MINUTES OF THE
BETHANY INLAND WETLANDS COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING OF MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16,
2019, CONTINUED ON SEPTEMBER 23,
2019 Page 1
of 4
The regular meeting of the Inland Wetland Commission was called to
order at 7:31p.m. in the Commission Meeting Room of the Bethany Town Hall, 40
Peck Road, Bethany, Connecticut. The
meeting was scheduled for September 16, 2019, due to lack of quorum was
continued on Monday, September 23, 2019.
The following members of the Inland Wetlands Commission were
present:
Kristine Sullivan, Chairman
Charles Clark, Member
James
Nickle, Member
Anjuli Cokic, Member
The following member of the Inland Wetlands
Commission was excused:
Nancy Scanlon, Member
Also present was Isabel Kearns, Inland Wetlands Enforcement Officer
NEW BUSINESS
1. 256 Amity Road, Capasso, Discussion by
the Commission for appropriate action. –
No one was
present for this discussion. The
Commission is concerned with the wetlands on the property and possible work
being done in rear and north side of the building. Mr. Capasso is not complying to meet Inland
Wetlands Commission on his property. The
Commission will send an informational letter requesting the Commission be
allowed to conduct a site visit. Tabled.
OLD BUSINESS
1) Discussion with Karl Larson of 80 Bethmour
Road, regarding platform steps –
Present for this
discussion were Karl Larson and Caitlin Nugent, owners of record. Mr. Larson reviewed with the Commission some
possible ideas they were considering for the outside steps and whether or not
they would be able to do this.
The Commission
stated he will need to submit a letter requesting what they would like to
propose and show where path is and narrative describing proposal. The Commission would schedule a site visit to
determine if the owners would need an Inland Wetlands permit or not.
2) 40 and 44 Peck Road, Application #1322
submitted by the Town of Bethany for an IW Permit for routine maintenance of
plunge pools
–
No one was
present for this application.
The Commission
visited the site on September 7, 2019, checked the outlet work that was
completed and determined the work looks satisfactory.
The Commission
proceeded to deliberate. It was moved by
Sullivan and seconded by Clark to accept and approve Application #1322
submitted by the Town of Bethany for an after-the-fact Inland Wetlands Permit
for routine maintenance of the plunge pools located at 40 and 44 Peck Road (Bethany
Community School) as presented
in the application and in accordance with the submitted plan, titled, “Site,
Grading & Utility Plan, Town Hall Parcel”, received May 29, 1997, including
the standard conditions found on the Land Records, Volume 93, Page 802 and Page
803.
This approval is based on the fact that the maintenance of the
plunge pools will protect the adjacent wetlands and watercourse that feeds down
to Lake Chamberlin.
Vote 4 to 0.
Voting for:
Sullivan, Clark, Nickle, Cokic.
Unanimous approval.
3) 39 Round Hill Road, Application #1323
submitted by Kathleen LaTronica for an IW Permit for a new drainage pattern –
No one was
present representing the applicant.
The applicant
was to provide drainage calculations but the Commission has not received them
at this time.
Present to
address their concerns were Adam and Kiyan Bakhtiari of 47 Round Hill Road.
Mr. Adam
Bakhtiari submitted and email, dated September 22, 2019, in regard to the
drainage from 39 Round Hill Road. Mr.
Kiyan Bakhtiari reviewed the excessive runoff concerns with the Commission as
mentioned in the email, dated September 22, 2019.
Chair Sullivan
stated that when the drainage calculations are submitted, the clerk will
forward a copy to the Bakhtiari’s and the Commission’s Consulting
Engineer. Also, Chair Sullivan requested
the applicant submit a soil survey to determine what’s out there. The Inland Wetlands Enforcement Officer will
contact the applicant.
The applicant
may need to submit an extension of time for the Commission to act on this
application. Further discussion and
appropriate action on the application was deferred until the Commission’s next
regular meeting adjourned to Monday, October 21, 2019.
Tabled.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1) It was moved by Nickle and
seconded by Clark to approve, as submitted, the minutes of the August 19, 2019,
Regular Meeting.
Voting for: Sullivan, Clark, Nickle, Cokic.
Unanimous approval.
2) It was moved by Clark and
seconded by Cokic to approve, as submitted, the minutes of the September 7,
2019, Special Meeting/Site Visit.
Voting for: Sullivan, Clark, Nickle, Cokic.
Unanimous approval.
CORRESPONDENCE
1)
Letter
from Isabel Kearns, IWEO, to Mr. & Mrs. Mark Mirmina, dated August 27, 2019,
Re: Deposition of material done by
neighbor, case closed, 27 Hinman Road.
2)
Letter
from Isabel Kearns, IWEO, to Julmara Ribeiro and Daniel Dinis of 27 Hamilton
Drive, dated September 23, 2019, Re:
Notice of Violation, Screening soil and stockpiling earth material, 27
Hamilton Drive.
PUBLICATIONS AND
WORKSHOPS
1.
Letter
from Connecticut Association of Conservation and Inland Wetlands Commission,
Inc., dated August 31, 2019, Re: 42nd
Annual Meeting and Environmental Conference, on Saturday, November 23, 2019,
Red Lion Hotel, Cromwell, Connecticut.
SCHEDULE SITE VISIT
The
Commission scheduled a site visit for Saturday, September 28, 2019. Members to meet at the 80 Bethmour Road for
8:30 a.m. Site to be visited is as
follows:
·
80 Bethmour Road
ADJOURNMENT
There
being no further business to come before the Commission, it was moved by Clark and seconded by Nickle to adjourn the regular
meeting at 8:25 p.m.
Voting for: Sullivan, Clark, Nickle, Cokic.
Unanimous approval.
Respectfully
submitted,
Antonia
R. Marek, Clerk
For
Inland Wetlands Commission
