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Posted: February 1, 2012


PLEASE NOTE The following posting consists of THREE Notices:
1. Regular Meeting Agenda, Board of Selectmen
2. Notice of Meeting Cancellation, Zoning Commission
3. Notice of Public Hearing, Historic District Commission



Board of Selectmen
AGENDA
February 2, 2012
5:30 p.m. Bryan Memorial Town Hall

1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Minutes
* Minutes of the January 18, 2012 Special Meeting of the Board of Selectmen.
* Minutes of the January 19, 2012 Regular Meeting of the Board of Selectmen.

3. Communications

4. Appointments/Resignations
* Appointment of Joseph Mustich (G) as a Full Member of the Housing Commission until 1/1/15.

5. First Selectman’s Report

6. OLD BUSINESS

7. NEW BUSINESS
* Compensation for Acting Fire Marshall.
* Discussion of Sam Bertaccini invoice re: Shepaug River Flood Plain Mapping Project.

8. Visitors

9. Adjournment




Zoning Commission
NOTICE OF MEETING CANCELLATION

The Washington Zoning Commission has cancelled its Regular Meeting scheduled for Monday, February 27, 2012.

A Special Meeting will be held on Monday, February 13, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in the Land Use Meeting Room, Bryan Memorial Town Hall, Washington Depot, Ct. The agenda for this Special Meeting will be posted at a later date.

Dated 1/31/12
By Janet M. Hill, Land Use Administrator




HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The WASHINGTON HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION will conduct a Public Hearing in the Selectmens Office, Bryan Memorial Town Hall, Washington Depot, CT on Monday, February 13, 2012, at 7:30PM to consider the following application for a Certificate of Appropriateness:

Wexler /157 Calhoun Street /Construct a driveway entry-security gate.

At this Hearing interested persons may appear and written communications will be received. The application is on file in the Land Use Office, Bryan Memorial Town Hall, Washington Depot, CT.

Dated January 31, 2012,
By Martha T. Shade, Clerk


Posted: January 28, 2012


PLEASE NOTE The following posting consists of THREE Notices:
1. Notice of Special Meeting, Parks and Rec Commission Subcommittee
2. Notice of Special Meeting, Inland Wetlands Commission, Site Visit
3. Regular Meeting Agenda, Conservation Commission



Parks and Recreation Commission
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
River Walk Groundskeeper Subcommittee

Tuesday, January 31, 2012
5:00 PM
Bryan Memorial Town Hall

Agenda:
General Discussion: River Walk Groundskeeper Duties

Executive Session:
Personnel

Adjournment




Inland Wetlands Commission
Special Meeting
The Washington Inland Wetlands Commission has scheduled the following Special Meeting:

Friday, February 3, 2012
3:30 p.m.
Ingrassia/143 East Shore Road/#IW-12-01/Demolish, Rebuild Dwelling and Accessory Building

Agenda:
Site Inspection




Conservation Commission
Agenda for Jan. 4, 2012 (Wed) meeting @ 5PM

Seating of Alternates

Election of Officers

Minutes of Dec. 7, 2011

Criteria for Conservation Easements

Referrals or new projects:
Gunnery/South St Playing Fields

Cell Tower Update – Diane Dupuis and Phil Markert
* Lease Negotiations proposed site at Town Garage
* Any new applications?

Moratorium on Tree Removal Bryan Memorial Plaze

Decommissioning Street Lights (Memo sent to BOS 3/28/11) – Phil Dutton

Bring your copy of TPOCD (2003) & NRIReport to meeting:
* Update from Planning Subcommittee on TPOCD – Phil Markert
* Planning Minutes of Oct. 4th re TPOCD & Conservation Commission
o Review of goals assigned to CC
* Continue review Natural Resource Inventory Report Recommendations
* Memo to TPOCD Committee re Zoning Telecom Regs – Diane Dupuis

