Wetlands Permit Sought For Parker Project

TOLLAND, CT - A wetlands permit application has been submitted for the project to place elderly housing at the old Parker School property, Town Manager Steve Werbner said in his latest report to the Town Council.

Planning and Development Department staff members coordinated the effort, he said. The project was approved by the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission. Werbner gave no timetable for an answer on the wetlands permit.

He also reported on several other planning-related topics:

• The state Department of Transportation met with town staff members and members of the Historic District Commission and Historical Society to review updates to the Tolland Green Road plans, based on the feedback received at a recent public meeting, Werbner said.
• Economic development inquiries in the past month include a brewery, a retail plaza and farm uses, he said.
• Town staffers and a representative from the Conservation Commission met with the Connecticut Water Company about a potential habitat restoration/drainage project along Lake Shenipsit. Connecticut Water expressed interest in undertaking a small project, likely next spring. The details of the project will need to be worked out.
• Staff members are awaiting a determination by the DOT regarding possible road improvements required along Route 195 to accommodate planned development in the Technology Zone on the old Gottier property.