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Commission tables Red Mountain Trail wetlands application after detailed technical questions
Summary
The commission tabled the wetlands permit application for the proposed Red Mountain multiuse trail at 50 Goodwin Street to allow staff and the applicant time to provide topography, profiles and clarify compensatory mitigation for about 3,500 sq ft of direct wetland impacts and 1.5 acres of upland-review activity.
The Torrington Wetlands Commission voted to table the permit application for the proposed Red Mountain multiuse trail on the linear parcel at 50 Goodwin Street. Applicant Paul Cousins (project represented by consultant Matt Ormrod of SLR Consulting) presented updated plans that had been submitted the same day; staff recommended deferring a decision to allow review of new materials.
SLR's Matt Ormrod described the project route along an inactive Conrail rail bed and a range of wetland and upland-review impacts. The plan shows roughly 3,500 square feet of direct wetland and watercourse…
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