Subcommittee Reports:
* New Preston Open Space Stewardship Committee –Susan Payne
o Proposed walking trail – Randy Bernard
* Watercourses/Waterways of Town –- Randy Bernard
o Develop map/use NRIR map
o Identify sensitive confluences
o Strategy to protect water quality
* Annual Monitoring Report – Linda Frank
* Greenway Committee Activities – Susan Payne
* Best Development Practices Brochure –Phil Dutton
* Conservation Design (Cluster) Subdivisions (see TPOCD page 7-8, Sections A & B)- Phil Market
* Local Scenic Roads - Current/ Pending Proposals

Consider recommendations to Zoning Commission re best development practice:
* Issue of clear cutting of trees – develop a clear recommendation to present to Planning & Zoning
* Enhance ridgeline protection
* Conservation Design (see subcommittee)

Other Business
Review other commission minutes

Commission Members:
Susan Payne, chair;
Linda Frank, vice chair;
Diane Dupuis,
Phil Dutton,
Phil Markert;
alternates:
Randy Bernard,
Betsy Corrigan
one vacancy.


Posted: January 24, 2012


Inland Wetlands Commission
AGENDA
Regular Meeting
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
7:00 p.m. Land Use Meeting Room

I. Regular Business
A. Call to Order
B. Seating of Members, Alternates

II. Motion to Include Subsequent Business not already posted on the Agenda

III. Consideration of the Minutes
A. Public Hearing – Regular Meeting – 1/11/12

IV. Pending Applications
A. The Gunnery, Inc./22 South Street/#IW-11-40/Athletic Fields
B. Herman (Randall)/74 West Morris Road/#IW-11-45/Site Improvements
C. Smith/22 Parsonage Lane/#IW-11-48/Renovations, Addition to Existing Dwelling, Install Drainage System
D. Ingrassia/143 East Shore Road/#IW-12-01/Demolish, Rebuild Dwelling, Acces. Building

V. New Applications
A. Johnson/30 West Mountain Road/#IW-12-02/Addition to Dwelling

VI. Other Business
A. Bol/44 Slaughterhouse Road/Request to Amend Permit #IW-08-25/Demolition, Reconstruction of Dwelling

VII. Enforcement
A. Report
B. Brown/127 West Shore Road/Unauthorized Work along Shore Line
C. Lodsin/78 Litchfield Turnpike/Unauthorized Excavation/#IW-07-V12
D. Schein/245 West Shore Road/Unauthorized Work on Shoreline/#IW-08-V7
E. Town of Washington/16 Titus Road/#IW-09-V02/Unauthorized Stockpiling in Floodplain
F. Chatfield-Schellerer.19 Tinker Hill Road/#IW-10-V01/Unauthorized Clearing
G. Bennett/27 West Shore Road/Unauthorized Drainage Work
H. Hochberg/15 Couch Road/Unauthorized Excavation of Pond, Deposition of Material
I. Howard/99 West Shore Road/Unauthorized Construction of Patio
J. Seitz/104 Blackville Road/Unauthorized Shed
K. Herman/74 West Shore Road/Unauthorized Construction
L. Agent Approvals
M. List of Files Closed by WEO-Projects Signed Off as Completed Per Approved Permit

VIII. Administrative Business

IX. Communications

X. Executive Session to Discuss Pending Litigation/Enforcement
–Brown/127 West Shore Road – and Appeals by Peacocke, Giampietro, and Federer of decision re: Permit #IW-08-31 and revisions to Permit #IW-08-31
(IF NECESSARY)

XI. Adjournment




LEGAL NOTICE
Town of Washington

At its regularly scheduled meeting on January 11, 2012 the Washington Inland Wetlands Commission took the following action:

APPROVED: The application submitted by Mrs. Underwood to clean out the watercourse at 99 Blackville Road with conditions.

APPROVED: Revisions to Permit #IW-08-31 requested by Wykeham Rise, LLC. for a school at 101 Wykeham Road.

Dated January 24, 2012
By
Janet M. Hill, Land Use Administrator


Posted: January 23, 2012


Zoning Commission
AGENDA
Public Hearing and Regular Meeting
Monday, January 23, 2012
7:30 p.m. Land Use Meeting Room

PUBLIC HEARINGS
Stone/295 New Milford Turnpike/Special Permit:
Section 9.4.1.d/ Eating and Drinking Establishment/Outdoor Seating

Wykeham Rise, LLC./101 Wykeham Road/Special Permit:
Section 4.4.10/School/Con’t.

