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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 speci...

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 h...

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 ...