HomeMy WebLinkAboutCanoe River Comm 03/07/1991MINUTES OF THE CANOE RIVER AQUIFER AEW4,-6f ir c6)&i.`lrl'EE
Minutes of the meeting held by the =Ceaoe; Advisory
Committee on March 7, 1991 in Meeting Room 2, Town Offices, 136
Elm Street, Easton, MA. Members in attendance:
Wayne P. Southworth, Easton Water Superintendent
William D. Hardin, Easton Selectmen
Joan Sozio, Foxborough
Kathy Romero, Norton
Harold Chenevert, Jr., Norton, Health Agent
John E. Grant, Easton Conservation Commission
John S. Haederle, Easton Conservation Commission
Shirley S. Davenport, Sharon
Suzanne Erickson, Norton
Dan Iagatta III, Foxborough
Edward J. Tartufo, Mansfield
Deborah Graham, Mansfield
I. Call to Order
Mr. Southworth called the meeting to order at 1:00 P.M..
II. Approval of Minutes
A motion was made by Mr. Hardin and seconded by Mr. Grant
to approve the minutes of previous meeting (February 6, 1991).
It was so VOTED.
IV. Spring Awareness Day
Kathy Romero suggested that there should be a subcommittee
meeting soon; the owner of Ann's Place has agreed to supply a
room and coffee on May 18, 1991. Also noted the earliest the
room can be used in 10:30 A.M. Dan Iagatta, Janice Fowler, John
Grant and Cathy Romero volunteered to be placed on the
Refreshment Committee.
V. Grant Application
The Grant 604J Program was referenced and the major problem
in applying is the time factor. A suggestion would be to align
ourselves with a planning council and have them do the work for
US.
Mr. James R. Watson of the Old Colony Council was
introduced and he explained the work the Council is presently
doing such as underground storage tanks. A short discussion
ensued.
In conjunction with this discussion, Mr. Southworth noted
that a 'Grant Application' report was to be given by Timothy
Higgins and as he was absent, this should be placed on the next
agenda for further consideration.
III. Leslie Luchonok, Inland ACEC
Mr. Luchonok gave a status report of the Canoe River
Aquifer ACEC nomination as follows: have had the first two
public informational meetings which went well; have asked the
Secretary of .Environmental Affairs to set up public hearing for
April 10, 1991 (legal notice to appear in this Saturday's
newspapers); letter to be sent to the CRACC group regarding
status; there will be another public informational meeting at the
Norton Town Hall on April 3, 1991; the formal public hearing will
be chaired by a representative from DEM; Secretary is required to
make a decision within 60 days of hearing; special features that
will be needed for public meeting are podium, microphone, sign up
sheet; meeting will be taped with average comment time limited to
two (2) minutes; it is helpful if each speaker presents their
testimony both orally and written; the key municipal letters of
support are those from the Planning & Zoning Boards, Boards of
Selectmen, Conservation Commission then Boards of Health and
Water & Sewer Commissioners - status of receipt should be
checked; letters of support should be directed to the Secretary
Susan F. Tierney, c/o ACEC Inland Program; and need to ask this
Committee's for help is gathering further information for the
purpose of mapping the environmental analysis.
Mr. Luchonok then referenced the first draft of the GIS
generated map which represents a print out of information already
in the statewide data base. What needs to be done is to fill in
the rest of the layers required for environmental analysis which
are (1) flood plain; (2) aquifers; (3) municipal, open space and
Conservation lands; and (4) wetlands. Copies of the U.S.G.S.
maps (with study areas outlined) to be left for this purpose.
This information will then be entered into the GIS system.
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It was the consensus of opinion that even though the time
frame is very short, this mapping can be done and the workload
was distributed.
Mr. Southworth asked that all CRACC members attend the
April 10, 1991 public meeting and to be prepared to present
testimony.
Note: a letter of support should be obtained from SERPD.
VI.Old Business
1. New membership list was handed out.
2. Mass Water Watch Commission is looking for letter of
support regarding monitoring of riverways. (Tabled)
3. Mr. Hardin congratulated Joan Sozio for setting up the
Underground Storage Tank (UST) conference at Stonehill College.
4. Copies of the UST Conference may be purchased from the
College.
VII.New Business
Members reviewed correspondence received.
A motion was made by Mr. Hardin and seconded by Mr." Grant
to adjourn.
Meeting adjourned at 3:00 P.M-