60 Kings Highway

Kings Corner Manor

Gales Ferry, Connecticut 06335

TOWN OF LEDYARD

Housing Authority

Meeting Minutes - Draft Minutes

Chairman

Charles Duzy

Regular Meeting

7:00 PM

Monday, August 5, 2024

Kings Corner Manor

CALL TO ORDER

Chairman Duzy called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m.

II.

ROLL CALL

Board Member Thomas Cassabria

Board Member Dayna Waterhouse

Chairman Charles Duzy

Present

Board Member Paula Crocker

Board Member Margaret Boyd

In addition, the following were present:

Colleen Lauer - Housing Director

Gary Paul, Town Council Liaison

Tenants present, #7, #13, #14, #24, #27

III.

IV.

OPENING AND CLOSING THE FLOOR TO TENANTS

None

(Comments limited to three (3) minutes) Total Time Allotted (3) Minutes

RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS COMMENTS

None

(Comments limited to three (3) minutes) Total Time Allotted (3) Minutes

BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS

None

VI.

REPORTS

MOTION to accept the Payments of Bills and Financial Report of July 2024

APPROVED AND SO DECLARED

Charles Duzy

RESULT:

MOVER:

Thomas Cassabria

SECONDER:

Cassabria Duzy Crocker Boyd

Waterhouse

AYE

ABSTAIN

Reports of the Executive Director

Newsletter was walked around and emailed

Please bear with the new postman. We still don’t have a permanent carrier. If someone

else’s mail is in your box, you may leave it on the table in the mail room or put it back in

the outgoing box with a note that it was put in the wrong box.

We have harvested zucchini, squash, and cucumbers along with some green tomatoes.

There will be tons of tomatoes coming soon.

Picnic in July was well attended so we are doing it again on August 15th - sign up sheets

are in the community room.

Ingrid - New London Youth Affairs Intern is working with us this summer and will be

holding a paper flower class on August 8th at 10:00 am.

The laundry room fees will increase to $1.50 to was and $1.50 to dry with the other

options increasing by $.25. The lease with Launderama is valid through January 2029

and the cost should not increase.

New tenant rent amounts began August 1.

Coffee/tea and goodies August 7th and August 22nd at 10:00 am in the community room

Reports of the Chairman

Mr. Duzy stated that this was for information only they are proposing to build a 320 unit

apartment complex, a 5 story building, on the now Sweet Hills Farm. He stated that

Gales Ferry residents are not to happy about this and anyone should attend any of the

town council meetings to voice their opinion of the matter. He stated that traffic will be

much heavier with that and the Base traffic in that area. Mr. Duzy wanted everyone to

be aware and his biggest concern is the sewage. He also stated that there are meetings

coming up on the blasting of Mt. Decatur.

Tenant Representative Comments

Ms. Waterhouse stated that the personality within the community has changed for the

better.

VII. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

MOTION to approve the Ledyard Housing Authority regular meeting minutes of July 1, 2024

Discussion

July 1, 2024 minutes approved with the following corrections:

MS. Crocker voted NAY to approve meeting minutes of May 6.2024

Ms. Waterhouse abstained from accepting the P&L for June 2024

APPROVED AND SO DECLARED

Charles Duzy

RESULT:

MOVER:

Thomas Cassabria

SECONDER:

Cassabria Waterhouse Duzy Crocker Boyd

AYE

VIII. OLD BUSINESS

None

Suggestion Box

None

Renovation Updates

Waiting on new hardware for the front entry door.

Waiting on BRD's processing of damaged items.

Small work groups to review and update Housing Authority Lease, Rules, Regulations and

Policies.

CONTINUE

Discussion and possible action on Live-In Caregiver Policy

RESULT:

CONTINUE

RESULT:

Any Old Business Proper to come before the Board

None

XI.

NEW BUSINESS

Any New Business Proper to come before the Board

None

ADJOURNMENT

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Town.