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Home My WebLink AboutFW Montville Passero - Draft letter to Passeros (6) IPM.Note FW: Montville/Passero - Draft letter to Passeros FW: Colleen Bezanson EX /O=MICROSOFTONLINE/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=CBB51D09-0908-4134-AECD-A8C49FC60807 Montville/Passero - Draft letter to Passeros Colleen Bezanson EX /O=MICROSOFTONLINE/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=CBB51D09-0908-4134-AECD-A8C49FC60807 Douglas Brush (dkb3@sbcglobal.net); Douglas Brush (douglas.k.brush@pfizer.com) Passero 67 Lake Dr Montville/Passero - Draft letter to Passeros Please find attached the draft letter to be sent to the Passero’s . Please review and comment. Colleen Bezanson Planner II Town of Montville Planning Department 310 Norwich New London Tpke Uncasville, CT. 06382 (860) 848-8549 Ext 379 Fax (860) 848-2354 From: Critton, Beth [mailto:BCritton@goodwin.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2011 1:09 PM To: Colleen Bezanson Subject: Montville/Passero - Draft letter to Passeros Colleen, Attached for your review and comment is a draft letter to the Passeros. I surmised that the "waterbody" involved is Oxoboxo Lake, but please confirm that. I welcome any corrections, questions or suggestions. Best, Beth Beth Bryan Critton Shipman & Goodwin LLP One Constitution Plaza Hartford, CT 06103-1919 Phone (Direct): (860) 251-5662 Fax: (860) 251-5318 THIS MESSAGE IS ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE ADDRESSEE AND MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVILEGED INFORMATION. Any dissemination or copying of this communication other than by the intended recipient(s) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone and destroy all copies of this communication. Thank you. <7C65794F1717314399AD6937CD0A93C201274A5DB70E@VA3DIAXVS791.RED001.local> Colleen Bezanson Colleen Bezanson EX /O=MICROSOFTONLINE/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=CBB51D09-0908-4134-AECD-A8C49FC60807 EX /O=MICROSOFTONLINE/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=CBB51D09-0908-4134-AECD-A8C49FC60807 EX /O=MICROSOFTONLINE/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=CBB51D09-0908-4134-AECD-A8C49FC60807 Colleen Bezanson EX /O=MICROSOFTONLINE/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=CBB51D09-0908-4134-AECD-A8C49FC60807 Colleen Bezanson CBB51D09-0908-4134-AECD-A8C49FC60807 CBB51D09-0908-4134-AECD-A8C49FC60807 CBB51D09-0908-4134-AECD-A8C49FC60807 CBB51D09-0908-4134-AECD-A8C49FC60807 CBB51D09-0908-4134-AECD-A8C49FC60807 CBB51D09-0908-4134-AECD-A8C49FC60807 CBB51D09-0908-4134-AECD-A8C49FC60807 CBB51D09-0908-4134-AECD-A8C49FC60807 EX /O=MICROSOFTONLINE/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=CBB51D09-0908-4134-AECD-A8C49FC60807 II=0101CECF961D4679F7DC47A7FA4AAF00E40C7BFAEB0E;Version=Version 15.0 (Build 785.0), Stage=H4 en 2052687_1 12.0 CBezanson@montville-ct.org 00000002167573c2-1911-4265-8a5e-6b6d08ec1330@montville-ct.org/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=MONTVILLECT.onmicrosoft.com-55785-CBezanson@montville -ct.orgff0 Douglas Brush (dkb3@sbcglobal.net) SMTP dkb3@sbcglobal.net dkb3@sbcglobal.net Douglas Brush (dkb3@sbcglobal.net) Douglas Brush (dkb3@sbcglobal.net) dkb3@sbcglobal.net Douglas Brush (douglas.k.brush@pfizer.com) SMTP douglas.k.brush@pfizer.com douglas.k.brush@pfizer.com 'Douglas Brush (douglas.k.brush@pfizer.com)' Douglas Brush (douglas.k.brush@pfizer.com) douglas.k.brush@pfizer.com 2052687_1.DOCBeth Bryan Critton Phone: (860) 251-5662 Fax: (860) 251-5318 E-mail: bcritton@goodwin.com October ____, 2011 Via Certified Mail Return Receipt Requested First Class Mail and Federal Express Shawn J. Passero and Katie L. Passero 67 Lake Drive Oakdale, CT 06370 RE: 67 Lake Drive, Oakdale, CT 06370 Dear Mr. and Mrs. Passero: This matter has been forwarded to Shipman & Goodwin LLP by the Town of Montville for enforcement and, if necessary, legal action. On July 7, 2011, an inspection was made of your property at 67 Lake Drive. This inspection showed that you had disturbed material within an area regulated under Montville’s Inland Wetlands Regulations and had deposited material within a waterbody (Oxoboxo Lake) without seeking or obtaining a wetlands permit. Under Montville’s Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Regulations, any activity within fifty (50) feet of a regulated wetland area requires a permit from the Inland Wetlands Commission. The Town sent you three Cease and Desist