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CANOE RIVER AQUIFER ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Meeting Minutes
March 3, 2005
Minutes of the meeting held by the Canoe River Aquifer Advisory Committee on
March 3, 2005 at 1:00 PM at Mansfield Town Hall, Mansfield, MA.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Wayne Southworth, Easton; Ed Tartufo, Mansfield; John
Fresh, Jr., Easton; Dave Masciareili, Sharon; Fred Watson, Norton; Leo Potter, Foxboro
Water Division; Joan Sozio, Foxboro.
ALSO PRESENT: Jen Carlin, Norton Conservation Agent; Earl C. Willcott of
Norton
I. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 1:00 PM by Wayne
Southworth.
H. REVIEW OF MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 3,2005:
Minutes of February 3, 2005 meeting were approved with corrections. In the
December minutes, John Fresh should have been listed as a member. hi the
February minutes, Jen Carlino's name was spelled incorrectly.
III. ISLAND FOUNDATION GRANT APPLICATION:
Leonard Flynn called Wayne and said he would be submitting the grant
application package within a few days.
IV. OPEN SPACE MAP AND GREENBELT UPDATE:
Norton is finishing their open space plan.
Jen Carlino presented the committee with copies of letters sent to Norton's state
legislators regarding their displeasure with the Massachusetts Division of Capital
Asset Management's handling of the disposition of state owned land in Norton.
V. CRAAC AWARENESS DAY ON MAY 7,2005:
Awareness day is set for May 7, 2005. Leonard Flynn has spoken with Mansfield
Fish and Game and has approval for the use of their facility.
Wayne has a call in to Leslie Luchonok as a possible speaker. He spoke with Liz
Sorenson, director of the ACEC program, who might attend as well.
Ed Tartufo has spoken with Kurt Gaffney regarding a tour of the new water
treatment plant in Mansfield next to the Canoe River.
VI. NEW BUSINESS:
Joan Sozio and Dave Masciarelli spoke of the discouragement of the new D.E.M.
regulations on the Water Management Act Permit. Wayne spoke of the water
reduction state wide and the lack of any science based logic reason to reduce
water use where available.
Wayne inquired of our guest Earl Willcott if the committee could tour his Emu
Farm in Norton when the CRAAC committee next meets in Norton on August 4,
2005. Mr. Willcott was agreeable and said a one hour tour would be fine to see
the farm and composting facility.
The Meeting was adjourned at 2:00 PM.