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CANOE RIVER AQUIFER ADVISORY C0114II1VfITEE IS
The Canoe River Aquifer Advisory Committee (C.R.A.A.C.) held 1l meetings
during the year. The Committee meets on the first Thursday of each mdnfh,.m`,fh'& &J S
towns on the Canoe River — Easton, Mansfield, Norton, Foxborough, and Sharon.
Some of the notable accomplishments and actions of the C.R.A.A.C. included:
• Formally thanking former Senator William Keating for all of the work he has done
for the Committee. Mr. Keating was elected District Attorney for Norfolk County
after many years as a State Senator. His assistance will be missed.
• Leonard Flynn continued to work on acquiring the 187 acres along Rte. 495 in Norton
from the State D.P.W. This land was originally taken by the State when the highway
was laid out. It would be an important acquisition.
After receiving a $38,500 grant from the Department of Environmental Protection,
the C.R.A.A.C. retained the services of Neil Fennessey and students from Univ. of
Massachusetts/Dartmouth, to produce a GIS map of the river. Kevin Burlingame -
Project Manager, Philip Cordeiro, and James Dyment, presented the Committee with
the GIS Project, containing all properties along the Canoe River digitized. Eight CD
ROM's and instructions were presented to the Committee.
• Dr. Phil Barske, an Easton representative of the Committee, donated a water aquifer
model to the Committee to be used by all of the schools in the five towns. Mr. Barske
attends many C.R.A.A.C. meetings and has been a strong supporter
• Pat Rogers, Taunton River Basin Team Leader, appeared before the Committee to
discuss an Executive Office of Environmental Affairs grant for a river gauging station
to be installed on the Canoe River in Norton.
• Bob Jones organized the 12th Annual Awareness Day, which was held at the Canoe
River Campground in Mansfield on Saturday, May 15, 1999. Kerry Mackin,
Executive Director of Ipswich River Watershed Association, was the guest speaker.
• Sharon and Easton sponsored a Lawn Care Seminar on June 22, 1999 at the Sharon
Community Center with Mike Walsh of Horticultural Concepts. This was a result of
the Committee's interest in limiting outdoor water use. Future seminars can be
expected.
• The Committee reviewed the issue of rebuilding the Mill Pond Dam in Mansfield.
• Joan Sozio was appointed to serve on the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act Fees
Advisory Committee as a member of an environmental organization.
• Jen Carlino, the Norton Conservation Commission Director, is preparing an
application for a Riverways Grant to help fund the lawn care seminar planned for
March 30, 2000.
• Suzanne Erikson continued working on the possible acquisition of Johnson Acres (57
acres on North Washington Street) in cooperation with the Norton Conservation
Commission. This important parcel abuts the river and would make an ideal
acquisition as part of the proposed greenbelt project. The Committee strongly
supports this action.
The Committee would like to thank Maurice Goulet of the Easton D.P.W., Dick Lewis of
the Mansfield Conservation Commission, Jack Hamm, D.E.P. Team Leader, Pat Rogers,
E.O.E.A. Team Leader, and Jennifer Carlino, Norton Conservation Commission Director,
for all the assistance they have given our Committee throughout the year.
Norton
Susan Mims
Frederick Watson
Suzanne Erikson
Easton
Philip Barske
William Hardin
Wayne P. Southworth
Present Membership
Foxborough
Timothy Higgins
Robert W. Boette
Joan F. Sozio
Sharon
Gregory Meister
Patrick Dorcus
Dave Masciarelli
Mansteld
Edward Tartufo
Leonard F. Flynn
Robert K. Jones
2000 Meeting Dates
Thursday
January 6
Foxborough Town Hall
Thursday
February 3 ✓/
Norton Public Library
Thursday
March 2
Mansfield Town Hall
Thursday
April 6 v
Easton Water Dept.
Thursday
May 4 ,:"
Sharon Town Hall
Thursday
June 1 r '
Foxborough Town Hall
Thursday
August 3
Norton Public Library
Thursday
September 7 vl"
Mansfield Town Hall
Thursday
October 5
Easton Water Dept.
Thursday
November 2 s`
Sharon Town Hall
Thursday
December 7
Foxborough Town Hall