TOWN OF LEDYARD - File #: 22-019

• File #: 22-019
• Version: 1
• Type: Land Use
• Status: Filed
• File created: 7/2/2022
• In control: Land Use/Planning/Public Works Committee
• On agenda: 1/9/2023
• Final action: 1/9/2023
• Title: Potential future uses for the 101.80-acre Clark Farm property located at 1025 Colonel Ledyard Highway.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/9/2023	1	Land Use/Planning/Public Works Committee	Completed
12/5/2022	1	Land Use/Planning/Public Works Committee	No Action
11/7/2022	1	Land Use/Planning/Public Works Committee	No Action
10/3/2022	1	Land Use/Planning/Public Works Committee	No Action
9/19/2022	1	Land Use/Planning/Public Works Committee	No Action
8/1/2022	1	Land Use/Planning/Public Works Committee	Continue

LAND USE

Subject/Application:
title
Potential future uses for the 101.80-acre Clark Farm property located at 1025 Colonel Ledyard Highway.
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Background:
On May 22, 2007 the Townspeople approved to a land swap with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation as follows:

* The Town gave the MPTN Indiantown Park (119 Indiantown Road)
* The MPTN gave the Town Clark Farm

The signing of the land swap took place on September 4, 2007.

Since that time the Town has entered to a Lease Agreement with Mr. Majcher to farm a portion of the Clark Farm.

The Town renewed a Lease with Mr. Majcher in 2021. He noted the term of the Lease was five years and that the Tenant agreed to pay rent in the amount of $80 per acre for 20.29 acres located on the parcel at 1025 Colonel Ledyard Highway, total payment of $1,623.20 per year for designated area. The rent was being paid on an annual basis and that the Lease was expanded to include an additional 5.30 acres located on the west side of the Joe Clark Brook.

The reason Mr. Majcher requested increasing the term of his lease from one (1) year to five (5) years was because he was looking to grow hay instead of silage corn because the market for corn was declining.

Mr. Majcher has been leasing 18.70 acres at 1025 Colonel Ledyard Highway on the east side of the Joe Clark Brook at a rate of $80.00 per acre. He stated in addition to increasing the term of the Lease that Mr. Majcher had also requested leasing about 5.03 acres on the west side of Joe Clark Brook for a total of approximately 24 acres.

Because of the work to farm the west side of the Brook involved bush hogging to clear and prepare the land for planting that it would take about two - three years before there would be any hay production. Therefore, the "Lease Amendment Agreement" included language to address the land on the west side of the Joe Clark Brook relative to the needed improvements to cross the brook and to delay rent on the land on the west side of the Brook ...