MINUTES

OLD SAYBROOK PLANNING COMMISSION
SPECIAL MEETING

SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 2000 at 9:00 a.m.

SITE OF PROPOSED SUBDIVISION

“The Preserve – Phase 1A”
INGHAM HILL ROAD

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Pursuant to Connecticut General Statute 1-225(a), the votes of each member of the Planning Commission on any issue considered at the above-referenced meeting are hereby reduced to writing, and also be recorded in the minutes of the session to which they refer, and made available for public inspection and shall as filed in the office of the Town Clerk at the Old Saybrook Town Hall.

I.  CALL TO ORDER

Chairman Gallicchio called the meeting to order (9:15 a.m.) and seated Margaret Downey.

II.  ROLL CALL

Attendant Members Absent Members

Judith Gallicchio, Chairman Karen Marcolini, Regular Member

Robert McIntyre, Vice Chairman

Stuart Haines, Secretary

Robbie Marshall, Regular Member

Frank Vinciguerra, Alternate Member

Margaret Downey, Alternate Member

Attendant Staff

Christine Rosenthal, Town Planner

Others

Alvin Wolfgram, Engineer for the Applicant

Robert Tyler

Nathaniel Tyler

Bram Tyler

III.  OLD BUSINESS

A.  Site Walk:

The Preserve Subdivision Phase 1A – 25 Lots

Essex Road and Ingham Hill Road, Essex and Old Saybrook

(Map 56 / Lot 6 pt.) (Map 60 / Lot 1 pt.) (Map 55 / Lot 3)

Residential AAA Zone
Applicant: The Preserve, LLC, Owner

After several members of the Planning Commission returned from parking their vehicles at the Essex end of Ingham Hill Road, Alvin Wolfgram led the attendant Commission members on a tour of the site for purposes of orientation from the west entrance of the proposed Sanctuary Drive. Wolfgram directed the Commission’s attention to the general path of the tour on location maps, beginning by pointing out the approximate location of a proposed cul-de-sac at the Town boundary and the proposed detention basins at the Route 153 (Essex Road) entrance. The Commission proceeded up the approximate centerline of the proposed road delineated by pink field ribbon past an existing house on proposed Lot 21. From the intersection of Sanctuary Drive and the proposed nature trail, the Commission headed north along an unimproved portion of Ingham Hill Road to circumvent a wetland area. The Commission traveled along an old woods road to the location of where the applicant proposes for Sanctuary Drive to cross a watercourse and wetlands area. The Commission followed the proposed Sanctuary Drive to its connection with a residential street at Watermark Hill. Wolfgram identified the approximate location of proposed sites surrounding the path of the Commission as it made its way to Ingham Hill Road in Essex. The Commission returned to the west entrance via vehicles parked there prior to the meeting.

IV.  ADJOURNMENT

MOTION to adjourn meeting to May 17, 2000 at 7:30 p.m. in the Middle School Library; MOVED by M. Downey, SECONDED by R. McIntyre, NO DISCUSSION, APPROVED 5-0-0 (11:25 a.m.).

Respectfully submitted,

Christine N. Rosenthal, AICP, Town Planner

Acting Clerk

Town of Old Saybrook Planning Commission