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Norwalk residents say DEEP, Army Corps approved 30 South Beach dock without Harbor Commission input
Summary
At the Jan. 22 Norwalk Harbor Management Commission meeting a resident asked how a dock registration for 30 South Beach was approved by state and federal agencies without Commission review; commissioners said the filing was a DEEP registration under a general permit and described next steps for residents.
A Norwalk resident raised concerns at the Jan. 22 meeting of the Norwalk Harbor Management Commission that a dock registration for 30 South Beach was approved by state and federal agencies without review by the Harbor Commission.
"I'm calling about the 30 South Beach Dock that was taken off the agenda because it was approved at deep. I'm trying to understand how that happened without any input from the harbor commission," said Michael Madigan, identifying himself as living at 32 South Beach Drive.
Commissioners told Madigan the filing submitted to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) was a registration under the agency's general permit for certain docks (a so-called ‘‘4-40’’ dock registration), not a full permit application, and that DEEP may process such registrations quickly.…
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