Date: Fri 29-Nov-1996

Publication: Bee

Author: ANDYG

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P&Z-Hemlock-Hills

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Hearing Continued On Hemlock Hills

In light of a nearby property owner's environmental concerns, the Planning and

Zoning Commission (P&Z) has continued a public hearing on the Hemlock Hills

development proposal, consisting of four lots on 32 acres, near Winesap Road

and Rockywood Drive in Sandy Hook.

Joseph Dewhirst, and others, are the applicants for the Hemlock Hills

subdivision.

P&Z Chairman John DeFilippe read a letter about the development proposal from

nearby property owner Charles Munster at a November 21 hearing.

In the letter, Mr Munster wrote that his property had been adversely affected

by development in the area. Problems include high water runoff rates which

resulted in his driveway washing out, he wrote. After it was repaired, the

driveway washed away a second time, he added.

Mr Munster wrote that he found water in his stone foundation and has been

subjected to erosion problems. He asked the P&Z to investigate his

development-related problems.

P&Z members will continue the public hearing on Hemlock Hills on December 19.