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Conservation board urges town to enforce permits for culvert and waterfront projects after permit reviews
Summary
Members reviewed a culvert application across Little 6, asked the town to ensure Army Corps and DEC permit conditions are followed, and raised separate concerns about recent development projects — including Granger Pond and Comfort Solar — that members say should be reviewed for wetlands impacts and LWRP consistency.
The Grand Island Conservation Advisory Board asked town officials to make sure a proposed driveway culvert across a stream known locally as Little 6 follows federal and state permit conditions, and it raised separate, broader concerns about recent waterfront and development projects.
Paul, a board member who presented the application, said the project has Corps of Engineers approval and a detailed set of permit conditions — including requirements to limit disturbance, protect spawning habitat and replant native vegetation — and asked that the town require the contractor to follow those conditions. “Follow your permit,” he told other members, summarizing the board’s primary request.
The board discussed a recommended…
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