TOWN OF OLD SAYBROOK
Inland Wetlands & Watercourses Commission
302 Main Street Old Saybrook, Connecticut 06475-1741
Telephone (860) 395-3131 FAX (860) 395-1216
MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING – “THE PRESERVE”
Thursday, March 16, 2006 at 7:30 P.M.
OLD SAYBROOK MIDDLE SCHOOL
60 SHEFFIELD STREET
I. CALL TO ORDER
At 7:40 p.m., Chairman Paul Smith called to order the special meeting of the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission (IWWC) for the purpose of deliberating Application #05-016.
II. ROLL CALL
Attendant Members Absent Members
Paul Smith, Chairman None.
Charles Sohl, Vice Chairman, Zoning Rep.
William Pollock, Secretary
Kevin Zawoy, Regular Member
Frank Reichart, Economic Development Rep.
Robert McIntyre, Planning Rep.
Judy Preston, Conservation Rep.
Town Staff and Consultants
Damon Hearne, Wetlands Enforcement Officer
Whitney McKendree Moore, Recording Clerk
Michael Cronin, Esq., Consulting Legal Counsel
Geoffrey Jacobsen, Consulting Civil Engineer
III. DELIBERATION
05-016 “The Preserve” – River Sound Development, LLC
Application to construct an open-space subdivision country club, golf course community (934 acres total) and open space (542.2 acres) within 100 feet of wetlands (114.5 acres total wetlands).
Residence Conservation C District, Aquifer Protection District
Applicant: River Sound Development, LLC Agent: Attorney David Royston
Chairman Smith opened the meeting with a time for review of the two draft decisions generated by Mike Cronin – one pro and one con. The Commissioners spent ninety minutes reading the 55-pages of working papers, and then shared their comments page by page. At the next meeting, their suggestions will have been incorporated, reviewed, and readied for a final vote.
IV. ADJOURNMENT
At 11:45 p.m., the Chairman requested a motion for adjournment until the final special meeting, which will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 18, 2006 in the library of the Old Saybrook Middle School, 60 Sheffield Street, Old Saybrook, Connecticut.
MOTION to adjourn the meeting at 11:45 p.m. MADE by P. Smith. SECONDED by
J. Preston. VOTED IN FAVOR: W. Pollock, J. Preston, F. Reichart, P. Smith, R. McIntyre,
K. Zawoy, C. Sohl; OPPOSED: none; ABSTAINED: none; APPROVED: 7-0-0.
Respectfully Submitted,
Whitney McKendree Moore, Recording Clerk
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