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May 26, 2026
Stacy Radford Zoning & Wetland Officer – Dept. of Land Use & Development Town of Montville 310 Norwich-New London Tpke., Uncasville, CT 06382
Via Email: sradford@montville-ct.org
RE: Inland Wetland Application 428 Fire Street CLA-7873R
Dear Stacy, CLA has reviewed recently submitted documents as part of an application to remediate a previously documented wetland violation on the 428 Fire Street site. The documents are as follows:
1. Topographic Survey prepared by Boundaries LLC 2. A handwritten wetland sketch 3. A hand drawn overflow trench sketch
To reiterate from CLA’s March 3, 2026 letter, based on CLA’s site walk of September 29, 2025
with staff and the following items were noted
1. Inland wetlands and a water course were extensively altered on the site. 2. The alteration includes filling, excavation, and installation of a culvert in an approximate +100 fool long stretch of riparian wetland. 3. Soil auger samples revealed that both fill and excavation had occurred on the wetland and
upland review zone. 4. There was removal and disturbance of native vegetation. 5. There currently appears to be little chance of erosion as BMPs have been installed per your request.
Based on the previous site walk CLA requested in the March 3, 2026, letter that the following
steps should be taken:
1. The owner should hire a Professional Engineer and Soil Scientist to prepare a wetland
restoration plan.
2. The consultants should employ forensic means to determine to the extent possible, the
original size and condition of the wetland.
CLA Engineers, Inc.
Civil Structural Survey
317 MAIN STREET NORWICH, CT 06360 (860) 886-1966 (860) 886-9165 FAX
3. The restoration plans should be detailed and include proposed contours, stream channel
limits, stream channel restoration, soil specifications, ongoing inspection and plantings.
The materials submitted to date do not constitute an adequate mitigation plan or stream crossing
design. The survey plan showing the wetlands boundary, topography, and other relevant features
can serve as a base plan upon which the engineer and soil scientist can lay out the wetland restoration plan in full detail. Section 7 of the Montville IWC regulations provides guidance as to what constitutes a complete applicant.
Thank you for the opportunity to provide these comments. Please feel free to call or me with any
questions or comments.
Very truly yours, CLA Engineers, Inc.
Robert Russo C.S.S.