After months of the state public hearing process, the town of Darian, CT, is one step
closer to receiving the final word from the state Department of
Environmental Protection on the Baker Park Flood Mitigation Project. On Jan. 4, state hearing officer Kenneth Collette issued his
official recommendation, stating that, after three months of testimony, including the credible testimony of three
expert witnesses, evidence, and presentations, it was his recommendation to award the
town the necessary permits for the Baker Woods project. According to
his recommendation, the Baker Woods project is the “most prudent and
feasible alternative” to alleviate flooding in Darien.
The DEP commissioner
has the final say in the proposed project which calls for a new pipe underneath the
Noroton Heights railroad tracks and a 3.5-acre detention pond in Baker
Park woods to help alleviate the flooding on Heights Road. To create the proposed detention pond, more than 300 trees
in Baker Park woods would be cut down which drew opposition
from neighbors and led to the state’s public hearings.
For more, see dariantimes.com.
