Conservation Commission Meeting Agenda/Materials 109R and 131 Clark Lane Exhibit List (linked)

TO: Members of the Town of Waterford Conservation Commission FEB 0 9 2023
FROM: Shirley Sherman 119 Clark Lane, Waterford, CT 06385 Planning & Development
Town of Waterfo d, CT |
February 9, 2023 — es
Damage will be done to the wetlands and to various properties who are unlucky to be in the
way of building the 47 slabs on all of this land which will be cleared of trees, vegetation and
where most wildlife will be forced to leave. There is no alternative when the plan is wrong
for this particular piece of land. Unfortunately, there isn’t enough acreage to build what
Scott Gladstone plans want. Mostly, it will be a crowded and unsafe lifestyle. Putting a lot
of people at risk daily. Keep in mind towards what the final projection would like to be, but
rather, what it will be when making the land barren and treeless. The request for 47
unattractive boxes tightly jammed together will be made for at least a 188 people (4 people
each unit) with their cars, trucks and other various belongings. This can lead to greater
unfit living conditions with such a conjested environment. To make things even tighter,
they will be living on the property lines of the present Clark Lane homeowners. Not a foot
of land for any kind of buffer and any tree line will be gone when there will be root
destruction.
Should a trailer park be built in the back yards of people who’ve lived on Clark Lane for
40, 50 years? They know what privacy, safety and comfort really means. This is a major
upheaval to the present residents now being made to live in a busy, crowded and noisy
existence. Tree loss will cause pollution, noise and wet areas on the land. Why have to go
through all of this so Scott Gladstone and his team can make money? How can anyone say
this is ok for us to have to endure?
Present homes will become even wetter due to:
1) Soil loss on site
2) Soil Compaction
3) Increase of heat with no shade
4) Increase of Phosphorous + Nitrogen. Algae blooms in LIS which kills everything.
5) More water in the wetlands will eventually kill off the wetlands
6) Increase of Air Pollution
7) My basement has flooded in the past with heavy rains. Now with the deforestation it
could be an on-going event.
8) Loss of over 250 mature trees including my personal property trees
C-22-14
109R & 131 CLARK LANE
PUBLIC HEARING
EXHIBIT # 39

A big question for all is the Accountability Concern:
Other developers were cited after filling in wetlands on their properties. How, if necessary,
would this be handled? What is the penalty for such a travesty? Construction sites and
employees as well as people presently living on sites can bring a lot of activity that is or will
be harmful to the land whether unbeknownst to them or not. Another concern as to how
pesticide/fertilizer is used on green acres near tarmac. Salt in the snow removal plan but
where does it get dumped? The potential for sink holes was brought up by a landscaper is
also another issue. I’ve personally observed on and near my home, the large granite
outcroppings which could mean vast ledge is there which would require blasting. That
would mean unforeseen damage to homes and the wetlands if any blasting is allowed.
lam asking that you request the developer te modify his plan. It is too much to ask all the
people in and near this dense development to live such a miserable crowded way of life.
The developer will clear cut trees creating excess heat, excess soi] and ground water, excess
mosquitos while damaging what was a pristine wetland/Fenger Brook environment.
Waterford citizens should not have to sacrifice their town resources to accommodate a
developer. The developer should be more sensitive to nature that will be lost forever, the
watershed that will be harmed by his overly dense design due to poor housing over
capacity, roof runoff, sidewalks and driveways. It appears his guide is his pocketbook
versus how he can continue making Waterford a great place to live while keeping its
premier watershed environment intact and functioning perfectly.
Please decline this unreasonable application or at least demand a smaller number of units
only.