Next Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group General Meeting: Tuesday, September 26, 6:30 p.m.

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Please join us for our next General Meeting, on Tuesday, September 26, 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. Gowanus Canal CAG General Meeting Draft Agenda (all times are approximate) 6:30 – 6:45 PM: Introductions Introductions Approve… Read more »

Con Edison Third Avenue Yard to be remediated under State Brownfield Cleanup Program; NYSDEC accepting comments through September 8th

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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced recently that the Con Edison Third Avenue Yard will be remediated under the State’s Brownfield Cleanup Program. NYSDEC will accept public comments on the draft Remedial Investigation Work Plan through September 8, 2017. The Third Avenue Yard is a nearly seven-acre site bounded to the north… Read more »

Next Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group General Meeting: Tuesday, August 1, 6:30 p.m.

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Please join us for our next General Meeting, on Tuesday, August 1, 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. Gowanus Canal CAG Meeting Tuesday, August 1, 2017 Mary Star of the Sea Senior Apartments, 41… Read more »

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

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Gowanus Canal CAG Meeting Tuesday, May 23, 2017 Mary Star of the Sea Senior Apartments, 41 1st Street Announcements Doug Sarno opened the meeting at 6:40. The April meeting summary was approved with no revisions. MS 38 7th grade students presented their projects for the Gowanus Canal Thomas Greene Park resiliency project. Project Updates (Christos… Read more »

Minutes of the April 25, 2017 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group

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Gowanus Canal CAG Meeting Tuesday, April 25, 2017 Mary Star of the Sea Senior Apartments, 41 1st Street Announcements Doug Sarno opened the meeting at 6:30 PM. The March meeting summary was approved with no revisions. Project Updates (Christos Tsiamis, EPA Project Manager) We have differences of opinion about schedules that came up fairly recently…. Read more »

Tonight at 6:30 p.m.: Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group June Meeting

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Please join us for our next General Meeting, on Tuesday, June 27, 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 – 6:45 PM: Introductions Introductions Approve minutes from May 6:45 –… Read more »

Next Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group General Meeting: Tuesday, May 23, 6:30 p.m.

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Please join us for our next General Meeting, on Tuesday, May 23, 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 – 6:45 PM: Welcome Introductions Approve minutes from April meeting… Read more »

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

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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 »

Next Gowanus Canal CAG General Meeting: Tuesday, April 25, 6:30 p.m.

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Please join us for our next General Meeting, on Tuesday, April 25, 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: Introductions Introductions Approval of minutes from… Read more »

April 18 at the Brooklyn Historical Society: Superfund Brooklyn

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Coming up at the Brooklyn Historical Society… Superfund Brooklyn Tuesday, April 18, 6:30 pm $10 / $5 Members Reserve your spot! Three major environmental remediation project sites lie within or on Brooklyn’s borders, and each at big development sites: Newtown Creek, Gowanus Canal, and Wolff-Alport. Join Jarrett Murphy, Executive Publisher of City Limits, as he talks… Read more »