Notice: Inland Wetlands Commission Regular Meeting (Hybrid) Feb. 27, Includes Public Hearing: /Whitney Road; Site Plan Review: Shelley Rd., Whittlesey Drive; Application Acceptance: Benedict Road 8, 9, 10, & 17 Millbrook Road (22 Homes); and 4 Aunt Patty’s Lane West

Report by Paula Antolini, February 27, 2023, 4:45PM EDT

TOWN of BETHEL
LAND USE DEPARTMENT

Clifford J. Hurgin Municipal Center
1 School Street
Bethel, Connecticut 06801

Inland Wetlands Commission
Regular Meeting Agenda – February 27, 2023

7:00 p.m.
Clifford J. Hurgin Municipal Center Meeting Room “D” and hosted by
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Information for Regular Meetings:

Agenda Items and Application materials can be accessed with the following Google Drive hyperlink:
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Meeting to Order
Introduction of Commission Members and Staff

Public Hearings
IWC-2022-09 #17 Whitney Road – Modification of a previous Approval (IWC-2022-06)
Construction of a parking area, recreation area, retaining wall, and associated site
improvements within a 100’ Regulated Upland Review Area (Accepted 11/28/22,
Public Hearing Opened 01/23/23, Public Hearing Continued 02/27/2023)

Site Plan Reviews
IWC-2023-01 Shelley Road R.o.W. – Replacement of two culverts channeling an existing brook
[East Fork] beneath Shelley Road (Accepted 01/23/2023, 65-Day Review Period
Ending 03/29/2023)
IWC-2023-02 #300 Whittlesey Drive – Detention basin system modifications and
improvements within a 100’ Regulated Upland Review Area (Accepted
01/23/2023, 65-Day Review Period Ending 03/29/2023)

Application Acceptance
IWC-2023-03 Benedict Road / #8, 9, 10, & 17 Millbrook Road – Construction of 22 singlefamily homes in common-interest community and associated site improvements
within a 100’ Regulated Upland Review Area (Submitted 02/22/2023)
IWC-2023-04 #4 Aunt Patty’s Lane West – Construction of a single-family dwelling and
associated site improvements within a 100’ Regulated Upland Review Area
(Submitted 02/23/2023)

New Business
Inland Wetlands Commission – Regular Meeting Minutes 01/23/2023
Inland Wetlands Commission – Special Meeting Minutes 02/11/2023
Hearst Media Group – Invoice (Danbury News-Times Legal Notices) $448.40

Old Business
(NONE)

Staff Comments & Reports
IAA-2023-01 #150 Putnam Park Road – clearing of woody debris and other materials along
Little River Pond and its associated 100’ Regulated Upland Review Area

Commission Comments

Adjournment

Public Comment Guidelines:

  • The Commission Chair shall announce when Public Comments may be offered
  • Persons must approach the dais and state their full name and address for the Record before offering Public Comments
  • All Public Comments shall be limited to Inland Wetlands and Watercourses and other related matters
  • Written statements/correspondence may be submitted to the Commission Chair via Regular Mail, email, or during Public Comment.
  • The Applicant or their designated representative may offer immediate responses to Public Comments at the Commission Chair’s discretion

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