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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCanoe river Comm 04/05/1990on i MINUTES OF THE CANOE RIVER AQUIFER ADVISORY- vp34 Minutes of the meeting held by the Canoe,�!vtsory Committee on April 5, 1990 in Meeting Room 2, �`7To`+a k �bn, Town Offices, 136 Elm Street, North Easton, MA. Members in attendance: Wayne P. Southworth, Easton Water Superintendent Joan F. Sozio; Foxborough John E. Grant, Easton Conservation Commission William D. Hardin, Easton Board of Selectmen John H. Fresh, Easton Water Division Harold Chenevert, Board of Health Agent -Norton Kathy Romero, Norton Deborah L. Graham, Mansfield and Div. of Env. Mgt. I. CALL TO ORDER Mr. Southworth called the meeting to order at 1:00 P.M. II. READ MINUTES The minutes of March 1, 1990 were reviewed. A motion was made by Ms. Sozio and seconded by Mr. Hardin to accept same as corrected. It was so VOTED. III. LAND USE CONFERENCE RECAP Recap comments and results were stated as follows: participants thought program was fantastic; organizers need to be congratulated; one subcommittee meeting has been held; conference had attendees from each town's land trusts; a general consensus was reached to create a coalition to work within the five communities; even the speakers were impressed with the conference; tapes were made at the conference and same can be borrowed or copied; and only negative comment was that the program was quite full and did not leave time to answer questions. Mr. Southworth also noted that there will be an organizational meeting with the various land trusts Thursday, April 19, 1990 at 7:30 P.M. 417 Bay Road, Easton, MA. Mrs. Lyn White came into the meeting at this time to ask if the Canoe River Aquifer Advisory Committee would support a subcommittee of the three land trust whose purpose would be to work with the landowners to see how much of the land could be protected. It was the consensus of opinion that the forming of a subcommittee would be positive approach to land protection. A motion was made by Mr. Hardin and seconded by Ms. Romero to form a subcommittee to be composed of the three (3) land trusts (Mansfield, Norton, and Easton) and other interested parties with -2 - one of their first actions being to formulate a written charge. It was so VOTED. IV. EPA GRANT APPLICATION SUB -COMMITTEE Mr. Southworth noted the grant application has been received and the deadline is April 16th, 1990. The application is quite extensive and it is possible the deadline could not be met. Ms. Sozio and•Ms. Romero agreed to complete same. V. SPRING AWARENESS DAY Mr. Southworth reviewed status as follows: Mansfield Fish and Game have verbally agreed to May 5, 1990; Easton Recreation Commission has approved canoe use; speakers are confirmed;hot air ballon is confirmed (weather permitting); Adopt -a -Stream will participate; refreshments need to be confirmed; Leslie Luchonok to be invited to attend. VI. OLD BIISINESS a. All members have been put on the EPA list. b. If interested, new members should call to be be placed on the mailing list for "In the Main" C. A thank you letter has been sent to Mr. Vardaro of the Southeastern Regional High School thanking him for their work on the Canoe River brochures. d. Received a thank you regarding our support of the ACEC Hockomock Swamp designation e. Mary Connolly asked if the CRAAC would support the Recycling Initiative Campaign. A motion was made by Mr. Grant and seconded by Mr. Hardin to be a supporter of this Initiative Campaign. It was so VOTED. VII. NEW BIISINESS a. Earth Day Celebration - Sunday, April 29, 1990 Borderland State Park, Easton, Ma. 1-4 P.M. Would like all CRAAC Members to attend b. An Act to Protect the Rivers of the Commonwealth - Ms. Sozio inquired as to whether or not the Committee wanted to support this bill. Her only comment was there should be a better definition of stream. A motion was made by Mr. Grant and seconded by Mr. Hardin to send a letter of general support with the -3 - comment noted above. It was so voted. VI. LESLIE LUCHONOR, DIRECTOR -INLAND ACEC PROGRAM Mr. Luchonok was invited to discuss two items: the Hockomock Swamp Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) Designation and the nomination possibilities of the Canoe River Aquifer. Mr. Luchonok explained the nomination, solicitation of support, review and boundary designation process of the Hockomock Swamp proposal. During this process, it also became apparent that theCanoeRiver is an entirely different resource system and would encourage this committee to look into preparing a separate designation. Mr. Luchonok then explained in more detail the type of support and presentation that would be required. Mr. South noted the next meeting of the Canoe River Aquifer Advisory Committee is May 3, 1990 in Sharon. Meeting adjourned at 3:15 P.M.