Conservation Commission opens hearing on final phase of South Side drainage project

WESTON — October 12, 2021 — Weston Conservation Commission opens hearing on final phase of South Side neighborhood drainage overhaul. Town Engineer Steve Fogg told commissioners the decade-long project, which began as a 2012 study of chronic basement flooding dating to the 1970s, will replace undersized 1950s-era pipes running at less than 1 percent slope with new mains up to 42 inches in diameter, sized for a 25-year, 5.9-inch storm. Wright-Pierce engineer Larry Rosecki said construction would run roughly May through October 2022 after a February bid. Wetland scientist Chuck Karen said the work disturbs more than 5,000 square feet of resource area, triggering a 401 water quality certification, an Army Corps notice and a MEPA filing. The hearing was continued to Oct. 26 at 8:45 p.m. Chair Joe Berman said he expects two more meetings before approval. Separately, the commission voted 5-0 to issue a negative-two determination for Peter Caro's 400-square-foot patio at 1 Warren Place after he proposed 500 square feet of native plantings.