Board of Selectmen 10-5-26

Board of Selectmen 10-5-26 AGENDA: https://darienct.portal.civicclerk.co... This summary was generated by AI and has not been edited. For an edited summary, read DarienTV Weekly News Digest. Go to DarienTV.com to subscribe. Board of Selectmen — October 5, 2026 0:58 First Selectman's Report He urged residents to report blocked drains through SeeClickFix on the town website. 7:38 Public Comment: Alexis Sweet Last December, Sweet asked whether a new survey would include wetland work. The answer, she recalled, was no. Eight months later, by her account, a wetland boundary was redrawn. Part of that land isn't owned by the town. The town then said no EPC wetlands application was needed. Sweet dubbed it "Wetland Gate." She wanted to know who initiated and authorized the work. She also questioned why the Great Island Parking Design Committee was left out Next, she referenced the EPC's review of the 1981 conservation restriction. Their only legal guidance, she argued, is a town counsel memo backing the town's request. "Environmental protection should be taken seriously and treated as protections, not inconveniences or obstacles to work around." 11:23 Public Comment: Joe Pontrello of Whaling Road urged the board to pause Great Island decisions. He said the EPC file opened Sept. 30 for an Oct. 7 vote. "Four business days for a design affecting the future of Great Island is not openness or participatory democracy." "Recall, you are stewards of the land. You're not the owners." 21:50 Great Island Special Permit The board set usage limits for a Planning & Zoning special permit application. Public access was set at dawn to dusk. Gatherings under 20 need no permit from 7:30 a.m. to dusk. The board may permit those groups to gather earlier. Group events of 20 to 50 require a permit. Large events of more than 50 are limited to 12 per year. Large events require a parking management plan. McNally said no events will happen before early 2028.