Agenda Monthly Public Meeting Wed. Aug. 20
We will meet in person at St. Louis City Hall on Mill Street on Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. For those unable to attend in person, please join the meeting via Zoom (invitation follows).
Agenda:
1. Additions to agenda
2. Approval of July minutes
3. Treasurer’s report – Gary Smith
4. Communications:
· The CAG received interim reports on May 30 and July 10, 2025, for our FOIA request to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission for historical records related to radioactive waste at the FPS (submitted in October 2024; still in progress).
· Gary and Brittany prepared and submitted the second TAG quarterly report for EPA in late July.
· The CAG is working with EPA to determine access to TAG and TASC support moving forward.
· Letter to the State Land Bank requesting a letter from them stating their position on possible buried radioactive materials on the plant site (early June). We are still awaiting a response.
· CAG leadership reviewed the draft Site Reuse Summary Report to provide feedback on the community comments section, which was based upon a meeting with SKEO and the State Land Bank in late 2023. We are discouraged by the emphasis on using the FPS as a new solar farm despite robust ideas from community members.
· The PBB Registry Leadership Team asked the CAG to fund an adaptation of the PBB State of the Science journal article for classroom use. The total cost to adapt, translate the article into Spanish, and create companion curriculum is $2,500 via Science Journal for Kids.
· Doug Brecht shared regional and national news reports and popular media related to forever chemicals, CAFOs, and work at the Velsicol Superfund Sites.
5. State pf Michigan, EGLE Report
Aging fish study (paused by DGVBW installation)
6. EPA Burn Pit Report
• OU1 ISTT Operations
• Ephemeral Channel Sampling West of VBP (ditch sampling)
• OU2
7. EPA Former Plant Site Reports
o Downgradient Vertical Barrier Wall (DGVBW)
o Upgradient Vertical Barrier Wall Repair (UGVBW)
o PSA 3 (ISCO)
o Site-wide PFAS Groundwater Sampling
· OU3 & OU4 (downstream)
· Final Designs
· Site Reuse/Redevelopment
8. Technical Assistance Reports
· TASC Report (OU3 and OU4)
9. CAG Business
· PBB Leadership Team update – Jane Jelenek, Norm Keon, Brittany Fremion
· CAG elections will take place this fall. Nominations for Chairperson, Vice Chair, Treasurer, Secretary, and three Executive Committee positions will be collected in November and voting will commence. Votes will be collected leading up to the December meeting and announced that evening. Please send your nominations for these leadership positions and provide short explanations for why you support the candidate(s) to Secretary Jane Jelenek (jelenekjane@gmail.com
10. New Business
11. Adjournment
Next Meeting: Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.
August Zoom Meeting Directions:
*Zoom meetings are primarily for streaming purposes, although Doug Brecht, CAG Zoom czar, will monitor the chat and look for raised hands so remote participants can ask questions/lend insights. Please note
Topic: Aug. 2025 Task Force/CAG Meeting
Time: Aug 20, 2025 07:00 PM America/Detroit
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