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Torrington commission hears enforcement updates on 516 Mountain Road and 2904 Winstead Road; staff to map, pause fines and pursue coordinated remediation
Summary
At its Nov. 18 meeting the Inland Wetlands Commission received enforcement updates: property owners at 516 Mountain Road report berming and winter cessation with a restoration plan forthcoming; 2904 Winstead Road remains a complex, ongoing enforcement case involving piping, unbuilt compensatory wetlands, stockpiling in a regulated area and an Army Corps order concerning a bridge. Staff will pursue mapping, pre‑application coordination and restoration planning.
The City of Torrington Inland Wetlands Commission on Nov. 18 received two enforcement updates and a plan for coordinated remediation.
At 516 Mountain Road, resident Joe Paganini reported berms and erosion controls placed to limit sediment flow following recent heavy rainstorms and said work in the lower regulated area has ceased for the winter. Paganini told the commission the property owner was refused a meeting by the city attorney and that he plans to return in spring with an engineered restoration plan prepared with a soil scientist and surveyor. Staff confirmed field observations that work has stopped and that…
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