OLD LYME — Tonight’s scheduled Old Lyme Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission (IWWC) meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. is going ahead as planned via Webex. The anticipated continuation of the Public Hearing related to the construction of a new convenience mart and gas station at the junction of 99 Halls Rd. and 25 Neck Rd. will not, however, now take place.
According to a letter submitted to the IWWC by Alter Pearson LLC (attorneys for the applicant), Big Y Foods/Tony Coppola (the applicant) has requested a continuation of the hearing, “to complete an analysis of an adjoining, off-site, wetland area and revise plans accordingly.”
Following usual procedure, it is expected that the continuation will be granted.
It is now anticipated that the Public Hearing will be included in the IWWC’s next meeting on Tuesday, May 25, when the hearing will likely be closed at its conclusion and the Commission may then take a vote on the proposal at that time.
Alternatively, the commission may defer their vote until a later date.
Visit this link to view the agenda for tonight’s meeting, which includes all the details regarding how to join the meeting via computer or phone.
Visit this link to read our article on the March IWWC meeting when the Public Hearing on the proposed gas station and convenience store was opened.
Visit this link to read a statement from the Halls Rd. Improvement Committee requesting the withdrawal of the proposed gas station/convenience store.