Canal Restoration Subcommittee Meeting Minutes

Meeting date: 
Thursday, May 26, 2016
Minutes of meeting held May 26, 2016, 6:30 P.M. at Town Hall College Highway, Southwick, MA, with attendance as follows:
  
Voting
Present
Absent
Dennis Clark
Advisor
No
 
X
Mike Coombs
Member
Yes
 
X
Malcolm DeBay
Member
Yes
 
X
Mike DeBay
Member – Chair
Yes
X
 
Tom FitzGerald
Advisor
No
 
X
Dick Grannells
Member
Yes
X
 
Scott Graves
Advisor
No
X
 
Deborah Herath
Member
Yes
 
X
Eric Mueller
Member-Vice Chair
Yes
X
 
Ken Phillips
Member
Yes
 
X
Steve Schmid
Member
Yes
 
X
Rick Wylot
Member
Yes
X
 
Sue Hepburn
Secretary
No
 
X
 
                
1. No meeting was held because a Quorum of 5 was not present

 

2. Meeting notes from March 24 meeting will be reviewed at the June 23 meeting

 

3. Dick updated the people present about the 319 Grant. And environmental bond status.
a. He is moving forward with the 319, submittal will be June 1st.
b. The environmental bond is still in limbo waiting the governor signature.

 

4. Eric asked for more clarification for writing the CPC grant application, the conclusion was to write data point that can be used and we will decide what will work best as we know more about state funding through the environmental bond.

 

5. Actions:
  • Eric Mueller getting Ken Wagner’s input to write a CPC Grant Application to present to the Board of Selectmen for restoring the Canal.
  • Dick update on state funding
  • Dick update on Suffield /Granby dredging
6. Our next Canal meeting is June 23, 2016.

 

   
Respectfully submitted,
______________________
Mike DeBay
Chairman