HomeMy WebLinkAboutCanoe River Comm 06/03/1993MINUTES OF THE CANOE RIVER AQUIFER ADVISORY
Minutes of the meeting held by the Canoe River Aquifer
Advisory Committee on June 3, 1993 at the Easton Water
Department, 417 Bay Road, Easton, MA.
Members in attendance: Easton - Wayne P. Southworth
(Chairman), John Grant, William Hardin, Phil Barske (visitor);
Mansfield - Dick Lewis; Sharon - Shirley Davenport; Norton -
Katherine Romero, Susan Mims; Foxborough - Joan Sozio
(Secretary), Timothy Higgins.
1. Call to Order
Mr. Southworth called the meeting to order at 1:00 P.M.
2. Approval of Minutes
A motion, was made by William Hardin and seconded by Joan
Sozio to accept the minutes of May 6, 1993.
3. Annual Awareness Day Recap
Wayne Southworth reported: had quite a bit of press
coverage from Scott Habeeb; attendance - 50 with children; best
weather yet; day went well; thank you notes have been sent to
appropriate parties.
4 Adopt -a -Stream Update - Kathy Romero
New adoptees are Sharon Water Department, Mansfield Water
Department, Land Preservation Society of Norton; Cub Scout Pack
193 of Easton; projects including cleaning up the area; scouts
will do posters which will be available to libraries and Town
halls; suggestions - develop a Canoe River Aquifer adopt -a -stream
map/literature and contact both Wheaton College and Stonehill
College about adoption.
5 Future Land Use Conference - Stonehill College
Tabled until end of agenda.
6. Develop Cable TV Program
Discussion: each porgram should be short; should think
about what we want to develop; could be one subject per each
community; need to sit down and write a script; filming would
require someone with skill; need some money to develop; suggested
applying for a grant; could we get a celebrity in the area to
volunteer; great idea but will need something professional;
subject ideas - rain drop to glass of water and/or flushing a
toilet.
Consensus: looks like we are going to need money, a grant
or a benefactor.
7. old Business
Phil Barske reported on the bio -filtration seminar held at
Borderland State Park.
8. New Business
1. Joan Sozio reviewed mail.
2. Reported that Mr. Tartufo has been in contact with Senator
Keating on the dam in Mansfield along the Canoe River.
3. Election of officers to be placed on the August agenda.
4. There will be no meeting in July; towns should have meeting
locations available for the long term agenda.
5. Continued Item - "Future Land Use Conference" - Mr.
Southworth convened the.CRACC meeting and noted that the land use
sub -committee will stay for a short meeting.
Sharon
Canoe River
Canoe River Aquifer Aquifer Advisory Committee
AGENDA
THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1993
SHARON TOWN OFFICE
1:00 P.M.
I. Call to Order
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IV. Future Land Use Conference at Stonehill College, October 30, 1993
V. Develop Cable Television Program
VI. Old Business
VII. New Business