Trails Committee Provides Comments for the Eversource Rebuild Project

The Committee held a Special Meeting on June 7 to
review the final Eversource plans.

Big changes are coming to the powerline corridor that cuts through Shelton Lakes when Eversource installs big new monopoles and takes out the existing towers.  There will be lots of grading, new gravel pads around the new poles, and a new road system. To get a better idea of what's coming, see the Committee's blog post from April 18,  

May 12 site walk on the Rec Path at Great Ledge

Trails Committee members spent a lot of time and energy reviewing the Eversource proposal in order to try and minimize impacts to the trail system.  There were multiple meetings with Eversource staff, including a site walk, and then a Special Meeting was scheduled after the site walk to come up with detailed recommendation to send to the Site Council.  

Here is the Trails Committee's final letter: The Trails Committee letter to the Siting Council

May 12 site walk at Nells Rock Trail with Rec Path in distance.
The rock ledge in foreground will be removed for a new tower pad.