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Simsbury commission approves wetland permit for Westledge Road driveway; no direct wetland impacts found
Summary
The Conservation Commission approved a wetlands permit for a new driveway and associated grading and drainage on Westledge Road (CC-25-29), finding no direct wetlands impacts and imposing erosion‑control and wildlife‑sensitive conditions. Commissioners recommended alternating meadow mowing to benefit wildlife.
The Simsbury Conservation Commission on Dec. 16 approved application CC‑25‑29 for construction of a driveway and associated grading and drainage in the upland review area of a proposed single‑family home at Westledge Road.
The application, filed by agent Michael Segan for owners Thomas and Molly Rutledge, covers activity confined to the Upland Review Area and does not include filling or excavation in the wetlands themselves, the project team told the commission. Mike Segan, a principal at Richter & Segan, said the Simsbury portion of the parcel is roughly 70 acres and that the driveway follows an old logging road to minimize disturbance. Landscape, civil and wetland consultants described revegetation plans and erosion controls intended to…
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