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Town of
NORTH STONINGTON, CT
Inland Wetlands Commission
REGULAR MEETING
WEDNESDAY APRIL 11, 2007 – 7:00 P.M.
New Town Hall
Conference Room
40 Main Street
North Stonington, CT 06359
Draft Minutes
1. CALL TO ORDER:
Chairman George Brown called the Regular Meeting of the Inland Wetlands Commission to order on Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT:
George Brown, Chairman, Duane White, Vice-Chairman, Ron Lewis, Mark Grigg, D’Arcy Cleveland, Arthur Dobley, Kevin Geary, Mac Gray
STAFF PRESENT:
Cheryl Konsavitch, Administrative Assistant and Wayne Berardi, Wetlands Enforcement Officer
2. ADDTIIONS TO THE AGENDA:
MOTION by D. White, SECOND by K. Geary to amend the Agenda to add Ledyard Lewis’s water issue as Item D under Discussion. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
MOTION by R. Lewis, SECOND by D. White to amend the Agenda to amend the Agenda to add the secretarial position as Item E under Discussion. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
3. MINUTES:
MOTION by D. White, SECOND by K.Geary to approve the Draft Minutes of March 14, 2007 with the necessary corrections. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
4. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None
5. OLD BUSINESS: None
6. NEW BUSINESS:
#07-055 (Excavation) Application of Joel Lamphere, P.O. Box 28, Hopkinton, RI 02833 for a Wetlands Permit to excavate and remove gravel from the site at property located at 112 Rocky Hollow Road, North Stonington, CT 06359 as indicated on the site plan to construct an agricultural pasture. Proposed grading is outside the 100 foot buffer. Tax Map #116/2731, Lot #78/7208
Mac Gray recused himself.
Mr. Joel Lamphere was present for the application and went over the site plan with the Commission. Mr. Lamphere showed the phases of the project which are 1, 2 and 3, with phase 1 being worked on now and phase 2 and 3 to follow. Chairman Brown asked if a soil scientist had mapped the area for wetlands. Mr. Lamphere stated there are some wetlands on the property but the grade goes up and they will not have an impact on the wetlands.
The Commission will do a group site-walk of the property scheduled for Sunday, April 15, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. with a rain date of Sunday, April 22, 2007 at 9:00 a.m.
The Commission requested the applicant’s engineer be present for the site-walk.
The applicant will return for the May 9, 2007 meeting.
M. Gray returned to meeting.
7. WORKSHOP: None
MOTION by D. White, SECOND by R. Lewis to amend the Agenda to go Item D under Discussion and then back to regular agenda format. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
8. DISCUSSION:
D. Ledyard Lewis water issue
Mr. Ledyard Lewis and Rosalind Lewis came before the Commission with concerns about water draining on their property from an abutting property owner who opened up a stone wall.
D. White went over a diagram of the property and stated that when he went out to the property originally, they graded the land flat and vegetated on the sides of the gravel driveway. D. White stated the water is coming downhill and going right to the cornfield. D. White stated that last year during some heavy rains, one section was not vegetated and caught some water and that came down and took a low point in the wall and went straight out in the field and cut a trench. D. White stated they asked the abutting property owner to put in a berm, which he did, and he was under the assumption that he would be able to go through the stone wall and ride his horses. WEO Berardi stated that the water has naturally percolated through the ground and now that they changed the contours it is all surface water. WEO Berardi stated the problem was caused when the stone wall was opened up and Mr. Lewis should just put it back. Mrs. Lewis stated they did not give the abutting property owner
permission to take the stone wall out and they will not put the stone wall back. Mrs. Lewis stated they have now lost about 10 acres due to this water problem.
The Commission discussed the site and discussed having the abutting property owner put in a berm or a detention basin.
WEO Berardi will do a site walk of the property and the Commission will ask the abutting property owner to come to the next Inland Wetlands Meeting to discuss this issue.
A. Commission to discuss property at 294B, C & F Cossaduck Hill Road
Chairman Brown discussed with the Commission clear cutting on the above property. D. White and K. Geary stated they looked at the site and the cutting they did is right up against the wetlands. The Commission stated they did not have any issues with this property.
B. Commission to discuss Regulation Updates
Chairman Brown will meet with the Town Attorney to discuss the Regulation Updates and update the Commission on his progress.
C. Commission to discuss updating the IWC fee schedule
Vice-Chairman White, K. Geary and D. Cleveland will work on the fee schedule and update the Commission on their progress.
E. Commission to discuss secretarial position
The Commission discussed the secretarial position vacated by Robin Hall and replaced with Cheryl Konsavitch. The Commission will send a letter to the Board of Selectmen to strongly consider a base rate increase.
CORRESPONDENCE
The commission went over their correspondence.
ADJOURNMENT
MOTION by, D. White, SECOND by M. Grigg to adjourn the Inland Wetlands Commission Meeting at 8:47 p.m. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Respectively Submitted,
Cheryl Konsavitch, Administrative Assistant
Inland Wetlands Commission
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