LEGAL NOTICE   Public Informational Meeting Announcement   By Smart Technology Systems, LLC   OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC     Notice is hereby given that Smart Technology Systems, LLC (the “applicant”) of 112 Wall Street, Torrington, Connecticut, has submitted applications to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to construct, install, and establish a facility that will be designed to recycle municipal solid waste (MSW) into refuse derived fuel (RDF) to produce electricity as well as recycled commodities, handling approximately 1,800 tons per day of MSW and producing approximately 45 megawatts of electric power. The project will be comprised of a bulk waste handling facility for material separation, a gasification system, anaerobic digester, boiler system and steam turbine generator for electric generation. The proposed activity will take place at Norwich Rd (RT-12) & Black Hill Rd (RT-14), Plainfield, Connecticut.     As part of the permitting of the facility, the applicant has prepared a Draft Materials Separation Plan (“Draft Plan”) for submittal to the US Environmental Protection Agency. The Draft Plan is now available for public review and comment. The Draft Plan has been provided to the Plainfield Aldrich Free Public Library, located at 299 Main Street, Moosup, CT 06354. The Library’s hours are as follows:   Monday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM   Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM   Friday: 10:00 AM - 3:00PM   Saturday: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM   Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday: CLOSED     A copy of the Draft Plan is also available online by going to the following internet address: https://us.planengage.com/smartmswprocessing/page/News. The applicant is seeking public comment on the Draft Plan and will be accepting public comment in a variety of ways. Individuals wishing to provide the applicant with comments on the Draft Plan may do so by: 1) going to the website above and clicking on the “Public Comments” button in the lower right corner of the web page; 2) sending an e-mail to manager@smartmswprocessing.com; 3) via U.S. Mail (Manager, Smart Technology Systems, LLC, 112 Wall Street, Torrington, Connecticut, 06790); or 4) attending the public information meeting detailed below. The applicant will be collecting public comment on the Draft Plan from March 5, 2026 through April 9, 2026.     The applicant will be hosting a public information meeting, open to the general public, on Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. After a presentation by the applicant regarding the Draft Plan, members of the public who wish to do so will be given the opportunity to provide oral comments regarding the Draft Plan of up to three minutes per commenter. Details of the public information meeting are as follows:     LOCATION: Zoom meeting. To log on to the meeting, go to the following website at the appointed time: https://pullcom.zoom.us/s/83057839771   TIME AND DATE: 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 9, 2026.   The agenda for the meeting will be as follows:   1. Introduction   2. Brief overview of the project   3. Description of the Draft Plan, including materials to be addressed by the Draft Plan, proposed methods for materials separation, processes for materials once they are separated, and how residual waste will be addressed.   4. Comments from the public   5. Conclusion     Any questions concerning the public information meeting or the Draft Plan can be addressed to: manager@smartmswprocessing.com.   AD#12155041 Norwich Bulletin 3/12, 3/19/2026