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Commission approves special permit for Kiwanis Pond dredging and spoil redistribution at New Canaan Nature Center
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission granted a special permit for dredging Kiwanis Pond at the New Canaan Nature Center, approving on-site redistribution of most spoils, mechanical removal of an invasive phragmites stand, and restoration with native seed mix and meadow plantings.
The New Canaan Planning and Zoning Commission on April 29 approved a special permit for dredging Kiwanis Pond at the New Canaan Nature Center, permitting grading of more than 1,000 cubic yards and disturbance over 10,000 square feet in order to restore the pond and manage an adjacent stand of invasive phragmites.
William Pollock of Keith Simpson Associates, the authorized agent for the town, described the Kiwanis Pond as heavily silted and generally 2–3 feet deep in places; the pond was created in the…
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