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Norwalk schedules public hearing after applicant seeks to remove two wetland pockets on Manresa Island
Summary
Manresa Osprey LLC asked Norwalk’s Conservation Commission/Inland Wetlands Agency to declassify two previously mapped inland-wetland pockets on the 129-acre Manresa property, arguing disturbed soils and lack of hydrology make them non‑jurisdictional; the agency scheduled a public hearing for Jan. 13 and requested a concise supplemental memo and decision flowchart.
Manresa Osprey LLC has asked Norwalk’s Conservation Commission and Inland Wetlands Agency to remove two small inland‑wetland pockets from the city’s wetland map, and the agency on Nov. 18 voted to schedule a public hearing on the petition for Jan. 13.
At a special meeting, the applicant’s attorney, Liz Sutchy of Carmody Torrance Sandak, and soil scientist Michelle Ford presented the petition and underlying field work. Sutchy said the petition (filed Sept. 24) seeks to declassify a roughly 2.8‑acre pocket near the entrance drive and a roughly 3.8‑acre pocket in the mid‑eastern part of the 129‑acre parcel at 25‑069 Longshore Avenue.
"This is filed per section 60a‑3b and 60a‑15 of the inland wetlands and watercourses regulations, the City of Norwalk," Sutchy said, noting the amendment will require a public hearing and statutory notices.
Michelle Ford, the…
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