Wetlands Counsel experiences????

HAHLY · 06-25-2008, 06:30 PM

Has anyone of this forum ever had and interaction with the Wetlands Counsel? If so, I would be interested in hearing your experiences with them. I was, not so recently, involved in a DES appeal which was ruled in my favor. Unfortunately, in order to take the next step in getting my permits I am required to wait for the Wetlands Counsel to file their written decision. The appeal was over 6 months ago! I have called and emailed the Appeals Clerk more times than I can count for the past 4 months but I keep getting the same response, that the Chairman is very busy and has not had the opportunity to write up the decision. I have read everything I can find on the appeals process. Most of the steps involve some kind of time limit. Apparently this step does not. I was hoping to finally be able to complete the work this summer but now it looks as though I will have to wait until next spring. This has been extremely frustrating and I'm not sure that I have any recourse. Suggestions??

06-25-2008, 06:30 PM	#1
HAHLY Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: With the Old Man Posts: 31 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Wetlands Counsel experiences???? Has anyone of this forum ever had and interaction with the Wetlands Counsel? If so, I would be interested in hearing your experiences with them. I was, not so recently, involved in a DES appeal which was ruled in my favor. Unfortunately, in order to take the next step in getting my permits I am required to wait for the Wetlands Counsel to file their written decision. The appeal was over 6 months ago! I have called and emailed the Appeals Clerk more times than I can count for the past 4 months but I keep getting the same response, that the Chairman is very busy and has not had the opportunity to write up the decision. I have read everything I can find on the appeals process. Most of the steps involve some kind of time limit. Apparently this step does not. I was hoping to finally be able to complete the work this summer but now it looks as though I will have to wait until next spring. This has been extremely frustrating and I'm not sure that I have any recourse. Suggestions??