoration
The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group adopted the following resolution at its May, 2012 General Meeting: The Superfund cleanup should be consistent with and advance current and future plans for ecological restoration, shoreline softening, riparian buffers, expanded wetlands, habitat restoration, and increased public access pursuant to the goals of the Hudson-Raritan Estuary Restoration Plan and the… Read more »