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By Andreas Yilma, Staff Writer Naugatuck residents, some holding signs urging the Inland Wetlands Commission to ‘Vote No’ on a special permit application, watch the commission’s meeting May 5 via Zoom. –ANDREAS YILMA NAUGATUCK The Inland Wetlands Commission on May 5 narrowly approved an application for a controversial project on Prospect Street that has faced staunch opposition from residents. After more than three hours of deliberation, the commission voted, 3-2, to approve a special permit application, with many conditions and recommendations, for a proposed project at 0 Prospect St. “We really did try to do our due diligence in accordance with the right regulations that we have, the information that was presented to us, the plans and all the feedback we have. We really did take public’s feedback into consideration, although there’s sometimes where our hands are tied where we really can’t do what they want us to do,” said commission Chairwoman ....
By Andreas Yilma, Staff Writer Brian Plourde, an engineer from GR Engineering, speaks to the Naugatuck Inland Wetlands Commission on April 7 during a hearing at Town Hall. –ANDREAS YILMA NAUGATUCK The Inland Wetlands Commission on April 7 closed a hearing on an application associated with developing a parcel of land on Prospect Street that has provoked an outcry from the public. The proposal’s fate is still to be determined. The commission did not vote on the application last week and had 35 days from the hearing to make a decision. “This really is very, very important to us,” Commission Chairman Tracy DeBarber said. “A very important job, we want to make sure it’s done right.” ....
By Andreas Yilma, Staff Writer Attorney Michael McVerry speaks to the Inland Wetlands Commission on March 3 during a hearing at the Naugatuck Event Center. McVerry is representing two applicants seeking to access land on Prospect Street to build a commercial building. –ANDREAS YILMA NAUGATUCK The Inland Wetlands Commission on March 3 continued a hearing again on an application for a proposed commercial building on undeveloped land on Prospect Street. The applicants, Magdi Bebawi and Onsi Tawadros of Waterbury, are proposing to build a 10,000-square-foot, one story building with a parking lot on a 13.95-acre parcel on Prospect Street between Maple Hill Road and Union City Road. The property’s address is listed as 0 Prospect St. ....
Naugatuck students walk out in late January. | Nyjahn Wade via Nagatuck Peaceful Protests. NAUGATUCK, Conn. What do the police killing of George Floyd and Naugatuck, Conn., have in common? Plenty. In June 2020, there was a March of 1,100 people in Naugatuck in solidarity with the many George Floyd protests and Black Lives Matter (BLM) marches across the country. It gave birth to the peace and solidarity group Naugatuck Peaceful Protests. Its focus is opposing systemic racist policing and advocating for defunding. Recently surfaced racist and violent Snapchat posts by the daughter of local police chief Steven Hunt and the associate principal at the local high school, Johnna Hunt, have been like a shot from a flame thrower on an already smoldering fire. They have also, however, been an accelerant for ongoing community organizing and working across movements. ....
Inland Wetlands Commission continues hearing on plan The Fulling Mill Brook flows along Prospect Street in Naugatuck on Jan. 7. An application to build a commercial building on the undeveloped land shown the brook is before the Inland Wetlands Commission. The proposal includes building a culvert and road over the brook. –ANDREAS YILMA NAUGATUCK A proposal to build a commercial building on an undeveloped parcel of land on Prospect Street is before the Inland Wetlands Commission. The applicants, Magdi Bebawi and Onsi Tawadros of Waterbury, are proposing to build a 10,000-square-foot, one story building with a parking lot on a 13.95-acre property on Prospect Street between Maple Hill Road and Union City Road. The property’s address is listed as 0 Prospect St. ....