741 Colonel Ledyard Highway  
Ledyard, Connecticut 06339  
TOWN OF LEDYARD  
Community Relations Committee For  
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion  
Meeting Minutes  
Chairman Gary St. Vil  
Regular Meeting  
Wednesday, August 20, 2025  
6:30 PM  
Town Hall Annex - Hybrid Format  
In -Person: Council Chambers, Town Hall Annex Building  
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CALL TO ORDER  
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III.  
IV.  
V.  
ROLL CALL  
RESIDENTS & PROPERTY OWNERS COMMENTS  
PRESENTATIONS / INFORMATIONAL ITEMS  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
MOTION to approve the Community Relations Committee for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion  
Minutes of May 21, 2025  
VI.  
OLD BUSINESS  
Continued discussion and possible action to identify various town venues to host “Informal  
Conversations in the Park” to engage residents in discussions regarding their concerns and  
their ideas for potential solutions  
1.  
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Bush Pond on Lantern Hill Road (Showcase the Lantern Hill Waterfront Park, (2)  
Provide some history regarding Long Pond; (3) Provide information regarding the  
importance of preventing invasive plants from being transferred from different bodies of  
water, and (3) Engage residents)  
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Visit Parks in town.  
CONTINUE  
RESULT:  
Protocol to develop a relationship with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Council to help  
foster communication and mutual points of interest.  
2.  
CONTINUE  
Review status of Department Heads Government Training Presentations.  
RESULT:  
3.  
4.  
CONTINUE  
RESULT:  
Research Community Organizations that provide Opioid and Substance Abuse Disorder,  
Recovery, and Prevention Programs relative to the use of the Opioid Settlement Funding.  
CONTINUE  
RESULT:  
Discussion and possible action to set a 2025 Schedule for Informal Conversation Forums and  
Community Relations Committee for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiatives.  
5.  
CONTINUE  
Designated Youth Fishing Waterway  
RESULT:  
6.  
7.  
8.  
CONTINUE  
Recognition of Colonel William Ledyard  
RESULT:  
CONTINUE  
Any other Old Business proper to come before the Committee  
RESULT:  
CONTINUE  
VII. NEW BUSINESS  
RESULT:  
Any other New Business proper to come before the Committee.  
CONTINUE  
1.  
RESULT:  
IV  
ADJOURNMENT  
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Town.