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Commission continues McLean Affiliates’ revised 40‑unit proposal after technical review and public testimony
Summary
The commission heard extensive testimony, peer review comments and public input on McLean Affiliates’ revised application (CC‑25‑25) for 40 units at 75 Great Pond Road; commissioners accepted an intervener petition and continued the public hearing to Jan. 20, 2026 for applicant responses and peer‑review follow‑up.
The Simsbury Conservation Commission on Dec. 16 heard several hours of technical presentations, third‑party peer review commentary and public testimony on McLean Affiliates’ revised proposal to build 40 duplex‑style residences (20 buildings) on the McLean campus at 75 Great Pond Road (application CC‑25‑25). The commission accepted an intervener petition and voted to continue the public hearing to Jan. 20, 2026 to allow time for written responses and additional technical evaluation.
Applicant presentation and project changes
Joe Williams, land‑use counsel for McLean, said the new application responds to the commission's earlier May denial of a 52‑unit plan. He said McLean reduced the number of units to 40, consolidated two wetland crossings into a single crossing designed as a bridge and shifted development away from a central meadow to protect important habitat areas identified by consultant Dennis Quinn.
Tom Daley of SLR Consulting and other members of the technical team summarized the engineering, hydrology and phasing approach: expanded and reconfigured stormwater basins (including a retrofit of an older Burkholder basin to current standards), rain gardens and…
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