completed the Street Sweeper would be heading to Preston for their spring cleanup; (4)
National Opioid Settlement Disbursement - Mayor Allyn stated that Ledyard received a
Settlement Payment from Walgreens in the amount of $2,807. He stated that this was a
smaller payment, however, it would help them to continue their drug and overdose
prevention programs; (5) Take It To The Box - Drug Take Back Day April 26, 2025 - Mayor
Allyn stated a Drug Take Back Day will be held on Saturday, April 26, 2025 from 10:00 a.m.
- 2:00 p.m. at the Ledyard Police Department. He stated this was a good opportunity for folks
to dispose of old or unused prescription medications and to keep them from potentially
getting into the wrong hands, and from being disposed of by putting them down the toilet
and getting into the wastewater treatment facility, or their septic system; (6) Unfunded
Mandates - Mayor Allyn noted that he forwarded the April 16, 2025 letter that Southeastern
Connecticut Council of Government (SCCOG) sent to the State Legislature on behalf of the
22-member towns regarding a Proposal for Municipal Relations Reform in Connecticut. He
stated the State now had 1,400 unfunded mandates that fall to local communities to
implement. Therefore, he stated that SCCOG was asking for a Moratorium on New
Unfunded Mandates; (7) Nip Bottle Surcharge Revenues $16,252 - Mayor Allyn stated
Ledyard received their biannual payment from the nip tax proceeds in the amount of
$16,252.30. He stated this equated to 325,046 alcoholic nips bottles being sold in Ledyard
during the last 6 months; or $54,174 per month in Ledyard alone. He stated to put this in
perspective that during the same 6-month period that Montville’s nip bottle surcharge
payment was in the amount of $61,285; New London had 220,000 nip bottles sold per
month; Groton had almost 144,000 nip bottles sold per month; and that Norwich again had
the highest with over 200,000 nip bottles sold per month. He stated that he found this data
stunning, because he has seen articles about alcohol consumption going down; however, he
stated in Southeastern Connecticut that alcohol consumption appeared to still very high; (8)
Ribbon Cutting - Saturday, April 26, 2025- Mayor Allyn stated that a Ribbon Cutting at
FRAG's Retro Zone LLC would be held at 10:00 a.m. at 12 Military Highway, Gales Ferry.
He stated
that FRAG was the Federation of Retro and Arcade Gaming, noting that they had a standup
model of Miss Pacman; Centipede, and other games. They would also have games that you
could buy and take home; (9) May 20, 2025 Referendum - Mayor Allyn stated in addition to
the Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Budget that townspeople were also being asked to vote to increase
the appropriation for the Juliet W. Long School Heating Ventilation & Air Condition System
(HVAC). He stated that he supported the HVAC Project and he hoped that others would as
well. He explained that initially the Juliet W. Long School HVAC System was designed as
mini split systems in all the classrooms. However, he stated during the Grant Application
Process the State changed the grant requirements stating that the HVAC Systems had to be
designed as a full air conditioning system with outdoor CO2 (carbon dioxide) monitoring
and outdoor intake. Therefore, he stated all the work that had been done had to be scraped;
and they had to redesign the HVAC Project, which was the reason the project was costing
more money. He addressed the importance to move the Juliet W. Long School HVAC
Project forward noting that the town was eligible to receive a 61.78% State Grant
reimbursement for these Board of Education Projects; and that the State has already provided
Ledyard an extension to have the Projects completed by December, 2026; (10) Passing of
Ledyard Residents - Mayor Allyn noted the unexpected passing of former Town Councilor
Tom Malone, noting that he served on the Finance Committee. He also mentioned the
