Meeting Notice and Agenda
The Council on Environmental Quality will meet on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at 9:30 AM in the Holcombe Room, fifth floor, 79 Elm Street, Hartford and via Zoom.
Members of the public may participate in person or via Zoom by connecting to the Zoom meeting at: https://ctdeep.zoom.us/j/85118459123
and/or by phone by dialing: +1 646 876 9923 US Meeting ID: 85118459123
Materials for the meeting will be posted to the Council’s website in advance of the meeting. Persons wishing to comment during the Citizen Comment Period may participate at that time.
AGENDA
1. Call to Order; Establishment of a Quorum
2. Approval of minutes of May 28, 2025
3. Citizen Comment Period
4. Citizen Complaints and Inquiries Received
5. Executive Director’s Report
(Annual report subcommittee, applicability of farmland restoration bonds for solar projects, preliminary assessment of Council comments for Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection general permits)
BREAK
6. State Agency and Legislative Actions
a. Department of Energy and Environmental Protection:
- Updated Forest Resource Management Plan Meshomasic State Forest - Mountain Block
- Updated Forest Resource Management Plan Mattatuck State Forest - Cave - Black Rock Block
b. Connecticut Siting Council:
- Petition 1672 (energy, Portland – Glastonbury) - Comments recommended
- Petition 1670 (telecom, New Haven), Docket 539 (telecom, Mansfield), Petition 1671 (solar, Salem), Docket 540 (Telecom, New Milford), Petition 1673 (telecom, Burlington) - No comments recommended
c. Legislature
- Status of proposed bills for which the Council provided testimony
7. Other Business
The next regular Council meeting is scheduled for July 23, 2025, at 9:30 AM.