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Conservation commission asks homeowners to revise brook-bank repair plans, defers final votes to June 16
Summary
Simsbury’s Conservation Commission reviewed two wetland-permit applications for brook-bank erosion at 25 Park Road and 14 Minister Brook, asked applicants to submit revised plans emphasizing plantings (with limited rip rap only where necessary), found both applications non-significant and scheduled final permit votes for June 16.
Chair Margery Winters and the Simsbury Conservation Commission on June 2 reviewed two Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency applications for brook-bank stabilization and asked applicants to return with revised plans that prioritize vegetative measures.
Assistant Town Planner Brittany MacGilpin discussed Application CC #26-07 from property owner Roy Occhiogrosso for bank stabilization at 25 Park Road. MacGilpin and commissioners questioned the use of hard armoring and recommended plant-based stabilization. Vice Chair Jason Levy moved, and Secretary Joseph Campolieta seconded, that the agency find the application non-significant; the motion carried unanimously. The commission directed the applicant to submit a revised plan showing vegetation-focused stabilization and scheduled final discussion and a permit vote for the June 16 meeting.
The commission then reviewed Application CC #26-10 from Jackie and Rick Kosiba for erosion repair at 14 Minister Brook. MacGilpin and the Kosibas discussed the site; commissioners agreed that because the erosion is close to the house limited rip rap may be appropriate but should be paired with plantings to improve long-term bank stability. Secretary Campolieta moved, seconded by Vice Chair Levy, that the agency find CC #26-10 non-significant; the motion carried unanimously. The Kosibas were asked to return with a revised plan that includes plantings; final consideration and voting were set for June 16.
Both motions carried by voice vote with a 6-0-0 tally. The commission’s requests emphasize restoring or maintaining natural stream buffers where practical and using hard-armoring only when safety or proximity to structures make it necessary. The agency did not vote on issuing permits at this meeting; it treated both items as non-significant for the purpose of determining the level of review and deferred final permit decisions to the next meeting.
The meeting record indicates the commission’s preference for vegetative stabilization measures and for plans that balance property protection with long-term ecological function of the stream corridors. Commissioners did not authorize construction at this meeting; applicants must submit revised plans addressing the commission’s recommendations before final votes.
