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Commission approves Norwich site changes to cap contaminated soils, add parking at Panema South Mill
Summary
The commission approved a site modification at 555 Norwich Avenue that adds a 320-foot retaining wall, paved parking above an engineered control to cap contaminated soils from a former manufactured gas plant, and raised planter boxes; DEP approval and an environmental use restriction on the deed were discussed.
The Norwich Planning Commission on March 17 approved a site modification for the Panema South Mill complex at 555 Norwich Avenue that calls for a 320-foot retaining wall, paving above that wall to cap contaminated soils and an additional parking bay.
Brandon Hanfield, a licensed professional engineer with Yantic River Consultants, said the proposal eliminates a green embankment along the public pathway and replaces it with a retaining wall to create more room to place and cap soils on-site. The change creates pavement above the wall and space for an added parallel parking bay; Hanfield said the configuration gains about 23 parking spaces to serve…
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