741 Colonel Ledyard Highway  
Ledyard, Connecticut 06339-1551  
(860) 464-3203  
TOWN OF LEDYARD  
Town Council  
council@ledyardct.org  
Meeting Minutes  
Special Meeting  
Wednesday, August 6, 2025  
7:00 PM  
Town Hall Council Chambers  
WORKING DRAFT  
In-Person: Council Chambers Town Hall Annex  
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I.  
CALL TO ORDER  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
ROLL CALL  
II.  
III.  
Councilor William Barnes  
Councilor April Brunelle  
Councilor Jessica Buhle  
Councilor Kevin Dombrowski  
Councilor Carmen Garcia-Irizarry  
Councilor Tim Ryan  
Present:  
Councilor Tony Saccone  
Councilor Gary St. Vil  
IV.  
ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN  
Chairman Pro-tem Brunelle called for Nominations for Town Council Chairman:  
MOTION to nominate Councilor Gary St. Vil for Chairman.  
Moved by Councilor Dombrowski, seconded by Councilor Ryan  
MOTION to close Nominations  
Moved by Councilor Dombrowski, seconded by Councilor Ryan  
VOTE: 8 - 0 Approved and so declared.  
Kevin Dombrowski  
Tim Ryan  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
Election of Chairman  
Chairman Pro-tem Brunelle called for the vote on the Chairman.  
VOTE:  
8 - 0 Approved and so declared  
RESULTS OF VOTE: Chairman Pro-tem Brunelle announced that Councilor St. Vil  
has been elected Chairman to fill the vacancy left by former Chairman Rodriguez. She  
congratulated ChairmanSt. Vil and proceeded to turn the meeting over to him.  
Chairman St. Vil stated suggested that Chairman Pro-tem Brunelle continue with running  
the meeting. ..  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
Kevin Dombrowski  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Tim Ryan  
SECONDER:  
8
Barnes, Brunelle, Buhle, Dombrowski, Garcia-Irizarry, Ryan, Saccone, and  
St. Vil  
AYE:  
V.  
APPOINTMENT OF TOWN COUNCILOR  
MOTION to appoint Ms. Adrienne L. Parad (D) 5 Birch Street, Ledyard, to the Town Council  
to fill a vacancy left by Chairman S. Naomi Rodriguz, in accordance with Chapter II Section 10  
of the Town Charter.  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
Jessica Buhle  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Carmen Garcia-Irizarry  
SECONDER:  
8
Barnes, Brunelle, Buhle, Dombrowski, Garcia-Irizarry, Ryan, Saccone, and  
St. Vil  
AYE:  
VI.  
REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
MOTION to approve the following:  
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Regular Meeting Minutes of July 9, 2025  
Special Meeting Minutes of July 23, 2025  
Moved by Councilor Garcia-Irizarry, seconded by Councilor Buhle  
VOTE: 8 - 0 Approved and so declared  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
Carmen Garcia-Irizarry  
Jessica Buhle  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
XV. OLD BUSINESS  
VII. BUSINESS OF THE MEETING  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
This was Approved and so declared.  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
RESULT:  
MOTION to reappoint the following members the Agricultural Commission for a three (3) year  
term ending September 24, 2028:  
*1.  
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Ms. Allyson Angelini (U) 193 Iron Street, Ledyard (Regular Member)  
Ms. Katie Yuhas (U) 34 Meetinghouse Lane, Gales, Ferry (Regular Member)  
Mr. Steve Martic (R) 59R-2 Long Pond South, Ledyard (Alternate Member)  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
RESULT:  
MOTION to reappoint Mr. Michael Cherry (U) 5 Whippoorwill Drive, Gales Ferry, as the  
Mayor’s Representative to the Southeastern Connecticut Water Authority for a two (2) year term  
ending August 31, 2027.  
*2.  
*3.  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
MOTION to approve Standing Bid Waivers as follows:  
RESULT:  
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Vendors included in the Town of Ledyard Standing Bid Waiver List for FY 25/26,  
Capital Region Purchasing Council Bids,  
State of Connecticut bids,  
Other states' bids, purchasing cooperatives (i.e. Sourcewell) , and federal government bids.  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
Kevin Dombrowski  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Tony Saccone  
SECONDER:  
8
Barnes, Brunelle, Buhle, Dombrowski, Garcia-Irizarry, Ryan, Saccone, and  
St. Vil  
AYE:  
Finance Committee  
MOTION to appropriate $10,000 to Account #21020301-57300-G0015 (Fire Marshall - New  
Equipment - State Grant).  
