Regular Meetings:3rd Tuesday of the Month, 7:00pm  at Caroline Town Hall Current Town Members: Dominic Frongillo (Chair)           Barry Goodrich               Molly Adams                Rachel Crispell  Jackie Cassaniti Peter Hoyt Todd Schmit

Cooperating Agencies/Personnel:

• Craig Schutt, Gordy Morgan- Tompkins County Soil and Water Conservation District

• Roxy Johnston  and Scott Gibson- City of Ithaca

• Kate Hackett - Tompkins County Planning Department

• Sharon Anderson- Cayuga Lake Watershed Network

Mission Statement: To advise the Caroline Town Board on stream maintenance, flood hazards, stormwater management, and other watershed issues in the Town of Caroline.

Action Steps:

1. Education:  The Committee works with numerous agencies and municipalities in the area to promote public education of watershed issues.  Education topics include erosion and sediment control, riparian forested buffers, natural stream restoration design, flooding, and stormwater management.
2. Define Critical Projects:  The Committee recommends that the public bring forward problem areas that need addressing.  Resident projects have addressed areas of severe erosion, sedimentation, and tree removal to protect both personal property, as well as the quality and use of these areas to improve water quality, and natural resource protection for the general public.
3. Action Plan and Recommendations:  The Committee will review project areas and make recommendations to the Town Board regarding Town funding on stream maintenance activities.  Prioritization and development of projects is to be done cooperatively with the property owners, SWCD, and the Town.  Cost-share proposals will be recommended to the Board recognizing both the Town’s and property owner’s responsibilities and benefits.
4. Additional Responsibilities:  The Committee will formalize partnerships with other agencies to address watershed issues in the Town and work on additional projects and issues as necessary.

The meetings are open to the public.  Residents should feel free to bring issues to the committee at any time.  For additional information, contact Dominic Frongillo at 539-7335.