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WEO flags material pushed into wetlands at 439 Main Street; reviews clearing and project notes at two other sites
Summary
The Wetlands Enforcement Officer reported material pushed into wetlands at 439 Main Street and asked for remedial actions; commissioners heard commitments to clear material and to cone off a muddy entrance. The WEO also reported active clearing at Kelsey Hill Road with controls in place and preliminary plans for a structure at 76 Rattling Valley Road that will require ZBA review.
At the March 12 meeting, Wetlands Enforcement Officer Bruce Driska updated the commission on enforcement matters across multiple properties.
Driska said the commission is concerned about material that had been pushed into the wetlands at 439 Main Street during the winter thaw. Property representative Robert Galbraith said he had recently placed stones in a parking area but acknowledged wet, sinking conditions and said he would clear the material pushed into the wetland by hand, as was done in 2022, and return a displaced boulder to its prior position. The WEO and commission members requested that the muddy area by the road entrance be coned off to allow it to dry and asked that wood chips not be used; WEO Driska said he will re-inspect the site in a couple of weeks.
Driska also reported that clearing has begun at a property owned by Scott Papoosha on Kelsey Hill Road; sedimentation and erosion controls are in place and no clearing is occurring within the upland review area. Regarding 76 Rattling Valley Road, Driska said he had spoken with Bob Doane, who advised the proposed structure would be about 300 feet from the property line; that application must go before the Zoning Board of Appeals before wetlands review. Driska said the septic will be upgradient from the house and will require pumping, and he will ask Doane whether the crossing will withstand truck traffic for construction access.
The WEO said he will monitor these sites and follow up with re-inspections as needed.