4.  
In addition, authorize the expenditure of up to $10,000 to complete the upgrade to the  
Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for Emergency Management.  
The funding source for this project is the Town of Ledyard’s FY 2026 Nuclear Safety  
Emergency Program Funding Allocation.  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
Jessica Buhle  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Tim Ryan  
SECONDER:  
8
Barnes, Brunelle, Buhle, Dombrowski, Garcia-Irizarry, Ryan, Saccone, and  
St. Vil  
AYE:  
MOTION to recommend Mayor Fred B. Allyn III execute “Standard Fast Track and Study  
Process Generator Interconnection Agreement” and “Contingent Approval for INT-109249”  
between The Connecticut Light and Power Company d/b/a Eversource Energy for INT-109249 -  
Juliet Long School_Ledyard Board of Education.  
5.  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
Tim Ryan  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Jessica Buhle  
SECONDER:  
8
Barnes, Brunelle, Buhle, Dombrowski, Garcia-Irizarry, Ryan, Saccone, and  
St. Vil  
AYE:  
Administration Committee  
MOTION to approve proposed Assistant to the Director of Land Use & Planning Job  
Description as presented in the draft dated June 10, 2025.  
6.  
7.  
8.  
9.  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
Kevin Dombrowski  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Jessica Buhle  
SECONDER:  
8
Barnes, Brunelle, Buhle, Dombrowski, Garcia-Irizarry, Ryan, Saccone, and  
St. Vil  
AYE:  
MOTION to approve proposed updates to the Office Assistant II - Mayor’s Office job  
description as presented in the draft dated June 24, 2025.  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
Jessica Buhle  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Kevin Dombrowski  
SECONDER:  
8
Barnes, Brunelle, Buhle, Dombrowski, Garcia-Irizarry, Ryan, Saccone, and  
St. Vil  
AYE:  
MOTION to approve proposed updates to Executive Assistant to the Mayor job description as  
presented in the draft dated June 24, 2025.  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
Kevin Dombrowski  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Jessica Buhle  
SECONDER:  
8
Barnes, Brunelle, Buhle, Dombrowski, Garcia-Irizarry, Ryan, Saccone, and  
St. Vil  
AYE:  
MOTION to appoint Mr. James Philopena (D) 80 Avery Hill Road, Ledyard, to the Board of  
Assessment Appeals to complete a four (4) year term ending December 5, 2027 to fill a vacancy  
left by Ms. Lineweaver.  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
Jessica Buhle  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Kevin Dombrowski  
SECONDER:  
8
Barnes, Brunelle, Buhle, Dombrowski, Garcia-Irizarry, Ryan, Saccone, and  
St. Vil  
AYE:  
MOTION to appoint Ms. Jennifer Bingham (D) 826 West Drive, Gales Ferry, as an Alternate  
Member to the Board of Assessment Appeals to complete a four (4) year term ending August 26,  
2028 to fill a vacancy left by Mr. Nelson.  
10.  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
Kevin Dombrowski  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Tony Saccone  
SECONDER:  
8
Barnes, Brunelle, Buhle, Dombrowski, Garcia-Irizarry, Ryan, Saccone, and  
St. Vil  
AYE:  
MOTION to appoint Mr. Greg Lockhart (D) 30 Tanger Lane, Gales Ferry, to the Planning &  
Zoning Commission, as an Alternate Member to complete a three (3) year term ending  
December 31, 2025 to fill a vacancy left by Mr. Harwood.  
11.  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
Jessica Buhle  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Kevin Dombrowski  
SECONDER:  
8
Barnes, Brunelle, Buhle, Dombrowski, Garcia-Irizarry, Ryan, Saccone, and  
St. Vil  
AYE:  
VIII. ADJOURNMENT  
MOTION to adjourn, Moved by Councilor Buhle, seconded by Councilor Dombrowski  
VOTE: 8-0 Approved and so declared  
The Meeting adjourned at 7:21 p.m.  
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.