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Town of
NORTH STONINGTON, CT
Inland Wetlands Commission
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2011 – 7:00 P.M.
New Town Hall
Conference Room
40 Main Street
North Stonington, CT 06359
Draft Minutes
1. CALL TO ORDER:
Chairman Duane White called the Regular Meeting of the Inland Wetlands Commission to order on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT:
Duane White, Chairman, Mark Grigg, Vice-Chair, Kevin Geary arrived at 7:05, Ron Lewis, Mac Gray, George Brown, Marvin Chase, Jr. and George Brown and Robert Miner arrived at 8:10 p.m
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Art Dobley
STAFF PRESENT:
Cheryl Konsavitch, Administrative Assistant and Wayne Berardi, Wetlands Enforcement Officer
2. ADDTIIONS TO THE AGENDA: None
3. MINUTES:
Review minutes of September 14, 2011 meeting.
MOTION by G. Brown, SECOND by M. Chase to approve the Draft Minutes of 9/14/11 with the necessary corrections. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
4. OLD BUSINESS:
A. #11-086 (Expansion of Existing Parking Area) Application of Wood Pond, L.L.C., P.O. Box 293, North Stonington, CT 06359 for a proposed expansion of an adjoining existing parking area proposed within the 100’ upland review area for a Medical Clinic in the OR/APOA Zone. Tax Map #122, Parcel #9690.
Janet Fiore and Bob Hayward were present for this application.
Ms. Fiore was present for this continued application. Commission members did individual site-walks of the property and had no issues with this application.
MOTION by G. Brown, SECOND by R. Lewis to approve application #11-086 as submitted. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
B. #11-073 (Gravel Operation Closure Plan) Application of Richard E. White, 189 Norwich-Westerly Road, North Stonington, CT 06359 for closure plans in three phases for a gravel operation on property located at 150 Norwich-Westerly Road in an R-40 Aquifer Protection Overlay Zone. Tax Map #117, Parcel #7908
Atty. Garon Camassar, Susan Mattern, Land Surveyor, Don Aubrey, Towne Engineering and Richard White were present for this application.
Commission members who did not attend the scheduled site-walk on August 31st did individual site-walks of the property.
Mr. Aubrey went over his report that was submitted to Planning & Zoning with the Wetlands Commission. The Commission discussed and made some suggestions.
The Commission would like to see a revised plan before they act on this application and discussed a time frame of 5 years for the work to be completed.
Nick Mullane, 1st Selectman stated that more ground water testing was done and he should have the results by the next meeting.
The Commission asked for a 30 day extension and discussed bonding for Erosion & Sediment Control.
The Commission will continue discussion on this application at their November 9th meeting.
5. NEW BUSINESS:
A. #11-094 (Update Existing Septic & Well) Application of Robert A. Deledda, P.O. Box 243, North Stonington, CT 06359 to update the existing septic system & well on property located at 105 Reutemann Road in an R-80 Zone. Tax Map #103, Parcel #2703
Mr. Deledda was present for this application and went over the site-plan. The Commission had no issues with this application and told the applicant he need not be present for the November 9th meeting.
The application must sit for the statutory 30 day time period.
B. #11-098 (SFR) Application of Lawrence Umphlett, 246 North Stonington Road, Mystic, CT 06355 to construct a Single Family Residence, septic system, well, driveway & related site improvements on property located at 96 Yawbux Valley Road in an R-80 Zone. Tax Map #86, Parcel #8795
Mr. Scott Deledda and Lawrence Umphlett were present for this application.
Mr. Deledda went over the site-plan with the Commission. The application must sit for the statutory 30 day time period.
The applicant will return for the Commission’s November 9th meeting.
6. DISCUSSION:
A. Proposed Draft Updated Wetlands Regulations
The Commission did not review the regulations and will do so at their November 9th meeting.
B. Chairman White stated he would be giving up the Chairman position and would like someone else to take over.
MOTION by M. Chase, SECOND by R. Miner to nominate G. Brown as Chairman. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
7. ENFORCEMENT OFFICER’S REPORT:
8. CORRESPONDENCE:
The Commission went over their correspondence which included two reports from Don Aubrey of Towne Engineer, ZEO Leeming and the Conservation Commission pertaining to application #11-073.
9. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION by M. Grigg, SECOND by K. Geary to adjourn the Inland Wetlands Commission Meeting at 8:50 p.m. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Respectively Submitted,
Cheryl Konsavitch
Cheryl Konsavitch, Administrative Assistant
Inland Wetlands Commission
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