Fire District No. 1 station expansion gets wetlands OK

Susan Danseyar, Journal Inquirer, Manchester, Conn.
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Sep. 8—ENFIELD — The Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency this week approved a permit for Fire District No. 1 to expand and modernize its station on Weymouth Road and add additional parking and pavement areas.

The agency granted the permit with a condition that firefighters not stockpile snow on pavement areas.

Wilson M. Alford of Alford Associates in Windsor presented details of the proposed 3,300-square-foot addition to the west side of the station. Improvements will include making a large hall, kitchen, bunk room, bathrooms, and offices for the department's firefighters.

In his drainage report, Alford said a new water detention basin will reduce the peak flows from the site. Flow from the parking area will drain into a grass area, allowing infiltration and filtering of water before it enters the detention basin.

According to the application, the project will not have an impact on wetlands on the property and no activities by firefighters are located within the 100-year floodplain.

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