REGULAR MEETING

I. Regular Business
A. Call to Order
B. Seating of Members, Alternates

II. Consideration of the Minutes
A. Regular Meeting 12/19/11

III. Pending Application
A. Stone/295 New Milford Turnpike/Special Permit: Section 9.4.1.d/Eating and Drinking Establishment/Outdoor Seating
B. Wykeham Rise, LLC./101 Wykeham Road/Special Permit: Section 4.4.10/School

IV. New Applications

V. Other Business
A. Election of Officers

VI. Privilege of the Floor

VII. Communications

VIII.Enforcement
A. Community Table/223 Litchfield Turnpike
B. Enforcement Report

IX. Executive Session to discuss pending litigation
Wykeham Rise Litigation (if needed)

IX. Adjournment


Posted: January 18, 2012


Board of Selectmen
AGENDA
January 19, 2012
5:30 p.m. Bryan Memorial Town Hall

1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Minutes
* Minutes of the January 5, 2012 Regular Meeting of the Board of Selectmen.

3. Communications

4. Appointments/Resignations

5. First Selectman’s Report

6. OLD BUSINESS

7. NEW BUSINESS
* Drainage issues
1) River Road-Addie Troupe
2) West Church Hill Road-Perla & Robert Myers
* Resolution of Endorsement-Municipal Solar Energy Project
* Resolution of Endorsement-Regional Organic Recycling Facility

8. Visitors

9. Adjournment


Posted: January 17, 2012


BOARD OF SELECTMEN
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Time: 4:30 p.m. Bryan Memorial Town Hall

AGENDA
General Discussion regarding Fire Marshall Position/Office




ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
AGENDA
Thursday, January 19, 2012
7:30 p.m. Land Use Meeting Room

Call to Order

Seating of the Members / Alternates

Applications:

Continued - ZBA-0906 – Request of Smith, 22 Parsonage Lane, for a Variance, Zoning Regulation(s) 17.5 (Increasing Nonconformity) and 11.6.1 (Side Yard Setback), for an addition that will encroach 12.4’ into 50’ side yard setback.
HEARING – MEETING – VOTE

Continued - ZBA-0907 – Request of Risley, 72 Wykeham Road, for a Variance, Zoning Regulation(s) 11.6.1 (Yard Setback), for locating a generator within the setback.
HEARING – MEETING – VOTE

ZBA-0908 – Request of Risley, 72 Wykeham Road, for a Special Exception, Zoning Regulation(s) 12.14 (Noise Generating Equipment), for locating a generator further than 25 ft. of structure principally served.
HEARING – MEETING – VOTE

ZBA-0909 – Request of Rumsey Hall, 201 Romford Road, for a Variance, Zoning Regulation(s) 12.1.1, 12.1.2(Wetlands and Watercourses Setbacks), to reconstruct existing dining hall, health center and faculty apartments.
HEARING – MEETING – VOTE

Consideration of Minutes of December 15, 2011

Other Business/Discretion of the Chair

Adjournment


Posted: January 10, 2012


Inland Wetlands Commission
AGENDA
Public Hearing - Regular Meeting
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
5:00 p.m. Land Use Meeting Room

PUBLIC HEARING
The Gunnery, Inc./22 South Street/#IW-11-40/Athletic Fields/Con’t.

