ORDINANCE
Motion/Request:
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MOTION to extend Archery Hunting on Certain Town Owned Lands and Certain Open Space Properties for one-year in accordance with provisions in Ordinance#100-018 (rev. 1) "An Ordinance Providing Archery Hunting on Certain Town Owned Lands and Certain Open Space Properties"
In addition, amend Ordinance #100-018 “Appendix A - Town of Ledyard Hunting Rules and Regulations” to paragraph (5) as follows:
5) Hunting shall be limited to the following Town of Ledyard owned properties and open space properties not owned by the Town of Ledyard, as recorded on the Deed of the Land Records or with written consent of the property owner.
a) Clark Farm (1025 Colonel Ledyard Highway) (Town Owned
Property)
b) Founders Preserve Parcel (332 334 Colonel Ledyard Highway
(Avalonia Land Conservancy)
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Background:
In 2018 the Town Council adopted Ordinance #100-018 “An Ordinance Providing for Archery Hunting on Certain Town Owned Lands”.
The two properties that would be used for archery hunting were: (1) Clark Farm located on Route 117 on the north end of town; and (2) Founders Preserve (fka -Paint Mill) Property located between Colonel Ledyard Highway and Pumpkin Hill Road on the south end of town (both properties were about 100 acres).
At a Special Town Meeting held on October 28, 2020 the townspeople approved to transfer the Founders Preserve (also formerly known as: Quakertown Preserve/Paint Mill) to Avalonia Land Conservancy. One of the terms for the land transfer was that Avalonia Land Conservancy would continue to allow archery hunting on the Founders Preserve property.
Because the Founders Preserve would no longer be town-owned property that on April 25, 2021 Ordinance #100-108 (rev. 1) and its accompanying Appendix was amended to include provisions for “non-town owned properties/certain open space properties”.
This program was a Lottery System in which six people would win a lottery for each property to bow hunt.
This was an Administrative Action - In accordance with Section 4. “Annual Expiration” the Ordinance would expire annually at the end of the calendar year, unless a vote of the Town Council was taken to approve to extend it for one year.
Amend Appendix A: Because there were some property boundary adjustments regarding the properties located 332 & 334 Colonel Ledyard Highway and the two parcels have been merged. The New address for the merged properties is 334 Colonel Ledyard Highway. Therefore, Appendix A is being updated to reflect the correct number/address which is now 334 Colonel Ledyard Highway (Please see attached Appendix)
Appendix A - Town of Ledyard Hunting Rules and Regulations” paragraph (5) is being updated as follows:
(5) Hunting shall be limited to the following Town of Ledyard owned properties and open
space properties not owned by the Town of Ledyard, as recorded on the Deed of the Land Records or with written consent of the property owner.
a) Clark Farm (1025 Colonel Ledyard Highway) (Town Owned
Property)
b) Founders Preserve Parcel (332 334 Colonel Ledyard Highway
(Avalonia Land Conservancy
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