Minutes of the September 10, 2024 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG Land Use Committee

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Attendees:  (listed in order of appearance) CAG Members: Andrea Parker, Hildegaard Link, Erica Eliason, Peter Reich, Linda LaViolette, Joan Salome-Rodriguez, Susan Yung, Lisa Bowstead, Louis Kleinman Guests: Brian Carr, Alex Gregor, Oscar Fock, Terri Thomson, Aaron Kaufman Here’s a link to the video recording of the meeting: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-tVj203tQ1gliRFYINLCmkXwDKJfrJ3f Briefly, the committee discussed the following (please listen… Read more »

Minutes of the September 9, 2024 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Water Quality/Technical Committee

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Attendees:  Joan Salome-Rodriguez, Terri Thompson, Richard Lawrence, Susan Yung, Aaron Kaufman, Erica Eliason, Linda LaViolette, Corinne Brenner. Agenda was simple – review the petition to reclassify the waters of the Gowanus from SD to SC (fishable/swimmable). We went over the document word for word and Joan then sent a complete version to the full CAG for… Read more »

Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group General Meeting

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Please join us for our September 2024 General Meeting, on Tuesday, September 24, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., conducted via Zoom video conference. In order to join the meeting, you must pre-register, here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qdeyvqD0oHNfMNL06egfD9WiWGYmjnMmc DRAFT AGENDA (all times are approximate) 6:30 – 6:45 p.m.: Welcome and CAG Member Introductions 6:45 – 7:15 p.m.: EPA Updates… Read more »

Next Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group General Meeting: Tuesday, September 24, 6:30 p.m.

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Please join us for our September 2024 General Meeting, on Tuesday, September 24, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., conducted via Zoom video conference. In order to join the meeting, you must pre-register, here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qdeyvqD0oHNfMNL06egfD9WiWGYmjnMmc DRAFT AGENDA (all times are approximate) 6:30 – 6:45 p.m.: Welcome and CAG Member Introductions 6:45 – 7:15 p.m.: EPA Updates… Read more »

Gowanus Canal CAG Land Use Committee Meeting

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The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group’s Land Use Committee will hold its September monthly meeting on Tuesday, September 10th, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., via Zoom. Please note this is a change from the Committee’s regular first-Tuesday-of-the-month meeting date, due to the Labor Day holiday. Agenda Follow up with EPA regarding the release of… Read more »

Gowanus Canal CAG Water Quality/Technical Committee Meeting

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The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group’s Water Quality/Technical Committee will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, September 9, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., via GoToMeeting video conference. Please note this is one week later than the usual first-Monday-of-the-month date because of Labor Day. AGENDA: Review of the Petition regarding classification of the waters of… Read more »

Gowanus Canal CAG Archaeology & Historic Preservation Committee Meeting

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The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group’s Archaeology and Historic Preservation Committee will hold its regular monthly meeting on Monday, September 9, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., via GoToMeeting video conference. Please note this is one week later than the usual first-Monday-of-the-month date because of Labor Day. Join GoToMeeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone:… Read more »

Minutes of the August 5, 2024 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Water Quality/Technical Committee

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Attendees: Joan Salome-Rodriguez, Erica Eliason, Emily Ruby, Marlene Donnelly, Eymund Diegel, Aaron Kaufman, Katia Kelly, Richard Lawrence, Susan Yung The Committee discussed the following: 1. Aaron Kaufman alerted us to the closure of a sewage outflow (unlicensed) at the 3rd Street Bridge (south side) on the Gowanus Canal.  Appears it comes out of the concrete mixing facility…. Read more »

Minutes of the August 8, 2024 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG Administrative Committee

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The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group’s Admin Committee met via zoom on August 8, 2024. Attendees: Jerry ArmerLouis KleinmanKatia Kelly * Joan Salome-Rodriguez was unable to log in due to technical difficulties, but was briefed by Katia immediately afterward. Rita Miller of CORD and alternate Maryann Young are currently on a leave of absence. The Admin Committee… Read more »