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MEETING OF THE CANOE RIVER AQUIFER ADVISORY COMMITTEE
August 1, 1996 ' t T
ATTENDANCE
The monthly meeting of the Canoe River; Aquifer Advisory Committee was held
in Mansfield at 1:00 p.m. on August 1, 1996. Present were Wayne P. Southworth,
Easton; Suzanne Erikson, Norton; Joan Sozio, Foxborough; Bob Bodie, Foxborough;
Tim Higgins, Foxborough; Ed Tartufo, Mansfield; Dave Masciarelli, Sharon..
ITEMS COVERED
• The Minutes of the June 6, 1996 meeting were accepted.
• Wayne introduced Bob Bodie as our newest Member from Foxborough. Bob has
served on the Conservation Commission for eight years.
• It was agreed to suspend the election of officers until the September meeting.
• A discussion was held on the water supply needs of the region and the possibility of a
desalinization plant being built at the tidal basin of the Taunton River with a pipeline
extending up the abandoned railroad tracks to Easton. Wayne will contact Bluestone
Engineering to speak with the Committee at the next meeting.
• Progress on the 10th Annual Canoe River Awareness Day was outlined.
Joan Sozio and Wayne have developed a chronological list of events and
accomplishments of CRAAC which will be distributed to each Member for
comments.
• All previous Members of CRAAC should be invited.
• The subcommittee will develop a list of Members; local and state officials who will
be invited.
• Ann's Place Restaurant will be investigated as a site for the event. The Committee
must look for a sponsor if we are going to have a meal.
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• Wayne had received information regarding funding for the Canoe River Greenbelt
Project. Suzanne Erickson will meet with Leonard Flynn to review it.
• Tim Higgins spoke of the availability of some parcels of land in Foxborough.
NEW BUSINESS
• On August 22,-1996, at 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., the N.R.T. in Easton will be hosting an
information exchange session with the Taunton River Watershed Alliance for all
communities in the Taunton River Aquifer.
• Ed Tartufo spoke on the need of sewer lines for the critical needs areas of the Canoe
River Aquifer. He will be preparing a letter to be sent to each community addressing
this issue.
• Suzanne Erickson suggested we contact Kathleen Keohanee from the D.E.P.
Watershed Management team to attend a future meeting regarding info on sewerage
needs in our Aquifer.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 2:45 p.m. ;
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