741 Colonel Ledyard Highway

Ledyard, Connecticut 06339-1551

(860) 464-3203

TOWN OF LEDYARD

CONNECTICUT

Town Council

council@ledyardct.org

~ AGENDA ~

Chairman Gary St. Vil

Regular Meeting

7:00 PM

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Town Hall Council Chambers

In-Person: Council Chambers Town Hall Annex

Remote: Information noted below:

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I.

CALL TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

II.

III.

IV.

V.

PRESENTATIONS

RESIDENT & PROPERTY OWNERS (COMMENTS LIMITED TO THREE (3)

MINUTES

VI.

COMMITTEE COMMISSION AND BOARD REPORTS

VII. COMMENTS OF TOWN COUNCILORS

VIII. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES

MOTION to approve the following Town Council Minutes

Special Meeting Minutes of January 14, 2026

Regular Meeting Minutes of January 14, 2026

TC-MIN-2026-01-14-SP EX SES

TC-MIN-2026-01-14

Attachments:

IX.

COMMUNICATIONS

Communications List - January 28, 2026

REFERALS

X.

XI.

COUNCIL SUB COMMITTEE, LIAISON REPORTS

Administration Committee Report Fiscal Year 2025/2026

1.

Community Relations Committee for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – Report- Fiscal

2.

Finance Committee Report Fiscal Year 2025/2026

LUPPW Committee Report Fiscal Year 2025/2026

3.

4.

5.

XII. REPORT OF THE MAYOR

Mayor Report Fiscal Year 2025/2025

Liaison Reports

XIII. OLD BUSINESS

XIV. NEW BUSINESS

Administration Committee

MOTION to appoint the following Temporary Members to the Permanent Municipal

1.

Building Committee (PMBC) to serve as Representatives for Board of Education Projects in

accordance with Ordinance #100-015 (Rev. 1) “An Ordinance Establishing A Permanent

Municipal Building Committee for the Town of Ledyard:

Mr. Branden Graber (R) 42 Church Hill Road, Ledyard

Mr. Alex Fritsch (D) 1 North Wind Circle, Ledyard

Board of Education Represetnatives-Permanent Municpal Building

Cmt-Ltr-2025-12-11

Attachments:

ORD-#100-015 (REV 1) -An Ordinance Establishing PMBC-2024-11-13

Finance Committee

MOTION to authorize overexpenditure of winter operations budget accounts

10140103-51815 (Snow Overtime), 10140103-58300 (Employee Reimbursement), and

10140107-56301 (Salt and Sand) due to higher-than-normal winter operation’s needs.

2.

FY26 Winter Budget Projections.pdf

Attachments:

MOTION to authorize the transfer of the audited, unexpended balance of the Conservation

Commission’s FY 24/25 operating budget in the amount of $1,575 to the CNR Fund and

increase the budgeted appropriation for account #21090305-58922 (Trail Maintenance) by

the same amount in accordance with Ordinance #300-018 “An Ordinance Establishing a

Conservation Commission for the Town of Ledyard”.

3.

ORD-#300-018-CONSERVATION COMMISSION-2019-09-25

Attachments:

Conservation Commission FY 25 budget surplus - transfer to capital.pdf

MOTION to authorize overspending account # 0101-20-2050-20501-54300 (Ledyard Fire

Company, Repairs and Maintenance) by an amount not to exceed $8,000.

4.

Attachments:

LEDYARD FIRE ESTIMATE

MOTION to schedule a Hybird (in-Person and Video Conference) Public Hearing date for

February 11, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. to receive comments and recommendations regarding a

proposed “An Ordinance of the Town Of Ledyard Authorizing Avalonia Land Conservancy

to Receive Property Tax Exempt Status As of the Date of Purchase of Real Property to be

Preserved And Maintained As Open Space”.

5.

ORDINANCE AVALONIA TAX ABATEMENT-DRAFT-2026-01-15

Avalonia Land Conservancy-Request Tax Abatement -154 Stodddards

Wharf Rd-CGS12-81dd-ltr-2026-01-12

Attachments:

General Business

Each Town Councilor to identify one priority to accomplish during 2026.

XV. ADJOURNMENT

DISCLAIMER:

Although we try to be timely and accurate these are not official records of the Town.

The Town Council's Official Agenda and final Minutes will be on file in the Town Clerk's Office.