Palmisano v. Conservation Commission

The plaintiffs1 appeal from the judgment of the trial court dismissing their administrative appeal from the decision of the defendant conservation commission of the town of Old Lyme acting as the local inland wetlands agency.2 The plaintiffs claim that the trial court improperly held that (1) there was sufficient reason to support the commission’s denial of their building application, (2) the commission could rely on its own knowledge and belief rather than the expert testimony presented at the administrative hearings, (3) no evidence was submitted at the hearing to demonstrate that an…