Granby Conservation Commission Approves Cold Hill Road Home, Delays Dam Decision

GRANBY -- September 9, 2025, Granby Conservation Commission approves Cold Hill Road home and continues dam replacement hearing to October. The commission voted 4-0 in favor with one abstention Tuesday to approve a notice of intent filed by LJ Development LLC for a single-family dwelling on lot 7 Cold Hill Road, with a formal order of conditions to be signed at the October 14 meeting. A public hearing on the replacement of the Bachelor Brook dam at Forge Pond, a project at 23 and 41 School Street requiring permits from the Conservation Commission, Army Corps of Engineers, and the state Office of Dam Safety before any construction can begin, was continued after engineer David (last name unclear from audio) clarified that a sluice bypass channel flagged by conservation officials is not intended for storm-event water diversion, and that the successful contractor must submit a professional engineer-stamped diversion plan. Bill Shaheen, participating remotely, had warned that a blocked 36-inch culvert under School Street during a storm event "could blow out" the embankment and send sediment downstream. An informational presentation on a beaver removal plan at 81 and 87 Taylor Street, where fewer than six beavers have flooded hay fields and threatened a neighboring home, set up a formal request for determination expected at the October meeting.