Orders by both standard mail and certified mail (July 12, 2011; July 22, 2011; August 16, 2011/September 19, 2011) relating to these unauthorized activities and warning you that failure to comply with the Orders “will subject you to penalties provided in Section 22a-44 of the Connecticut General Statutes.” The Orders provided you with a number to call if you had any questions and gave you an opportunity to be heard at Inland Wetlands Commission meetings scheduled for July 21, 2011, August 18, 2011, September 15, 2011 and September 22, 2011, but you did not appear at the meetings and did not contact Town staff regarding the Orders. Pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes (“Conn. Gen. Stat.”) § 22a-44(a) and Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Regulations § 13, cease and desist orders sent by certified mail are effective on issuance and remain in effect until the Commission affirms, revises or withdraws the orders. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-44(a) authorizes the Commission to file certificates relating to such orders on the land records of the Town and provides that the orders will not be released until the property owner has complied with the orders. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-44(b) authorizes penalties of up to $1,000 for each offense and provides that, for continuing violations, each day’s continuance shall be deemed a separate and distinct offense. The Section also authorizes the Town to file an action in Superior Court to restrain the violation and to seek civil penalties. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-44(b) also provides: “All costs, fees and expenses in connection with such action shall be assessed as damages against the violator together with reasonable attorney’s fees which may be allowed, all of which shall be awarded to the . . . municipality . . . which brought such action.” Wilful violations are subject to fines of up to $2,000 per day for continuing violations and may subject the violators to imprisonment. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-44(c). As you can see from the above, the consequences for your disregard of the Commission’s Cease and Desist Orders are potentially severe. I request that you immediately contact me regarding the wetlands violations and pending Cease and Desist Orders. If I do not hear from you or your legal representative on or before October ___, 2011 with a specific proposal regarding how you are going to satisfactorily address all wetlands violations, we will ask the Commission to authorize the wetlands agent to file notice of the Cease and Desist Orders on the Montville land records and will file an injunction action in New London Superior Court seeking compliance with the Wetlands Regulations, penalties and costs, fees, expenses and attorney’s fees relating to the Court action, in accordance with Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-44. We sincerely hope that such actions will not be needed. I look forward to hearing from you in the near future. Very truly yours, Beth Bryan Critton CBB:grm c: Hon. Joseph W. Jaskiewicz, Mayor, Town of Montville Colleen Bezanson, Planner II and Wetlands Agent/Enforcement Officer, Town of Montville Draft: 10/4/11 2052687v1 2052687v1 .DOC 205268~1.DOC 2052687_1.DOC application/msword EnUs Please find attached the draft letter to be sent to the Passero’s . Please review and comment. Colleen Bezanson Planner II Town of Montville Planning Department 310 Norwich New London Tpke Uncasville, CT. 06382 (860) 848-8549 Ext 379 Fax (860) 848-2354 From: Critton, Beth [mailto:BCritton@goodwin.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2011 1:09 PM To: Colleen Bezanson Subject: Montville/Passero - Draft letter to Passeros Colleen, Attached for your review and comment is a draft letter to the Passeros. I surmised that the "waterbody" involved is Oxoboxo Lake, but please confirm that. I welcome any corrections, questions or suggestions. Best, Beth Beth Bryan Critton Shipman & Goodwin LLP One Constitution Plaza Hartford, CT 06103-1919 Phone (Direct): (860) 251-5662 Fax: (860) 251-5318 THIS MESSAGE IS ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE ADDRESSEE AND MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVILEGED INFORMATION. Any dissemination or copying of this communication other than by the intended recipient(s) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone and destroy all copies of this communication. Thank you.