1975-02-18 /f
Minutes of the Meeting of the Conservation Commission held February 1975.
411.
Members Present: Dr. Chotkowski, Al Nieman, Joe Paskiewicz, Al Bengston,
and Ed Murray.
Members Absent: Arthur Benson, Mary Clapp, and Dr. Ringrose.
The Minutes of our January meeting were read and approved.
The Chairman reviewed with the Commission communivations received from
the Department of Environmental Protection concerning the following matters:
1. Appeal taken by Sherwood Tool Company on denial of permit to
fill in an area of the Sherwood Tool Pond.
2. Statement setting forth reasons for denial of permit to
Kensington Fire District to fill in area on north side of
Burnham Road.
3. A notice of violation addressed to John Labicas of 20 Nash
Street in New Britain concerning an illegal filling in
activity on the north side of Middletown Road within an
"Inland Wetlands" area regulated under the Inland Wetlands
Statute.
4. Communications received from Mr. Russell L. Post, Jr. of
41, Canton, Conn., concerning his proposed "Bottle Bill"
proposing a mandatory deposit on any bottle or can used for
a carbonated beverage and also banning the use of the flip
top can. It was decided to request Mr. Phil Doran, our
representative in the State Legislature, to review and advise
us further concerning this proposed legislation on the matter
before taking any action.
In reviewing the status of the Bicentennial Park project the Chairman
informed the Commission concerning recent conferences with Mr. Canzonetti,
Mr. Jackaway, and Mr. Hancock of the Department of Environmental Protection
concerning our recent appraisals of the land involved in the Bicentennial
Park project and the form of the appraisals that would be acceptable
to the State. Also the manner of paying for the expense of the five
year abstract of titles of the land which have to be submitted with our
application for Federal and State funding of the project. The Chairman
advised the Commission that these were the only two items to be completed
before the applications can be filed.
A motion was made, seconded and unanimously approved requesting the
Chairman to write a letter to the Zoning Commission asking them to
disallow a proposed change of zone from R-43 to R-21 on lots located
east of Spruce Brook Road and west of Savage Hill Road as proposed by
Albert 0. and Esther Nillson and setting forth our reasons for doing so.
The meeting adjourned at 10:15 P. M.