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MINUTES

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CONSERVA= TION COMMISSION/INLAND WETLAND AGENCY

CONTINUA= TION OF PUBLIC HEARING

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WATERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY CENTER

THURSDAY= , NOVEMBER 16, 2006 - 7:00 P.M.

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APPLICATION #573 – HERITAGE DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC.

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PRESENT:    &nb= sp;                        =             G= len Duplissie

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;    Joseph Polletta

            =             &nb= sp;           = ;                   &= nbsp;   Edwin Undercuffler, Vice Chairman

            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;          James Zawadzki, Chairman

ABSENT:     &nb= sp;            =             =             L= ucia DiBona

            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;          Ron Jones, Secretary

            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;          Charles Thermer

ALTERNATES PRESENT:      = ;        Denise Russ

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;    Martha Sturgis

ALTERNATES ABSENT:   = ;             <= /span>Peter Peluso

OTHERS PRESENT:   &n= bsp;            = ;        Chuck Berger, Town Engineer=

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;    Moosa Rafey, Assistant Wetlands Enforcement Officer

1.         = Call Meeting To Order

            Mr. Zawadzki, Chairman, called the Public Hearing to order at 7:00 p.m.

2.     &nb= sp;   Roll Call

            Mr. Zawadzki, Chairman, executed the Roll Call.

            Mr. Zawadzki, Chairman, asked Ms. Sturgis to sit in for Mr. DiBona, in his abse= nce.

            Mr. Zawadzki, Chairman, asked Ms. Russ to sit in for Mr. Thermer, in his absenc= e.

CONSERVATION COMMISSION/INLAND WETLAND AGENCY=

CONTINUATION OF PUBLIC HEARING

APPLICATION #573– HERITAGE DEVELOPMENT GRO= UP, INC.=

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

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CONSERVATION COMMISSIO= N/INLAND WETLANDS AGENCY

GROUND RULES

1.&n= bsp;            = ;     The applica= nt or his representative will make his formal presentation to the Commission stat= ing the proposed regulated activities, the wetland impacts, and the alternatives which were considered by the applicant.

2.&n= bsp;            = ;     All comment= s, discussions, and observations shall be made through the Chair after proper recognition by the Chairman. = This is necessary to ensure that only one person at a time speaks on any issue, = thus making it easier for everyone to understand, and for clearer legal transcription.

3.&n= bsp;            = ;     All persons addressing the Commission shall begin by first clearly stating their name a= nd address for the record. If necessary, the person may be asked to spell his or her name for the record.=

4.&n= bsp;            = ;     Following t= he presentation of the application, the Conservation Commission/Inland Wetlands Agency will ask specific questions of the applicant.

5.&n= bsp;            = ;     After the Commission has asked its questions of the applicant, I shall then allow mem= bers of the public who wishes to speak either in favor of this application or against it to address the Commission.

6.&n= bsp;            = ;     I shall then allow the applicant to respond to the comments of the members of the general public.

7.&n= bsp;            = ;     I shall then allow any members of the general public who wish to present any additional information or clarifying discussion to do so.

8.&n= bsp;            = ;     I shall then provide an opportunity for the applicant to respond to these additional rem= arks if he or his representative so wishes.

9.&n= bsp;            = ;     The Conserv= ation Commission/Inland Wetlands Agency has forty-five (45) days from the date the Public Hearing commences to complete the Public Hearing. The Commission may ask the applica= nt for a forty-five (45) day extension of the Public Hearing period if the Commiss= ion requires any additional information or wishes to schedule a site walk to observe the situation for themselves.=

10.&= nbsp;           &nbs= p; The Conserv= ation Commission/Inland Wetlands Agency has thirty-five (35) days from the date w= hen the Public Hearing is closed to render its decision.

CONSERVATION COMMISSION/INLAND WETLAND AGENCY=

CONTINUATION OF PUBLIC HEARING

APPLICATION #573– HERITAGE DEVELOPMENT GRO= UP, INC.=

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

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3.         = Hearing of Applications

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  &= nbsp;         A.        Continuation of the Public Hearing from October 12, 2006 - Application #573 of Heritage Development Group, Inc. for construction of Heritage Wood 352 housing units= Age Restricted Planned Residential Development on Bunker Hill and Middlebury Ro= ads, Watertown, CT.

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        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   Recess or Adjourn Public Hearing must be Closed by Nove= mber 16, 2006 unless applicant grants an extension of time.

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Bob Houli= han, Representing Heritage Development Group, Inc.

Mr. Houlihan: As you know we received several weeks ago commen= ts from the third party review, Land Tech.&nb= sp; We met with them and we've gone over all their comments. We expect that we can satisfy all = of their concerns, but we are in the process of still doing that, and we expect that we would be granting until the next meeting on December 4th to consider that. We understand Land Tech= is not here this evening.

Mr. Zawadzki: = Okay, so that's what y= ou want, to grant us an extension?

Mr. Houlihan: Yes, I think that's what is going to be required, because we're going to need a little time to finish up the work that we're doing and we want to be able to get that to Land Tech in advance of the mee= ting so that they have, they've asked for a good 2 weeks to review it, and that = will leave us with a couple of days just to kind of settle out any unanswered questions.

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Mr. Zawadzki: Yea, that's a pretty extensive list that Land Te= ch . . . .

Mr. Houlihan: <= /b> It was, they did a thorough review,= a lot of the stuff was administerial and clerical in nature. We sat down with them= and there's really nothing particularly earth shattering about it and we're confident that we can address all of their concerns.

Mr. Zawadzki: Okay, do we have a form for him to sign?

Mr. Rafey: = Yes, the next meeting is December 1= 4th.

Mr. Houlihan: <= /b> Yes, and that would represent a 28 = day extension. We'd like to grant= an extension to that, if that's acceptable.

Mr. Rafey: = Mr. Chairman, since this is a Publi= c Hearing, do you want to see if there is anyone from the public who wishes to speak?<= o:p>

Mr. Houlihan: Are we allowed to grant up to 65 days?

CONSERVATION COMMISSION/INLAND WETLAND AGENCY=

CONTINUATION OF PUBLIC HEARING

APPLICATION #573– HERITAGE DEVELOPMENT GRO= UP, INC.=

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Mr. Rafey:<= span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'> 35 days.

Mr. Zawadzki: Are there any questio= ns from the Commission members at this point?

Mr. Duplissie: Do we want to wait and= see what they present to us after they (inaudible) Land Tech and (inaudible)?

Mr. Zawadzki Yea, so is there anyone h= ere from the public who wants to comment on this application?=

MOTION:<= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'>       (Mr. = Duplissie, sec. Mr. Polletta) to Recess the Public Hearing for App. #573 of Heritage Development Group, Inc. for construction of Heritage Wood 352 housing units Age Restricted Planned Residential Development on Bunker Hill and Middlebury Roads, Watertown, CT.

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Discussi= on: = ;      None

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MOTION P= ASSED UNANIMOUSLY

  &nbs= p;         Public Hearing Recessed at about 7:15 p.m. (no time given).

Respect= fully submitted,

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Ronald = Jones, Secretary

Conserv= ation Commission/

Inland Wetland Agency

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  &nbs= p;         Lynn M. LaForme, Minutes Secretary