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Simsbury agency schedules Dec. 2 public hearing for Westledge Road driveway project after consultants say wetlands impacts are limited
Summary
Consultants for application CC 25-29 told the Inland Wetlands and Watercourse Agency the proposed driveway and house on Westledge Road would avoid direct wetland disturbance and meet vernal‑pool forest‑cover guidelines, while engineers described phased erosion controls; the agency found the activity not "significant" but set a public hearing for Dec. 2 in the public interest.
Consultants for application CC 25-29 presented site plans and environmental analyses to the Simsbury Inland Wetlands and Watercourse Agency on Nov. 5, saying the proposed single‑family house, associated barns and a roughly one‑mile driveway would avoid direct impacts to wetlands while requiring limited activity in upland‑review areas.
Mike Segan of Richter and Segan, speaking for the applicant, described a 70.15‑acre parcel with two wetlands and said the team had revised lot lines so all proposed development sits in a consolidated Parcel 1. Segan said the design moved the driveway alignment to reduce wetland exposure and accepted a roughly 16‑foot cut into a steep slope to keep the driveway approximately 46 feet from the closest wetland tip. "We have moved the driveway as close as we can or as to the southern part into this slope," Segan said, outlining alternatives the team considered.
Wetland scientist Eric Davidson told the commission that Wetland 1 is a hillside groundwater…
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