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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCanoe River Comm Minutes 04/06/2006CANOE RIVER AQUIFER ADVISORY COMMITTEE Minutes of the meeting held by the Canoe River Aquifer Advisory ComriitttCe bir " ' April 6, 2006 beginning at 1:05 P.M. at the Sharon Town Hall 90 South Main Street,. Sharon MA 02067. Members present: Wayne Southworth, Easton; Edward Tartufo, Mansfield; David Masciarelli, Sharon; John Fresh Jr., Easton; Fred Watson, Norton; Robert Boette, Foxboro; Janet Simolari, Easton. Also present: Jack Marsh, Easton; Antonetta Ackerman, Sharon; Jenn Carlin, Norton; Tom Hunt, Foxboro. I. CALL TO ORDER - Meeting called to order at 1:05 P.M. by Wayne Southworth H. REVIEW OF MINUTES — Minutes of March 2, 2006 meeting were approved. IH. OPEN SPACE MAP & GREENBELT UPDATE- Jenn updated the committee that she is going to be attending the Norton Town Meeting on May 80' for a grant on tax titled land. Jenn thinks that parcel could be in the aquifer by Lincoln Street in Norton; she isn't sure if it is near the Hockomock land or not. Also, there could be a random piece by the Canoe River. She doesn't have the total acres but will update everyone when she has more information. Jenn also announced there will be a Canoe Trip held on April 29a` for the Wildlife of Habitat. If anyone would like more information regarding this event, please contact her. IV. ANNUAL AWARENESS DAY — DATE AND LOCATION: JUNE 3, 2006 AT THE MANSFIELD WATER TREATMENT PLANT - Wayne handed out flyers for the Awareness Day to review with the committee. Hosting the event will be Steve Bishop, Assistant Superintendent of Mansfield Water Department. Everything is in place for this; Janet Simolari will create a press release 2 weeks prior to the event in the local papers. David suggested possibly finding a different picture for the cover of the flyer (flyer now is showing just the inside of the Water Treatment Plant in Mansfield). One of the suggestions could be a split picture of the Water Treatment Plant and a picture of the river. Wayne will update and present it to the committee at the next CRAAC meeting. V. FUTURE CRAAC WEBSITE OPTIONS- Jack Marsh has been involved with the Plymouth County Water Works website. Jack advised the committee that it's a very smart move for the CRAAC to have their own site. It's a very time consuming project and they should have no more than one person involved in updating the page. Cost of the webpage for a minimum one -year registration is $200.00 but any bells and whistles could cost more. Having a website for CRAAC could help clean up mailing lists and save money on mailings. It could also benefit in CRAAC minutes. Robert had suggested maybe charging the each member Water Division a fee to go toward the webpage. He also suggested maybe having Jack be in charge knowing he has experience in this field. Jack did say that he would also have to bill the committee for his time. A motion was made by Robert Boette and seconded by John Fresh Jr. to have Jack Marsh submit a proposal for the CRAAC website. The motion was voted unanimously by the committee. Jack Marsh will make a proposal on what will be involved and the total cost on the website for next meeting. VII. NEW BUSINESS- Wayne received a call from Suzanne Ericson concerning the 40B on Bay Road in Norton, east side of Bay Road & Lincoln Street. Jenn only knows there is no application yet and it hasn't gone before the Zoning Board. She does know there are wetland boundaries. Suzanne also suggested to Wayne and the committee the possibility of writing a letter to the Board of Selectman in Norton. Jenn advised stating if the town of Norton could take into consideration the storm water and if the ground water recharged to go back to the aquifer. A motion was made by CRAAC to have Wayne Southworth create a letter to the Norton Board of Selectmen Chairman Robert Kimball; the motion was voted unanimously by the committee. Jack Marsh updated that the Town of Easton has received a $30,000 grant for a training program on water conservation with Amy Victors, Engineer. Jack is still waiting for the grant to be signed by DEP. Once that happens, the ball can get rolling. Training is geared toward Water Personnel, not residents, but they can do water audits on residents' homes. CRAAC members are allowed to be a part of this training also. Wayne announced the following Town of Easton celebrations: April 280' Arbor Day Tree Planting; April 29"' Water Department Open House; May 13a Hazardous Waste Day; June 3`a Annual CRAAC Awareness Day. VIII. OLD BUSINESS- No old business. Next meeting is in the Foxboro Town Hall. Meeting adjourned at 1:45 P.M.