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All comments must be received no later than 10:00 a.m. on the day of the meeting

in order to be entered into the record of the meeting.

 

 1.    CALL TO ORDER

 

 

 2.    Potter Hill Mill Site – Discussion Only

 

a.     Potter Hill Dam Study/Alternatives

       

        1.     Presentation/Update

       

        2.     Correspondence

               a.     Memo from Nicholas Stahl, President and Jennifer Fusco, Executive Director of The Westerly Land Trust

               b.     Letter from Christopher Grube, Chair of the Wood-Pawcatuck Wild and Scenic Rivers Stewardship Council

               c.     Letter from Catherine Alves, Ph.D., South County Coastkeeper of Save The Bay, Narragansett Bay

               d.     Letter from Jamie Fosburgh, Branch Chief of Partnership Wild and Scenic Rivers Program and Lauren Bonatakis, Natural Resource Specialist of Partnership Wild and Scenic Rivers Program

               e.     Letter from Michael Woods, Chair, New England Chapter Backcountry Hunters and Anglers

               f.     Memo from Bryan Sojkowski, P.E., Hydraulic Engineer, Fish Passage (United States Fish and Wildlife Service)

               g.     Memo from Cathy Bozek, USFWS National Fish Passage Program Northeast Region Coordinator (United States Fish and Wildlife Service)

               h.     Memo from Ken Sprankle, Supervisory Fisheries Biologist (United States Fish and Wildlife Service)

               i.      Memo from Suzanne Paton, Supervisory Fish and Wildlife Biologist (United States Fish and Wildlife Service)

               j.      Memo from James Turek, Restoration Ecologist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Restoration Center

               k.     Letter from Scott Travers, Executive Director, Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association    

       

        3.     Citizens’ Correspondence

               a.     Pete Ogle

               b.     Harvey Perry, # 1

               c.     Harvey Perry, # 2

              

       

        4.     Citizens’ Comments (five minutes per speaker maximum)

       

        5.     Council Dialogue

 

 

3.     ADJOURNMENT

 

 

 

 

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