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CAN(JE' RIVER AQUIFER ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Min kO b the meeting held by the Canoe River Aquifer Advisory Committee on
Fovemb�r 7`�,- RMS1:00 p.m. at the Foxborough Town Hall, 40 South Street,
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Members present: Wayne P. Southworth and Bill Hardin, Easton; Fred
Watson, Norton; Leonard F Flynn, Ed Tartufo, and Dick Lewis, Mansfield
Dave Masciarelli, Sharon; Robert Boette, Tim Higgins, and Joan Sozio,
Foxborough, Guest, John Post.
I. CALL TO ORDER
Meeting called to order at 1:00 p.m. by Wayne Southworth.
II. REVIEW MINUTES of October 3, 1996.
Tim Higgins made several clarification changes to the minutes. Motion
made by Bob Boette and seconded by Tim Higgins to accept minutes as
corrected. Motion carried. Wayne will provide members with a copy of the `
corrected minutes.
III. CRAAC VIDEO PROJECT
'Rob Hurst was unable to attend the meeting. He redid the original video
and brought it and all the tapes and footage to Wayne. The video needs audio
insertions of music added to it. It will be up to CRAAC to obtain the necessary
licenses to do this and to finalize the video.'' Wayne will send a thank you to
Rob Hurst for his work. The video will be shown at the next meeting.
IV. 10th ANNUAL AWARENESS DAY
Awareness Day will be held at Mansfield Fish and Game on May 17,
1996. Dick Lewis will confirm this date. Mansfield members will be
responsible for refreshments.) Wayne gave Joan a list of past members to
check. All past members will be invited to attend. In addition, certificates of
appreciation will be given to persons. outside the organization for their time
and effort given to CRAAC. A list of members and guests will be prepared for
next meeting for review.
V. JOHN POST, DIV. OF FISHERIES & WILDLIFE, CO-CHAIR TAUNTON
RIVER BASIN TEAM
John Post provided a brief history of the Watershed Initiative. The
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Watershed Initiative grew out of the Department of Environmental Protection's
(DEP) process of reorganizing permits relative to water quality and quantity
issues relating to water withdrawals and discharges. The Watershed Initiative
includes members from state agencies, such as, Food and Agriculture, CZM,
Fisheries and Wildlife, Marine Fisheries, etc. John is a member of the
Watershed Council for the Taunton River Basin. The purpose of the council is
to serve as an outreach to government and non-government entities in the
region in order to deal with the impacts of population growth within the basin.
The Taunton River Basin Team has five priorities (1) Public Outreach and
Resource Protection (2) Brockton Water Supply Proposals (3) Riparian and
Habitat Protection (4) Water Quality (Monitoring), and (5) Inward Focus - how
to structure organization.
VI. GREEN BELT PROJECT AND GRANT APPLICATION
Leonard Flynn reported on the land acquisition subcommittee's first
meeting. Leonard gave out data sheets on land parcels to'a representative from
each town. The sheets are to be updated by the next meeting. The
subcommittee also plans to update the large map we have and to develop a
presentation that will be given to the conservation commission and board of
selectmen in each town. With regard to the presentation, we reviewed and
approved to send a -letter Tim drafted. The letter, which explains CRAAC's land
acquisition initiative, will be sent to the towns.
VII. NEW BUSINESS
Joan informed the committee that the Upson's Property which is located
off of East Street in Foxborough along the Canoe River is due to be developed.
The only access to this property is along the river. In 1988, a proposal to
subdivide this property by building a road along the river bank was denied by
the Foxborough Conservation Commission and Planning Board. CRAAC at
that time provided comments on the plans. [The Legislative Act forming
CRAAC gives us; the authority to review and comment on subdivision plans
within the Canoe River Aquifer]. A motion was made, seconded and approved
to send a letter to the Foxborough Planning Board requesting that CRAAC be
included on the list of boards receiving copies of preliminary and definitive
subdivision plans for review at the time the plans are submitted.
Meeting adjourned at 3:00 p.m