{"id":16325,"date":"2026-05-21T11:29:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T15:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gowanuscag.org\/?p=16325"},"modified":"2026-05-21T11:29:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T15:29:20","slug":"minutes-of-the-gowanus-canal-cag-outreach-committees-may-11-2026-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gowanuscag.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/minutes-of-the-gowanus-canal-cag-outreach-committees-may-11-2026-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Minutes of the Gowanus Canal CAG Outreach Committee’s May 11, 2026 Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Attendees: <\/strong>Jason Schwartzman (Facilitator), Emily Mitchell, Joan Salome-Rodriguez, Erica Eliason, Lisa Bowstead, Alexandra Dadourian<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Review Outreach’s Information Dissemination<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The committee reviewed the existing two-page Superfund fact sheet (last content-approved November 2017). The content remains largely accurate, but the Committee agreed that some updates are required. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Actions:<\/strong> Natalie Loney\/EPA will be asked to provide dates for the timeline, and once we have that, Emily will incorporate the updates. (Further Update as of 5\/15 \u2013 Natalie agreed to provide the updated info, and it turned out that Andrea Parker has the original InDesign document and agreed to update the document once we hear back from Natalie).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Outreach Committee Priorities for 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The committee reviewed an existing list of Outreach Committee priorities toward understanding each and figuring out if the list remains our commitment \u2013 anything to add or drop?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public Meetings and Town Halls:<\/em> The CAG is expected to hold four in-person monthly meetings per year open to the public. Separately, a town hall \u2014 a larger, advertised event with EPA\/DEC\/DOH\/DEP officials, as relevant, presenting to the broader community \u2014 is a distinct goal. The Thomas Greene Park outdoor event is scheduled for October 3rd and is an opportunity for outreach on the planned remediation of the park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creating Materials for Outreach:<\/em>\u00a0The Committee identified opportunities for outreach that include meetings with tenant associations in new canal-adjacent buildings, businesses within a block of the canal, community centers, schools, and warm-weather events like Carroll Park\u2019s Flea Market, and events hosted by the Gowanus Dredgers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The group identified a significant gap in outreach-ready materials and brainstormed the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n