Conservation Commission

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 Name Title  Term Ends Email 
 Sarah Schlechter   Chair 12/31/2027  sschlechter@westonct.gov
 Mary Francois  Vice Chair 12/21/2027  mfrancois@westonct.gov
 Michael Lubell  Member 12/31/2025  mlubell@westonct.gov
 Kirby Brendsel  Member 12/31/2025  kbrendsel@westonct.gov
 Abigail Squance  Member 12/31/2025  asquance@westonct.gov
 Vacancy  Member 12/31/2025  
 Vacancy   12/31/2023  

 

Appointed Board Spotlight: Conservation Commission Volunteer Opportunity

The Weston Conservation Commission is a land use board charged with local implementation of the state of Connecticutโ€™s Inland Wetlands and Water Courses Act (Conn. Gen. Statutes 22a-36 to 22a-45).

The Commission was formed in 1973. Its seven volunteer members are appointed by the Board of Selectmen. The commission protects wetlands and watercourses by regulating activities, including construction and development, as well as other uses in and near these vital and valuable environmental resources. The commissioners convene monthly to review permit applications to conduct regulated activities. Members are resident electors in the Town of Weston. Typically citizens, who have served previously on the board, have demonstrated an informed interest and/or have practical experience with the natural environment as well as a sense of fairness and good judgment in applying the regulations in a manner that respects property owner interests while minimizing adverse environmental impact for the common good.

The Town of Westonโ€™s inland wetlands and watercourses regulations state the following regarding the commissionโ€™s purpose and duties:   

(1) The wetlands and watercourses of the Town of Weston are indispensable, irreplaceable and fragile natural resources with which the citizens have been endowed. The wetlands and watercourses are an interrelated web of nature essential to an adequate supply of surface and underground water, to hydrological stability and control of flooding and erosion, to the recharging and purification of groundwater, and to the existence of many forms of animal, aquatic and plant life. Many wetlands and watercourses have been destroyed or are in danger of destruction because of unregulated use by reason of the deposition, filling or removal of material, the diversion or obstruction of water flow, the erection of structures and other uses, all of which have despoiled, polluted and eliminated wetlands and watercourses. Such unregulated activity has had, and will continue to have, a significant, adverse impact on the environment and ecology of Weston and has and will continue to imperil the quality of the environment, thus adversely affecting the ecological, scenic, historic and recreational values and benefits for the citizens of Weston now and forever more. The preservation and protection of the wetlands and watercourses from random, unnecessary, undesirable and unregulated uses, disturbance or destruction is in the public interest and is essential to the health, welfare and safety of the citizens of Weston.

(2) It is, therefore, the purpose of these regulations to protect the citizens of Weston by making provisions for the protection, preservation, and maintenance and use of the wetlands and watercourses by minimizing their disturbance and pollution; maintaining and improving water quality in accordance with the highest standards set by federal, state, or other local authority; preventing damage from erosion, turbidity or siltation; preventing loss of fish and other aquatic organisms, wildlife and vegetation and the destruction of the natural habitats thereof; deterring and inhibiting the danger of flood and pollution; protecting the quality of wetlands and watercourses for their conservation, economic, aesthetic, recreational and other public and private uses and values; and protecting potable freshwater supplies from the dangers of drought, overdraft, pollution, misuse and mismanagement by providing an orderly process to balance the need for the economic growth of Weston and the use of its land with the need to protect its environment and ecology in order to forever guarantee to the people of Weston the safety of such natural resources for their benefit and enjoyment and for the benefit and enjoyment of generations yet unborn.

Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting November 21, 2024

Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting October 17, 2024 

Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting September 19, 2024 

Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting August 29, 2024 

Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting July 18, 2024 

Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting June 20, 2024   

Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting May 16, 2024   

Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting April 25, 2024   

Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting March 21, 2024 

Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting February 15, 2024

Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting January 18, 2024

Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting December 14, 2023

 

    Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting November 16, 2023

    Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting October 26, 2023 

    •  Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Special Meeting September 21, 2023

    Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Regular Meeting on August 24, 2023   

     

     

    Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Special Meeting on May 26th, 2022 at 7:30pm 

    Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Special Meeting on May 10, 2022 at 7:30pm 

    Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Special Meeting on April 27, 2022 at 7.30pm  

    Documents related to the Conservation Commission's Special Meeting on April 21, 2022 at 7.30pm

     

    Conservation Commission 2024 Key Dates Schedule

    [Note: all meetings will be held virtually until further notice]

     2023

     Meeting Date

        Agenda    

     Minutes  

     Audio Recordings

    April 21. 2022 April 21 April 21 April 21, 2022 
     April 27, 2022 April 27 April 27  April 27, 2022
    May 10, 2022  May 10 May 10 May 10, 2022 
    May 26, 2022  May 26 May 26 May 26, 2022 
           
    January 19, 2023  January 19, 2023  January 19 January 19, 2023 
     February 16, 2023  February 16, 2023   February 16 February 16, 2023 
     March 23, 2023  March 23, 2023   March 23 March 23, 2023 
     April 20, 2023 April 20, 2023   April 20 April 20 2023 
     May 18, 2023 May 18, 2023  May 18 May 18, 2023 
    June 22, 2023   June 22, 2023  June 22 June 22, 2023 
    July 20, 2023  July 20, 2023  July 20 July 20, 2023  
     August 24, 2023  August 24, 2023    August 24 August 24, 2023  
     September 21, 2023  September 21, 2023   September 21 September 21, 202 
    October 26, 2023   October 26, 2023  
     
     November 16, 2023 November 16, 2023   November 16, 2023  
     December 14, 2023  December 14, 2023 December 14, 2023    December 14, 2023
           
    January 18, 2024  January 18, 2024  January 18, 2024
     January 18, 2024
     February 15, 2024 February 15, 2024   February 15, 2024    February 15, 2024  
     March 21, 2024   March 21, 2024 March 21, 2024  March 21, 2024 
    April 25, 2024  April 25, 2024  April 25, 2024  April 25, 2024 
     May 16, 2024  May 16, 2024 May 16, 2024  May 16, 2024 
     June 20, 2024   June 20, 2024  June 20, 2024  June 20, 2024
     July 18, 2024  July 18, 2023     
     August 29, 2024   August 29, 2024  August 29, 2024  August 29, 2024 
    September 19, 2024  September 19, 2024  September 19, 2024  September 19, 2024 
    October 17, 2024   October 17, 2024  October 17, 2024   October 17, 2024

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