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Norwalk commissioners press developer to widen wetland buffer, protect trees at Singing Woods subdivision
Summary
At the Jan. 27 Norwalk Conservation Commission meeting, applicants for the Boor/Singing Woods Road subdivision presented revised plans that expand wetland buffer area and preserve mature trees, but commissioners pressed for measurable plan changes on buffer widths, septic placement and permanent demarcation before approval.
Lendy Andrea, representing the applicant for S25‑660 at Singing Woods Road, presented revised subdivision and wetland-buffer plans and told the Norwalk Conservation Commission the team had expanded a proposed buffer and preserved a number of mature trees while tightening grading to limit disturbance.
The commission’s land‑use ecologist consultant, Andrew Delach of William Kenny Associates, said the 01/20/2026 revision increases the buffer by “approximately by 1,236 square feet,” ties it to the northern neighbor’s buffer and retains 11 trees ranging about 12 to 30 inches in diameter. Delach said the plan now sets the closest disturbance no nearer than about 20 feet only at one narrow point, and that most of the buffer is 30…
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