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Wetlands Panel Approves Sidewalk, Housing Site Work

Published Aug 21, 2026

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Briefing

Aug 6, 2026

Middle School Plan Approved; Hearings Set

The commission unanimously approved the wetlands application for a new middle school at 15 Teachers Drive, subject to conditions including final plan review, erosion-control requirements, and updated staging-area information. It also scheduled October 1, 2026, public hearings for applications covering development at 432 Canterbury Turnpike, 180 Lawler Lane, 145 Taftville-Occum Road, and related off-site mitigation at 300 and 374 Canterbury Turnpike.

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Briefing

Jul 14, 2026

No Public Hearing for Middle School Application

The commission unanimously decided not to hold a public hearing on the proposed middle school project at 15 Teachers Drive, citing limited activity significance and satisfactory erosion, sediment, and site controls. The application was received and tabled until the August 6, 2026 regular meeting.

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Briefing

Jun 22, 2026

Wetland Commission Approves Site Testing

The commission unanimously approved temporary soil borings and test pits at 432 Canterbury Turnpike and 180 Lawler Lane to support geotechnical planning for future development. The work, expected to take about a week and a half, is limited to the upland review area and must use erosion and sediment controls; the permit expires June 22, 2031.

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Briefing

Jun 4, 2026

Wetlands Application Tabled for Special Meeting

The commission unanimously tabled the application for geotechnical test holes at 180 Lawler Lane and scheduled a special meeting for June 22, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. to consider it.

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Briefing

Mar 5, 2026

Wetlands panel approves three homes

The commission unanimously approved three single-family home applications at 182 Canterbury Turnpike, 186 Canterbury Turnpike, and Sabrinas Court. Each approval lasts five years through March 5, 2031 and requires a $1,500 erosion-control and site-restoration bond; the 186 Canterbury Turnpike approval also requires three wetland boundary tags.

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Briefing

Feb 5, 2026

Wetlands Commission Approves Two-Lot Split

The commission unanimously approved a two-lot residential split at 245 Old Canterbury Turnpike, subject to revised plans, City Engineer comments, and erosion-control and restoration bonds of $1,500 per lot. The approval expires February 5, 2031. Commissioners also kept a cease-and-desist order active at 18 Brownwood Lane after finding that a watercourse had been moved about 10 feet.

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Briefing

Jan 8, 2026

Wetlands Panel Approves Sidewalk, Housing Site Work

The commission unanimously approved wetlands-related applications for a street reconstruction and new 5-foot sidewalk near Trading Cove Brook, and for regulated site work supporting a multi-family development at 612 and 620 West Thames Street. Both approvals are valid for five years through January 8, 2031; the housing project also requires an erosion-control and site-restoration bond and revised plans. The commission ruled it had no jurisdiction over a timber harvest at 266 Old Canterbury Turnpike and tabled a two-lot split application.

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