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Squance, Abigail

  • Divisions:Conservation Commission
  • Title:Conservation Commission (12/31/25)
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Appointed Board Spotlight: Conservation Commission Volunteer Opportunity

The Weston Conservation Commission is a land use board charged with local implementation of the state of Connecticut’s Inland Wetlands and Water Courses Act (Conn. Gen. Statutes 22a-36 to 22a-45).

The Commission was formed in 1973. Its seven volunteer members are appointed by the Board of Selectmen. The commission protects wetlands and watercourses by regulating activities, including construction and development, as well as other uses in and near these vital and valuable environmental resources. The commissioners convene monthly to review permit applications to conduct regulated activities. Members are resident electors in the Town of Weston. Typically citizens, who have served previously on the board, have demonstrated an informed interest and/or have practical experience with the natural environment as well as a sense of fairness and good judgment in applying the regulations in a manner that respects property owner interests while minimizing adverse environmental impact for the common good.

The Town of Weston’s inland wetlands and watercourses regulations state the following regarding the commission’s purpose and duties:   

(1) The wetlands and watercourses of the Town of Weston are indispensable, irreplaceable and fragile natural resources with which the citizens have been endowed. The wetlands and watercourses are an interrelated web of nature essential to an adequate supply of surface and underground water, to hydrological stability and control of flooding and erosion, to the recharging and purification of groundwater, and to the existence of many forms of animal, aquatic and plant life. Many wetlands and watercourses have been destroyed or are in danger of destruction because of unregulated use by reason of the deposition, filling or removal of material, the diversion or obstruction of water flow, the erection of structures and other uses, all of which have despoiled, polluted and eliminated wetlands and watercourses. Such unregulated activity has had, and will continue to have, a significant, adverse impact on the environment and ecology of Weston and has and will continue to imperil the quality of the environment, thus adversely affecting the ecological, scenic, historic and recreational values and benefits for the citizens of Weston now and forever more. The preservation and protection of the wetlands and watercourses from random, unnecessary, undesirable and unregulated uses, disturbance or destruction is in the public interest and is essential to the health, welfare and safety of the citizens of Weston.

(2) It is, therefore, the purpose of these regulations to protect the citizens of Weston by making provisions for the protection, preservation, and maintenance and use of the wetlands and watercourses by minimizing their disturbance and pollution; maintaining and improving water quality in accordance with the highest standards set by federal, state, or other local authority; preventing damage from erosion, turbidity or siltation; preventing loss of fish and other aquatic organisms, wildlife and vegetation and the destruction of the natural habitats thereof; deterring and inhibiting the danger of flood and pollution; protecting the quality of wetlands and watercourses for their conservation, economic, aesthetic, recreational and other public and private uses and values; and protecting potable freshwater supplies from the dangers of drought, overdraft, pollution, misuse and mismanagement by providing an orderly process to balance the need for the economic growth of Weston and the use of its land with the need to protect its environment and ecology in order to forever guarantee to the people of Weston the safety of such natural resources for their benefit and enjoyment and for the benefit and enjoyment of generations yet unborn.

Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting November 20, 2025

    Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting October 16, 2025

    Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting September 18, 2025

     CC Agenda Meeting 9-18-2025

    Receipts: 

    Modification:  

    Discussion/Decision:

    Other business:

     

    Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting August 21, 2025

    Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting July 17, 2025

    CC Agenda Meeting 7-17-2025 (CANCELLED)

    46 Valley Forge Cardone Ochman CC-25-10-COM

     

    Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting June 26, 2025

    Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting May 15, 2025

    • Enforcement Update:
      • 24 Powder Horn Hill – Clearing, filling, channelizing stream w/o permit
      • 52 Birch Hill – Earthwork in/near wetland w/o permit
      • 9 Fresh Meadow – clearing filling wetlands w/o permit
      • 126 Valley Forge – regrading/retaining wall/UG tank w/o permit
      • 55 Eleven O’Clock – filling wetlands w/o permit

     

    Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting April 24, 2025

    CC Agenda Meeting 4-24-2025

    Extension Consent: Valley Forge Road Rehabilitation - Kellogg Hill to Bradley Road 1.25 mi.  LOTCIP L157-0003-0004 Grant - Town of Weston [CC-25-02-COM]

    Discussion/Decision: 45 Cedar Hills- Pool removal & Patio expansion- Moch [CC-25-03-COM]

