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Planners continue hearing on 25‑lot Farm Meadow Preserve subdivision on Academy Road after residents raise traffic, environmental concerns
Summary
Birdsey Development LLC presented a 25‑lot resubdivision for 450/466 Academy Road; developers said the plan meets R40 standards and manages stormwater, while residents raised traffic, school‑bus, wetland and pesticide concerns; the commission asked for a stopping sight‑distance table and continued the hearing.
The Town of Cheshire Planning and Zoning Commission continued its public hearing on a proposed 25‑lot resubdivision known as Farm Meadow Preserve at 450 and 466 Academy Road after a multihour presentation and several rounds of public comment.
Attorney Timothy Herbst, representing Birdsey Development LLC, described the proposal as a resubdivision to create 24 new single‑family lots in addition to the existing farmhouse, on approximately 42.3 acres. "This project seeks resubdivision approval to facilitate a 25 lot subdivision," Herbst said, and he reminded the commission of the narrow administrative standard that applies to subdivision approvals, citing Connecticut Supreme Court precedent.
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