Town of

 

NORTH STONINGTON, CT

 

Inland Wetlands Commission

 

 

 

 

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2014 – 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, October 8, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.

 

COMMISSIONERS PRESENT:

 

George Brown, Chairman, Mark Grigg, Vice-Chair, Kevin Geary,  Duane White, Candy Palmer,  and Art Dobley

 

COMMISSIONERS ABSENT:  Ron Lewis, Cody Bill, and Robert Miner

 

STAFF PRESENT:

 

Wayne Berardi, Wetlands Enforcement Officer and Cheryl Konsavitch, Administrative Assistant

 

2.   ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA:     

 

Application #14-077 to be added under New Business

 

3.   MINUTES:

 

Review minutes of regular meeting of 7/09/14

 

MOTION by M. Grigg SECOND by K. Geary to approve the minutes of July 9, 2014 as submitted.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

4.   PUBLIC COMMENT:  None 

 

5.    OLD BUSINESS:  None      

 

6.  NEW BUSINESS:           

 

A.  #14-075 Application of HSB Partners, LLC, c/o William R. Sweeney, Esq., P.O. Box 58, New London, CT  06320 for regulated activities associated with the construction of a warehouse distribution facility and associated parking and access drives on property located at 41 Norwich-Westerly Rd., N. Stonington, CT  06359 in an OR Zone.  Tax Map #122, Lot #0574

 

Atty. William Sweeney of TCORS and Don Gerwick, of Gerwick & Mereen Land Surveyors & Civil Engineers were present representing the applicant.

 

Atty. Sweeney stated the nature of the business is an organic food import business that is currently operating out of a warehouse in N. Franklin, but has outgrown that facility.  Atty. Sweeney stated the new warehouse distribution facility would be constructed on the front portion of this site and is anticipated to be between 20,000 and 30,000 sq. ft. in size.  The second phase of the development of this site would be to rehabilitate and reopen the historic restaurant and inn located at the rear of the property, formerly known as Randall’s Ordinary.  The restaurant/inn use would be integrated with the HSB’s existing import business and would showcase its organic food offerings.

 

Mr. Gerwick went over the site plan for the construction of the warehouse that consists of approximately 27.3 acres, but the project area within the site is slightly less than 3 acres.

 

The applicant will return for the October 12^th meeting.

 

B.  #14-077 Application of Stephen Holliday, 42 Mains Crossing Rd., N. Stonington, CT  06359 to construct a 25 x 40 garage on property located at 42 Mains Crossing Rd., in an R-60 Zone.  Tax Map #101, Lot #9811

 

The garage is to be located in the wetlands buffer; the Commission will do individual site-walks of the property and the Commission will act on this application at their November 12^th meeting.

 

7.    DISCUSSION:  None          

 

8.   ENFORCEMENT OFFICER’S REPORT: 

 

9   ADJOURNMENT 

 

MOTION by D. White, SECOND by M. Grigg to adjourn the Inland Wetlands Commission Meeting at 7:50 p.m.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

 

 

Respectively Submitted,

 

 

Cheryl Konsavitch

 

Cheryl Konsavitch, Administrative Assistant

Inland Wetlands Commission