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meeting in Village of North Troy |
Upper Missisquoi and Trout Rivers
Wild and Scenic River Study Committee
Attendees
Attendees: Rolf Anderson, Sue Brassett, Jayne Chase, Jonathan Chase, Jacques Couture, Edward Ellis, Jamie Fosburgh, Mark Higley, Rick Hopkins, Sylvia Jensen, Bob Johnson, Sarita Khan, Joyce Kennedy, Robert Langlands, Todd Lantery, John Little, Jim MacCartney, Brenda MacDonald-Kuper, Mike Manahan, Anne McKay, Staci Pomeroy, Robert Qua, Dexter Randall, Bethany Remmers, Cynthia Scott, Ken Secor, Shana Stewart.
Hiring of Local Coordinator
J. MacCartney introduced the W&S River Study's newly-hired coordinator, Shana Stewart.
Committee Officers
The Nominating Committee has asked all steering committee members to submit a 75-word biography, including mention of interest in holding a position, to B. Remmers so that the Nominating Committee can meet to discuss a potential slate.
Upper Farmington & Salmon Brook W&S River Study
Joyce Kennedy, coordinator for the Upper Farmington & Salmon Brook study, described the history and activities involved with her River Study which is in its final year. She outlined the various sub-committees and their activities and frequent questions/concerns that were raised.
Troy Hydroelectric Project
Jonathan Chase advised that he wants to file preliminary application documents and pursue an accelerated schedule. J. Fosburgh said that the W&S Committee would work to help facilitate his project and determine how much of the river to exclude from the W&S proposal. J. Chase proposed that those boundaries be as described in FERC's (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) Exhibit G, presently about 1.6 acres. He is going through the FERC processes now and hopes to file his final license application in October; it is expected the license would be granted in Sept. 2011. J. Chase mentioned that other existing dams or known dam sites which might be investigated have been mapped by virtual hydro prospector. W&S prevents new dams from being constructed.
Next Meeting
The next meeting will take place on Thursday, Feb. 18, 7 pm. in Montgomery Center. S. Pomeroy offered to show aerial views of the river taken from recent fly-overs.Minutes by: Cynthia Scott
This page last Updated Feb 24, 2010