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November 6 , 1985
A meeting of the Inland Wetlands and Water Courses Commission was
called to order by Chairman Dobeck at 7 :30 p.m. in Room 6 of the
Town Hall. Those in attendance were : Chairman Dobeck, Commissioner
Gombotz , Commissioner Murphy, Commissioner Phaneuf, Commissioner
Sataline , Commissioner Selner, Commissioner Szczepanik and Mr.
Joseph Paskiewicz , Agent for the Commission.
The following items were discussed :
1 . Application 85-19W. Application by Meadow Haven, Inc . , to in-
stall culvert at stream crossings on Lot 21 , Block 74, located
south of cul-de-sac at the end of Mohawk Drive . Mr. Sam
Carabetta , President of Meadow Haven, attended the meeting
accompanied by Mr. Rod Hewitt, Engineer. It was noted for
the record that a letter has been submitted from Olga Lechowicz ,
owner of the property , giving Meadow Haven permission to come
before this Commission. Mr . Hewitt presented a map and stated
that they propose to install three culverts under proposed
roads to provide access into interior portions of the property .
The locations of the proposed culverts were indicated on the
map. Mr . Hewitt stated that the purpose of the culverts would
be to pass water from an intermittent stream which takes water
from the watershed . Mr. Hewitt further stated that these
areas are not in the flood hazard zone in accordance with the
Flood Study Map nor are they depicted as wetlands . He stated
that they propose to install 24" culverts subject to possibly
going larger when development plans are completed .
Mr. Paskiewicz stated that he felt that this stream is a
significant water course because it drains the mountainside .
He inquired as to whether the Army Corps of Engineers had been
contacted to see if they have any jurisdiction. Mr. Hewitt was
going to check to see if his staff had contacted the Corps .
Mr. Paskiewicz also noted that Mr. Morgan Seelye , Town Engineer,
indicated that the size of the pipe must be in accordance with
a 25 year storm when the area is developed .
The Commission discussed this application at length.
Commissioner Selner made a motion to approve Application 85-19W,
excluding Note #2 , as shown on the map entitled "Meadow Haven,
Inc . Application - Proposed Stream Crossings for Lot 21 -
Block 74 - Orchard Road , Berlin , Conn. , Hewitt Engineering P .C .
Date : Oct . 23 , 1985 - scale : as shown - sheet No . 1 of 1 -
Project No . 85190" with the following conditions : 1) Pipes
are to be temporary in nature - to be used for construction
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purposes . Permanent pipe size shall be determined at a later
date and sized for a 25 year storm and shall be subject to
approval by the Town Engineer. 2) All proper sedimentation
controls shall be installed before construction begins and as
indicated on the submitted map. 3) Approval of this applica-
tion is based on the circled areas of the map only. Motion
seconded by Commissioner Phaneuf . All in favor. Motion carried .
2 . Application 85-20WF. Application by Mr. Mark Balavender to fill
a wetlands and flood hazard area on Lot 23 , Block 84, located
on Farmington Avenue *1000 feet southeast of Porters Pass Inter-
section. Mr. Balavender, owner of the property , attended the
meeting accompanied by Mr. Rod Hewitt , Engineer. Mr. Hewitt
presented a map and stated that this property is located on
the north side of Farmington Avenue next to Frank's Appliance .
He stated that Mr. Balavender desires to relocate his nursery
business in the rear of the property and to improve the land-
scaping of the front area for some possible future use . He
further stated that they propose to extend the drainage , which
terminated in the unfilled areas during previous filling, into
the balance of the pond and to fill up to the property line .
The filling would be at the same elevation as the filling in
the front of the property . Mr. Balavender stated that he pro-
poses to topsoil and seed the front area for the present which
would greatly improve the appearance . Mr. Hewitt stated that
the filling of the pond would have no effect on flooding .
It was noted that this property had come before this Com-
mission several years ago by a previous owner and at that time
permission had been given to fill 200 ' . The Commission review-
ed the minutes of July 6, 1978 involving the original applica-
tion.
Commissioner Sataline made a motion to approve Application
85-20WF as shown on the map entitled "Mark A. Balavender Applica-
tion - Proposed. Site Grading Filling for Lot 23 , Block 84,
Farmington Ave . , Berlin, Conn. , Hewitt Engineering P .C . , Date :
Oct. 23 , 1985 - scale : 1" = 40 ' - Sheet No . 1 of 1, Project No.
85161" with the following conditions : 1) Only clean fill shall
be used ; 2) Pipe sizes to be approved by the Town Engineer and
3) Proper sedimentation controls to be applied if needed in the
opinion of the Town Engineer or Wetlands Agent . Seconded by
Commissioner Murphy. Five in favor, one opposed (Commissioner
Selner),, one abstention (Commissioner Phaneuf) . Motion carried .
3 . The minutes of the October 1 , 1985 meeting were approved with
the following correction: page 2, first paragraph - correct
Condition #2 to read as follows : 2) Sedimentation controls shall
be put into place before any construction is done in the area
requiring sedimentation controls .
Meeting adjourned at 9 :00 p.m.
Respectfu submitted ,
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