The Commissioner also gives notice that a hearing may be held on this application if a written request via electronic mail as specified below is received from the applicant, or if the Commissioner determines that the public interest will best be served thereby.  The Commissioner shall also hold a hearing pursuant to CGS Section 22a-361(b) on receipt of a petition signed by twenty-five or more persons.

 

Applicant’s Name and Address:  Old Colony Beach Club Association, P.O. Box 10, Old Lyme, CT, 06371

 

Contact: Lynn Rae, Lynn.Rai@fando.com, 860-783-4714

 

Site Location: Old Colony Beach Association neighborhood, end of Hartung Place and Gorton, Old Lyme, CT, 06371

 

The proposed activity includes installing improved drainage systems to allow discharge of floodwater into Long Island Sound to alleviate flooding within the association property. Work below the CJL includes adding a 24-inch stormwater RCP and securing existing rip rap features around the existing outfall (70 square feet of permanent direct impacts below the CJL) and will affect coastal resources . 

 

Interested persons may obtain a copy of the application from the above contacts or by sending a request for an electronic copy to DEEP at joy.sajimon@ct.gov.  All interested parties are invited to express their views on the tentative determination concerning this application.  Comments regarding this application may be submitted via electronic mail to joy.sajimon@ct.gov no later than thirty (30) days from the publication date of this notice.  

 

Petitions for a hearing shall be submitted within thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this public notice and should include the application number(s) noted above and also identify a contact person to receive notifications.  Petitions may also identify a person who is authorized to engage in discussions regarding the application and, if resolution is reached, withdraw the petition.  Upon receipt of a petition, the Commissioner shall take action as required by relevant laws, including Public Act 25-84, which was effective upon passage in June 2025.  The Office of Adjudications will accept electronically-filed petitions for hearing in addition to those submitted by mail or hand-delivered.  Petitions with required signatures may be sent to deep.adjudications@ct.gov; those mailed or delivered should go to the DEEP Office of Adjudications, 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106.  If the signed original petition is only in an electronic format, the petition must be submitted with a statement signed by the petitioner that the petition exists only in that form. Original petitions that were filed electronically must also be mailed or delivered to the Office of Adjudications within 30 days of electronic submittal. Additional information can be found at www.ct.gov/deep/adjudications.

 

 

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