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Conservation panel delays public hearing on 26‑lot Saddle Ridge subdivision, requests more detailed maps and site staking
Summary
The Easton Conservation Commission continued the public hearing for the 26‑lot Saddle Ridge subdivision to June 1, 2026, asking the applicant to provide color‑coded maps showing wetlands and the 100‑foot regulated area, stake roadways, basins and house sites, and allow a joint site walk.
The Easton Conservation Commission voted unanimously April 28 to continue the public hearing on the 26‑lot Saddle Ridge subdivision application from EG HOME LLC to June 1, 2026. Attorney Wilson Carroll and principal draftsman Darin Overton told the commission the proposal reserves about 65 acres of open space and is less intense than earlier submissions for the same site.
Commissioners said the materials supplied so far lacked visual clarity about wetlands and regulated buffers. Chair Dori Wollen asked the applicant to produce color‑coded maps that delineate wetlands and the 100‑foot regulated area on each lot and to label corresponding lot sizes. She also requested that the roadway, detention basins and proposed house sites be staked in the field and that staff be notified when staking is complete so the commission can conduct a joint site walk.
At the meeting Commissioner Karin Niesyn moved to continue the hearing to June 1, 2026 to give peer reviewers and commission members time to examine the proposed revisions; Kevin Kilner seconded and the motion passed by unanimous voice vote. The continuance follows several earlier schedule changes: the application was first received October 14, 2025, and hearings were postponed in January and February because of applicant illness and a severe snowstorm.
Why it matters: Commissioners said the requested maps and field staking are necessary to confirm whether the proposal avoids regulated areas and adequately protects wetlands buffers. The hearing record shows the commission is taking a cautious approach before it advances a formal recommendation to Planning & Zoning.
What’s next: The applicants were asked to revise plan sheets (SM‑1 and SM‑2) with clear delineations and to inform staff when the site is staked so the commission can schedule the site walk. The commission recorded the motion to continue the hearing into the minutes and will revisit the application at the June 1 meeting.
