Connecticut State Council on Environmental Quality

Meeting Notice and Agenda

Meeting Notice and Agenda

The Council on Environmental Quality will meet on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at 9:30 AM 
AM the Holcombe Room, fifth floor, 79 Elm Street, Hartford or via Zoom.

Members of the public may participate in person or via Zoom by connecting to the Zoom meeting: 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. People 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 27, 2026

  3. Citizen Comment Period

  4. Citizen Complaints and Inquiries Received

  5. Acting Chair and Council Direction

  6. Executive Director’s Report
    (forest management plans evaluation, Connecticut Environmental Policy Act process meeting) 

  7. State Agency Actions

    8. a. Department of Energy and Environmental Protection:

    • Forest Management Plan - Cockaponset State Forest Westwood-Killingworth-Winthrop Blocks
    • Connecticut 2026 Draft Annual Air Monitoring Network Plan
    • Advisory Council representative on Public Act 26-127 "Solar Siting Report"
    • Agrivoltaics Incentive Feasibility Study

    b. Connecticut Siting Council:

    • Petition 1710 (solar, North Haven), Petition 1711 (solar, Ellington), Petition 1712 (energy storage, Manchester) - Comments recommended

  8. Other Business

    9. The next regular Council meeting is scheduled for July 22, 2026, at 9:30 AM.