7:00 p.m.
REGULAR MEETING

I. Regular Business
A. Call to Order
B. Seating of Members, Alternates

II. Motion to Include Subsequent Business not already posted on the Agenda

III. Consideration of the Minutes
A. Public Hearing - 12/13/11
B. Regular Meeting – 12/14/11

IV. Pending Applications
A. The Gunnery, Inc./22 South Street/#IW-11-40/Athletic Fields
B. Herman (Randall)/74 West Morris Road/#IW-11-45/Site Improvements
C. Smith/22 Parsonage Lane/#IW-11-48/Renovations, Addition to Existing Dwelling, Install Drainage System
D. Underwood/99 Blackville Road/#IW-11-49/Clean Out Watercourse

V. New Applications
A. Ingrassia/143 East Shore Road/#IW-12-01/Demolish, Rebuild Dwelling

VI. Other Business
A. Wykeham Rise, LLC./101 Wykeham Road/Request to Amend Approved Plans/#IW-08-31

VII. Enforcement
A. Report
B. Brown/127 West Shore Road/Unauthorized Work along Shore Line
C. Lodsin/78 Litchfield Turnpike/Unauthorized Excavation/#IW-07-V12
D. Schein/245 West Shore Road/Unauthorized Work on Shoreline/#IW-08-V7
E. Town of Washington/16 Titus Road/#IW-09-V02/Unauthorized Stockpiling in Floodplain
F. Chatfield-Schellerer.19 Tinker Hill Road/#IW-10-V01/Unauthorized Clearing
G. Bennett/27 West Shore Road/Unauthorized Drainage Work
H. Hochberg/15 Couch Road/Unauthorized Excavation of Pond, Deposition of Material
I. Howard/99 West Shore Road/Unauthorized Construction of Patio
J. Seitz/104 Blackville Road/Unauthorized Shed
K. Herman/74 West Shore Road/Unauthorized Construction
L. Agent Approvals
M. List of Files Closed by WEO-Projects Signed Off as Completed Per Approved Permit

VIII. Administrative Business

IX. Communications
A. 12/9/11 Letter from Ms. Matteo re: Request for Reimbursement of application and engineering fees

X. Executive Session to Discuss Pending Litigation/Enforcement
Brown/127 West Shore Road – and Appeals by Peacocke, Giampietro, and Federer of decision re: Permit #IW-08-31 and revisions to Permit #IW-08-31
(IF NECESSARY)

XI. Adjournment




PARKS & RECREATION
Agenda for Meeting
Wednesday, January 11th 2012
2nd Floor meeting area Bryan Memorial Town Hall

6:00 PM

Budget Workshop for the 2012-2013 fiscal year budget

7:00 PM
REGULAR BUSINESS

Approval of minutes from December 5, 2011 meeting

I. Review of Old Business
a. Holiday In The Depot
b. Beach/Boat Launch
c. River Walk Park
d. 2012-2013 Budget
e. Trees on the Plaza
f. Visitors-privilege to speak from the floor

Coordinator’s Report
Chairman’s Report

II. New Business
Election of Officers


Posted: January 4, 2012


Board of Selectmen
AGENDA
January 5, 2012
5:30 p.m. Bryan Memorial Town Hall

1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Minutes
* Minutes of the December 22, 2011 Regular Meeting of the Board of Selectmen.

3. Communications

4. Appointments/Resignations

5. First Selectman’s Report

6. OLD BUSINESS
* STEAP Grant Resolution – Hidden Valley Pedestrian Bridge.
* Resolution of Endorsement – Public Works Equipment Cooperative.

7. NEW BUSINESS
* Request to install generator on Town Property by National Iron Bank.
* Discussion of lease for proposed telecommunications tower on Town Property.

8. Visitors

9. Adjournment




Zoning Commission
Legal Notice

The WASHINGTON ZONING COMMISSION has scheduled the following public hearings on Monday, January 23, 2012 in the Land Use Meeting Room, Bryan Memorial Town Hall, Washington Depot, Ct. to consider the following Special Permit applications:

7:30 p.m. – Stone/295 New Milford Turnpike/Special Permit: Section 9.4.1.d/Eating and Drinking Establishment/Outdoor Seating

Immediately following – Wykeham Rise, LLC./101 Wykeham Road/ Section 4.4.10/School/Con’t.

At these hearings interested persons may appear and be heard and written communications will be received. The applications are on file in the Land Use Office, Bryan Memorial Town Hall, Washington Depot, Ct.

Dated 1/4/12
By Janet M. Hill
Land Use Administrator


Notices from 2011