Triple T Steps Back .. Withdraws Application at DES

We received good news yesterday from Kirsten Pulkkinen, Wetlands Specialist from the DES Wetlands Bureau, that Triple T had submitted a request to withdraw it's application to build it's recovery park in Ashuelot. This does not necessarily mean the fight is over; but it's a win for all of you who supported the efforts to keep a dump out of our town.

Below is a copy of the email response we received when we inquired about the status of their application and permits.

A request to withdraw the application from the agent on behalf of the applicant was received on 1/13/2010 and approved today. This means there will be no further action on the application and if the applicant chooses to move forward with the project in the future they will need to submit a new application as if the subject application was never filed.

Thank  you,

Kirsten

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Kirsten Pulkkinen

Wetlands Specialist

DES Wetlands Bureau

29 Hazen Drive, PO Box 95

Concord, NH 03302-0095

603.271.4188

Fax: 603.271.6588

kirsten.pulkkinen@des.nh.gov

http://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/water/wetlands/index.htm

One can't help but wonder if their withdrawal was connected with the defeat of all of the proposed changes Margaret Sharra was attempting to make to our Zoning Ordinances earlier this month ? Seems like quite a coincidence for an organization that was so intent on going against our regulations in the first place and that had spent a very large sum of money for engineering reports and that had submitted an application to DES.

I guess it's just one of those situations where you go hmmm.