    • Enforcement Update: 24 Powder Horn Hill – Clearing, filling, channelizing stream w/o permit
    •  52 Birch Hill – Earwork in/near wetland w/o permit
    •  9 Fresh Meadow – clearing filling wetlands w/o permit
    •  126 Valley Forge – regrading/retaining wall/UG tank w/o permit
    •  55 Eleven O’Clock – filling wetlands w/o permit

     WCC Site Walk Notes 4-5-2025

    CC Minutes 3-27-2025

       

      Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting March 27, 2025

      Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting February 27, 2025

      Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting January 23, 2025

      Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting December 19, 2024

      • Update: 2 Woodland Way- Pond restoration - Ascher CC-23-03-COM

      Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting November 21, 2024

      Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting October 17, 2024 

      Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting September 19, 2024 

      Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting August 29, 2024 

      Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting July 18, 2024 

      Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting June 20, 2024   

      Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting May 16, 2024   

      Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting April 25, 2024   

      Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting March 21, 2024 

      Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting February 15, 2024

      Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting January 18, 2024

      Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting December 14, 2023

       

        Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting November 16, 2023

        Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting October 26, 2023 

        •  Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Special Meeting September 21, 2023

        Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting on August 24, 2023   

         

         

        Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Special Meeting on May 26th, 2022 at 7:30pm 

        Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Special Meeting on May 10, 2022 at 7:30pm 

        Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Special Meeting on April 27, 2022 at 7.30pm  

        Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Special Meeting on April 21, 2022 at 7.30pm

         

        Conservation Commission 2025 Key Dates Schedule

        [Note: all meetings will be held virtually until further notice]

         2022

         Meeting Date

            Agenda    

         Minutes  

         Audio Recordings

        April 21. 2022 April 21 April 21 April 21, 2022 
         April 27, 2022 April 27 April 27  April 27, 2022
        May 10, 2022  May 10 May 10 May 10, 2022 
        May 26, 2022  May 26 May 26 May 26, 2022 
         

         2023

        January 19, 2023  January 19, 2023  January 19 January 19, 2023 
         February 16, 2023  February 16, 2023   February 16 February 16, 2023 
         March 23, 2023  March 23, 2023   March 23 March 23, 2023 
         April 20, 2023 April 20, 2023   April 20 April 20 2023 
         May 18, 2023 May 18, 2023  May 18 May 18, 2023 
        June 22, 2023   June 22, 2023  June 22 June 22, 2023 
        July 20, 2023  July 20, 2023  July 20 July 20, 2023  
         August 24, 2023  August 24, 2023    August 24 August 24, 2023  
         September 21, 2023  September 21, 2023   September 21 September 21, 202 
        October 26, 2023   October 26, 2023  
         
         November 16, 2023 November 16, 2023   November 16, 2023  
         December 14, 2023  December 14, 2023 December 14, 2023    December 14, 2023
         

        2024

        January 18, 2024  January 18, 2024  January 18, 2024
         January 18, 2024
         February 15, 2024 February 15, 2024   February 15, 2024    February 15, 2024  
         March 21, 2024   March 21, 2024 March 21, 2024  March 21, 2024 
        April 25, 2024  April 25, 2024  April 25, 2024  April 25, 2024 
         May 16, 2024  May 16, 2024 May 16, 2024  May 16, 2024 
         June 20, 2024   June 20, 2024  June 20, 2024  June 20, 2024
         July 18, 2024  July 18, 2023     
         August 29, 2024   August 29, 2024  August 29, 2024  August 29, 2024 
        September 19, 2024  September 19, 2024  September 19, 2024  September 19, 2024 
        October 17, 2024   October 17, 2024  October 17, 2024   October 17, 2024
         November 21, 2024  November 21, 2024 November 21, 2024  November 21, 2024 
        December 19, 2024 

        December 19 2024 

        December 19 2024  December 19 2024 
         

        2025 

         January 23, 2025 January 23, 2025   January 23, 2025  January 23, 2025 
         February 27, 2025 February 25, 2025   February 27, 2025 February 27, 2025 
         March 27, 2025 March 27, 2025   March 27, 2025  March 27, 2025 
         April 24, 2025 April 24, 2025  April 24, 2025  April 24, 2025 
         May 15, 2025 May 15, 2025  May 15, 2025  May 15, 2025 
         June 26, 2025 June 26, 2025  June 26, 2025  June 26, 2025 
        July 17, 2025   July 17, 2025    
         August 21, 2025  August 21, 2025  August 21, 2025 August 21, 2025  
         September 18, 2025  September 18, 2025  September 18, 2025  September 18, 2025
        October 16, 2025  October 16, 2025   October 16, 2025   October 16, 2025  
         November 20, 2025 November 20, 2025     

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