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Commission approves homeowner's request to remove up to 13 trees and install foundation drainage at 12 Whispering Rod Road
Summary
The conservation commission voted unanimously to allow a Farmington homeowner to remove up to 13 trees, install buried drainage around the foundation with the discharge terminating before the tree line, and construct a porch foundation, with required erosion-control measures and staff coordination.
A Town of Farmington conservation panel on Oct. 1 approved a property owner's request to remove up to 13 trees, install buried curtain drains around the house foundation and construct a new porch, with erosion-control measures to be set by town staff.
David Theis, of 12 Whispering Rod Road, told the commission an arborist had identified several trees as structurally compromised and described one front-yard specimen with persistent mold that he might remove for safety despite liking its curb appeal. The applicant said the back-right corner tree had already shed a limb that pulled down a service connection and that two trees in the backyard have splits and dead bark and sit about 22 feet from structures. He said he plans…
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