Bethany Conservation Commission Meeting Minutes (Approved)
March 10, 2016
Bruce Loomis called the meeting to
order at 8:09pm. Also in attendance were Brian Eitzer, Patsy Winer and Matthew
Popp. Absent were Shaukat Khan and Cathy Rives. As of the last Board of
Selectman meeting, Patsy was appointed a regular voting member of the
Commission. Bruce appointed Matthew to
vote in place of Shaukat.
The February meeting minutes were
reviewed. Patsy moved to accept them, Bruce seconded. Patsy pointed out that
“members” should be corrected to the singular “member”. The minutes passed as corrected.
There were no bills for the
Commission. Correspondence was the winter 2016 edition of the “Habitat”, and
the March edition of the Connecticut Land Conservation Conference flyer. The
next CACIWC conference is tentatively set for November 12, 2016.
The Planning and Zoning Commission
has approved Mr. Woodward’s application. Approval was not contingent on the
donation of open space. The Hotchkiss Peck Road affordable housing application
has been resubmitted. The Commission discussed possible safety concerns in the
event of a fire in the proposed buildings. The public hearing for the
application will be May 4th. The Commission reviewed a Connecticut
water company proposal for planting trees on private, town, or state land that
surrounds water company property. Bruce will follow up.
The Commission went in to executive
session at 8:35 to discuss Conservationist of the Year. Executive session was
ended at 9:04. No votes were taken.
The Commission discussed Rid Litter
Day, which is on April 9th. Bruce urged anyone who is able to
attend, to do so.
Bruce announced that a special
meeting will be held on March 29th to look at zoning regulations.
Bruce submitted the new budget
request to the Finance Committee. He will find out the date of the meeting.
Matthew spoke to the Connecticut
Department of Transportation in Newington about double yellow line striping and
was informed of a state mandate that the DOT follows when constructing state
roads. Further information is needed to find out why striping was used on
Bethway Rd. since it is not a state road.
Brian moved to adjourn. Patsy
seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 9:20.
Respectfully Submitted,
Matthew Popp,
Secretary pro-tempore
