APPOINTMENT
Motion/Request:
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MOTION to appoint Mrs. Karen Parkinson (R) 55 Rose Hill Road, Ledyard, as an Alternate Member to the Historic District Commission to complete a five (5) year term ending December 6, 2028, filling a vacancy left by Ms. Lamb.
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Background:
Mrs. Parkinson has been an active member of the Community serving on the Town Council from 1981 - 1983.
Mrs. Parkinson is a former Town Employee working under Mayor Al Clark she was the Town's first social worker and was instrumental in the establishment of the Social Service Board and subsequently assisted in the establishment of the Town's Youth Services.
Mrs. Parkinson is currently serving as the President Tri-Town Trail Association; and has assisted the Planning Dept in the grant writing of two DEEP Grants; and has met and interacted with multiple Town Commissions in obtaining permits for the Trail development.
Mrs. Parkinson served five years on Tri-Town Trail Committee (town Appointment) dissolved when tasks completed and they then became the Tri-Town Trail Association a 501-c-3 (non-profit) .
Mrs. Parkinson is currently interested in the preservation of the Spicer Homestead Ruins.
Mrs. Parkinson noted on her Appointment Application that she believed in Civic duty; and she has been involved in volunteering all of her adult/professional life and even more so since she professionally retired.
Mrs. Parkinson has volunteered her professional services as a Licensed social worker for Hospice and American Cancer Society counseling patients and running support groups. When her husband was stationed in Guam, she and she was employed in the mental health system she organized and established a resettlement program for displaced Vietnam families who remained on Guam.
Mrs. Parkinson noted that she has multiple skills and abilities to contribute to the Town of Ledyard where her family have lived for over 40 years.
Administrative Notes:
The Historic District Commission current...
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