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Conservation commission adopts town GIS wetlands mapping as an additional resource
Summary
The commission voted unanimously to accept the town's GIS wetlands mapping for use as an assisting tool while clarifying the mapping does not replace the town's official inland wetland boundaries.
Chairman Selleck proposed a motion "to adopt the town's GIS mapping as a resource to assist with the determination of wetland boundaries" and explicitly read a clarifying sentence into the motion: "The GIS mapping does not replace the current inland wetland boundaries for the town of Newington." Commissioners discussed concerns that the map could be misinterpreted as binding and asked that language be added to ensure it remains an advisory tool.
After discussion and a second, the commission voted to accept the GIS mapping as an additional resource. Selleck noted the mapping is "just another tool" for inquiries and stressed that the precise location of regulated areas "shall be determined by the actual characteristics of the land, the distribution of wetland soil types, and location of water courses." The motion passed unanimously.
