Killingly — The Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission again continued its public hearing on a nearly 1.3 million-square-foot Amazon warehouse distribution center to Nov. 2. Several residents, who have opposed the Westcott Road project since it was first submitted several months ago, continued to do so during Monday night’s three-hour hearing. The group has now hired engineer Steven Trinkaus as their expert witness in an effort to gain intervenor status. The commission is expected to grant the status on Nov. 2. If intervention status is granted, intervenors become a party in the proceeding and have a seat at the table when the commission meets with the applicant as opposed to just being part of public comment. Trinkaus raised numerous issues with the project’s engineering in regard to stormwater management, sewage disposal and wetland impacts. Trinkaus claims that the proposed stormwater system will not meet the pollutant load reductions set by the state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, which “will adversely affect the water quality in these systems over time.” He also claims that no viable feasible and prudent alternatives have been provided for the development that would reduce the impact on wetlands on the site. Before Trinkaus spoke Monday night, Evan Seeman, an attorney who represents Ryan Companies, the developer, tried to discredit Trinkaus arguments, claiming they are not factual. Seeman told the commission that Trinkaus has been found to be not a credible witness by the Connecticut Superior Court’s land use litigation docket on four occasions over the last two years.

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