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New Canaan wetlands commission approves Hillcrest Road culvert repair with planting and compliance condition
Summary
The New Canaan Inland Wetlands Commission unanimously approved an application to replace a failing 12-inch corrugated metal driveway culvert at 70 Hillcrest Road, add boulder stabilization and native plantings, and require a post-construction landscape compliance report.
The New Canaan Inland Wetlands Commission on Monday unanimously approved an application to replace a failing 12-inch corrugated metal driveway culvert at 70 Hillcrest Road and stabilize the crossing with boulders and native plantings.
The decision came after the applicant’s agent described efforts to address chronic drainage issues around a 60-year-old house and to reduce future erosion. “The driving force behind our application is drainage,” Mr. Simpson said, explaining the plan would remove the driveway over the pipe, install a new smooth-bore plastic pipe and stabilize inflow and outflow with boulders and plantings.
The commission’s discussion focused on downstream impacts, machinery and…
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