Our meeting with the Coventry wetlands commission

Teri, Dan, Becca, and I went to the wetlands commission to night to submit our application for consideration to build in a designated wetlands area.  It was a very positive experience.  Thankfully we have the (unofficial) approval of the commissioner and he gave me some very sound advice as to how to present the application.  One of the primary things he suggested was that we have pictures taken of the property.  Here are some of the pictures that Teri took:

Needless to say  I mentioned that the property, due to the fact that the tree fell on the house, is unlivable.  I also mentioned that even if we were going to try to build on the same footprint, we would have re-excavate because the foundation is no longer usable.  This would cause the same amount of wetlands disturbance as building the new house.  The commission agreed, and decided to decide on the application at the next meeting.  This is common procedure.  They could have instead  a) extended the application to two months for further study, or b) decided a public hearing was neccessary, and extended the application upwards of four months.  The commission decided neither of those choices were needed.  WOOT!  Thanks Teri for taking the pictures today.  They were exactly what we needed!

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