REVISED

LEGAL NOTICE AND AGENDA

WESTPORT CONSERVATION COMMISSION

PUBLIC HEARING

JANUARY 16, 2019

Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Westport Conservation Commission pursuant to the Connecticut Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Act, and the Regulations for the Protection and Preservation of Inland Wetlands and Watercourses of the Town of Westport (IWW Regulations) to be held on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. [in the auditorium] Room 201 of the Westport Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Avenue. The Commission shall meet to take such action under the purview of the Town’s IWW Regulations and the Waterway Protection Line Ordinance as the meeting may determine with regard to the following:

Changes or Additions to the Agenda. The Commission may amend the agenda by a 2/3 vote to include items not requiring a Public Hearing.

POSTPONED - Public Hearing: 7:00 p.m., in [the Auditorium] Room 201 The following applications will be “received” by the Conservation Commission subject to determination of completion. If applications are determined to be complete the Commission will proceed by opening the hearing. (At this time interested parties may be heard after being recognized by the Chairman. Written communication may be received for all applications until the public hearing is closed.) Applications and plans may be examined in the Conservation Department, Room 205, Westport Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Avenue, during regular business hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

1. 20 & 26 Morningside Drive South: (POSTPONED) Application #IWW,WPL/E-10699-18 by Morningside Drive Homes, LLC c/o David Hoopes, Esq. on behalf of Greens Farms Developers LLC & Morningside Drive Homes LLC for a set-aside development pursuant to CGS §8-30g of 19 townhouse style condominiums, 6 of which will be income restricted in the manner prescribed by §8-30g and related site improvements. Portions of the work are within the upland review area of Muddy Brook.

Work Session I: (The work session is not a public hearing. The public is invited to attend but may not speak.)

1. Receipt of Applications
2. Report by Conservation Compliance Officer on the status of existing enforcement activity.
3. Approval of December 12, 2018 meeting minutes.
4. Approval of January 7, 2019 Show Cause Hearing minutes.
5. Request by Alan R. Spirer, Esq. for a time extension of Permit #IWW, WPL-6678-01 for the Reserve at Poplar Plains
6. Request by Robert Zapfel for release of remaining bond funds for monitoring costs of invasive plant removal activity held as a condition of Permit #IWW, WPL-8949-11.
7. Election of Officers
8. Other business.

The Commission may not open new business on the agenda after 10:00 p.m. at the discretion of the Chairman.  This includes applications scheduled for public hearings.  Items shall be continued or rescheduled to a later date as necessary.

Patricia Shea, Esq.                                                                                                                                       To be published TWICE

Chairman                                                                                                                                Once on Friday, January 4, 2019 and

Conservation Commission                                                                                                        Once on Friday, January 11, 2019

CC:         Town Clerk; First Selectman; Town Attorney; Director of Planning & Zoning; RTM Moderator; Chair, RTM Environment Committee