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CANOE RIVER AQUIFER ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES - June 6, 2019
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Minutes of the meeting held by the Canoe River Aquifer Advisory Committee on June 6, 2019
beginning at the Mansfield, Water Department 500 B East Street, Mansfield at 3:03 PM.
Members present: Robert Terpstra, Sharon Water Department; Janice L. Fowler, Town
Resident Easton; Joan Sozio, Foxborough; Aaron Roth, Mansfield; David Masciarelli, Sharon;
Andrew Howarth, Easton Water Department.
Guests: Peter J. Wiggins, Norton; Kurt E. Gaffney, Mansfield Water Department; Linda
Kollett, Norton Land Preservation; Brian Caloway, Norton water; Diane Simms; Lee Aeinhera,
Mansfield DPW Dir.
1. Call to Order - Roth called the meeting to order at 3:03 PM.
2. Approval of Minutes - December 6, 1918 - David Masciarelli/Howarth moved to
approve the minutes of December 6,1918. 'Voted
3. Discuss committee remembrance member Frances Shirley
Roth noted the Committee lost a member ( Frances). Agreed to plant a tree in her memory.
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4. Discussion with Katelyn Gonyor, Mansfield Conservation Agent
Ms. Gonyor was not present.
S. Discussion with Diane Simms, Chair of Mansfield Open Space and Recreation
Committee
Ms. Simms was invited here to discuss our collaboration with her group; Roth noted
traditionally CRAAC has done an awareness day. Simms: the organization conducts nature
walks; make trails safe; goal to start talking about education; want to form an education
plan with children and reach out to adults; some work will be done this summer/some in
the winter; would give a tour of the water system in the future; would like to see programs
that go outside our town.
What needs to be updated - pamphlet; create a website; items that should be included on
printed materials-website name; all office water department telephone numbers; create
an email tree; update map. CRAAC members to brainstorm and bring ideas to the next
meeting.
6. Discussion of establishment of a Canoe River Association as a non-profit
organization
Roth: We were talking about funding; reached out to see what the town(s) thought of it as
we did not know; did not know if there is a mechanism to do it; might be better to go for
the `grant route'; asked could the water departments help with things (ex: printing of
Canoe River map, website). Attendees to go back to departments discuss same and bring
ideas to the next meeting.
7. Discuss Facebook page: Chairman Roth updated the members on the status of the
website.
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8. Discuss Committee's Goals: Develop a pamphlet; review map and see what needs to
be updated; website should include telephone numbers for all water departments; raise
money for a computer program startup; design and install signage; include new water
conservation material; create some sort of email associated with the goal of protecting our
water; create a list of area conservation groups
9. Discuss meeting day and time - Upon review of the start time for meetings of the
Canoe River Aquifer Advisory Committee, it was unanimously voted the beginning start
time of said meetings will be 3 PM with the exceptions of December and February
which will be 1 PM. Unanimously Voted. NOTE: The current meeting days do not change.
10. Election of Vice Chair - on Masciarelli's motion, Linda Kollett was unanimously
voted in as the vice chair.
11.New Business - currently do not have a vice chairman. (See item 10 above.)
12. Next Meeting in Easton- August 1, 2019 at 3PM
13. Public Comment: None
14. Adjourned at 4:10 PM.
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