741 Colonel Ledyard Highway

Ledyard, Connecticut 06339

TOWN OF LEDYARD

Inland Wetland and Water Courses

Commission

Meeting Minutes - Final

Chairman

Justin DeBrodt

Regular Meeting

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

7:00 PM

Council Chambers - Hybrid Format

CALL TO ORDER

Chairman DeBrodt called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. in the Town Hall Annex Council

Chambers and on Zoom.

II.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

III.

ROLL CALL AND APPOINTMENT OF ALTERNATES

Chairman Dan Pealer

Present

Vice Chair Beth E. Ribe

Alternate Member Justin DeBrodt

Michael E. Marelli

Alternate Member Robert Graham

Excused

In addition, the following were present:

Zoning & Wetlands Enforcement Official, Hannah Gienau

Assistant to the Director, Anna Wynn

Town Council Liaison, James Thompson

IV.

APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS TO AND/OR CHANGES TO THE ORDER OF THE

AGENDA

None.

CITIZENS PETITIONS (NON-AGENDA ITEMS ONLY)

None.

VI.

PRE APPLICATION DISCUSSION AND/OR WORKSHOP

None.

VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS/APPLICATIONS

None.

VIII. OLD BUSINESS

None.

IX.

NEW BUSINESS

IWWC#26-2SITE - 31 Church Hill Road, (Map ID: 40-490-31) Ledyard, CT - Agent, Peter

Gardner, L.S, - Property Owners, David & Sara Holdridge, for regulated activities associated

with the construction of a driveway, including two wetland crossings and associated site

improvements, to serve a future single-family residence. (Date submitted 1/28/26, Date of

Receipt 2/3/26, DRD 4/7/26)

The Commission received the application. The applicant was not present to give a

presentation. Zoning Enforcement Official, Hannah Gienau, reviewed her staff report with

the Commission. Commissioner Ribe clarified that everything on the plan does not currently

exist and is only proposed. Commissioner Ribe and Hannah Gienau discussed the

implementation of the riprap for the project. The Commission concurred they would like to

table the application until the applicant can give a presentation.

MOTION to accept the application at the IWWC Regular Meeting of February 3, 2026

RESULT:

4-0 ACCEPT THE APPLICAION

MOVER: Pealer

SECONDER: Ribe

AYES: 4 Pealer, Ribe, DeBrodt, Marelli

MOTION to table application IWWC#26-2SITE to the IWWC Regular Meeting of March 3,

2026 at 7:00 pm in the Town Hall Annex and on Zoom

TABLED

RESULT:

Dan Pealer

MOVER:

Michael E. Marelli

SECONDER:

Pealer, Ribe, DeBrodt, and Marelli

Graham

AYE:

EXCUSED:

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS

IWWC Regular Meeting Minutes of December 2, 2025

MOTION to approve the IWWC Regular Meeting Minutes of December 2 18, 2025

APPROVED AND SO DECLARED

Beth E. Ribe

RESULT:

MOVER:

Dan Pealer

SECONDER:

Pealer, Ribe, DeBrodt, and Marelli

Graham

AYE:

EXCUSED:

XI.

CORRESPONDENCE

Hannah Gienau stated that the department received a flyer from Eastern Connecticut

Conservation District with their 2025 Annual Report. Staff stated that they would send that

out via email.

Justin DeBrodt stated that he received an invitation to the CT Association of Wetlands

Scientists Annual Meeting, Wednesday March 4, 2026 from 8:30am-4:30pm. He invited the

Commission to register and attend. Commissioner Ribe stated she was interested in attending

the CT Federation of Planning & Zoning Agencies 78th Annual Conference.

Chairman DeBrodt stated that on February 10, 2026 the Director of Education &

Communications Russell Blair from the State of Connecticut Freedom of Information

Commission will give a presentation regarding the Freedom of Information Act and its

guidelines for Town Staff and for volunteer members. He stated that the information is

included in a memo from the Ledyard Town Council dated December 10, 2025.

XII. REPORTS

Wetlands Report of February 3, 2026

Hannah Gienau briefly reviewed her monthly staff report with the Commission.

DISCUSSED

RESULT:

XIII. ADJOURNMENT

DISCLAIMER: Although we try to be timely and accurate these are not official records of the

Town.