New Milford Wetlands Commission To Review Cherniske Road Bridge, Housing Projects

NEW MILFORD, CT — The Inland Wetlands Commission is scheduled Thursday to hold a public hearing on replacement of the Cherniske Road bridge and review several residential and development applications.

The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Nov. 12 in the Loretta Brickley Conference Room on the lower level of Town Hall.

The Town of New Milford is seeking approval to replace the existing Cherniske Road bridge with a new single-span, precast reinforced-concrete three-sided frame structure. The proposed bridge would carry two travel lanes with an overall road width of 24 feet. The project, identified as Bridge No. 095009, is listed both for a public hearing and for application review.

Other applications under review include a proposed single-family home with an attached garage at 90 Browns Forge Road; a single-family residence at 56 Long Mountain Road; and work on Sherry Lane involving removal and replacement of wooden steps, construction of retaining walls and replacement of about 18 cubic yards of asphalt driveway.

The commission will also review plans for a new single-family residence with an attached garage, pool and pool house at 13 Washington Ridge Road and a four-lot subdivision with a common driveway at 0 Stilson Hill Road.

An application for 7 Saddle Ridge Road proposes clearing brush, overgrowth and selected trees in an upland review area, along with limited grading near the house.

Two new applications are scheduled to come before the commission. Nicholas Knapp and Rebecca Baker are proposing a 4,300-square-foot single-family residence at 11 Lillinonah Ridge Drive, with a driveway crossing one lot to reach the home on another.

Shawn Emmons is proposing construction of a 10,000-square-foot building at 43 Park Lane Road, along with a paved driveway, parking, sidewalks, stormwater management and related improvements.

The agenda also includes two matters handled by the commission’s duly authorized agent: replacement of a failed driveway culvert at 6 Maplewood Drive and construction of a 264-square-foot screened porch at 15 Mulberry Lane.

Commission members are also scheduled to consider four bond releases, including $10,000 related to a contractor’s yard and building at 197 Pickett District Road and $10,000 connected with the Ellora Estates project at 430 Long Mountain Road. Smaller bond releases are listed for pool projects at 8 Skyview Drive and 184 Chestnut Land Road.

The commission will also consider approval of its Oct. 8 meeting minutes and a $74.93 bill for legal notices.