Jamaica Bay Task Force Meeting

On January 29th at 6:30 pm there will be a Jamaica Bay Taskforce Meeting held at the Wildlife Refuge Center on Crossbay Blvd in Broad Channel Queens.

This will be the first Taskforce meeting to be held Post-Sandy and will be an opportunity for the stakeholder groups to discuss the damage to the bay and the park as a result of this unprecedented storm.

Park Superintendent Linda Canzanelli will address the meeting and it will be good to hear from the Head park representative as to a damage assesment as well as their plans for fixing the destruction wrought by the storm.

In addition Army Corps representatives will be present to discuss the ongoing marsh restoration projects as well as the DEP commissioner to discuss the storms impacts on the waste water treatment plants.

We hope to use this a starting point for discussing a plan for addressing the damage the park has sustained and possible solutions

Location: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Visitor Center 
175 Crossbay Blvd, Broad Channel, NY 11693 

                  AGENDA 

6:30  to 6:45      Sign in, acknowledgement of elected officials, agencies/organizations present 

6:45  to 7:10      NYC DEP Hurricane Sandy Response. By Commissioner Carter Strickland 

7:10  to 7:35        NPS update on damage to Wildlife Refuge from Hurricane Sandy. By Superintendent Linda Canzanelli 

7:35  to 8:00   ACOE – Jamaica Bay Projects updates. By Project Manager, Dan Felt & Lenny Houston 

8:00  to 8:25  NYS DEC- Response to problems from hurricane Sandy. By Region 2 Director, Venetia Lannon

Q AND A TO FOLLOW ALL PRESENTATIONS 

Co-Chairs
Dan Mundy, Don Riepe 

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