741 Colonel Ledyard Highway  
Ledyard, Connecticut 06339  
TOWN OF LEDYARD  
Economic Development Commission  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Chairman  
John Vincent  
Regular Meeting  
Tuesday, November 12, 2024  
6:00 PM  
Town Hall Annex - Hybrid Format  
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CALL TO ORDER  
I.  
Chairman Vincent called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. in the Conference Room of the Town  
Hall Annex Building. Charman Vincent welcomes all to the Hybrid Meeting.  
II.  
ROLL CALL  
Commissioner Carol Ann Schneider  
Commissioner Michael Dreimiller  
Chairman John Vincent  
Present  
Commissioner Peter Hary  
Commissioner Michael Cherry  
Commissioner Richard Tashea  
Absent  
In addition, the following were present:  
Director of Land Use & Planning, Elizabeth Burdick  
Mayor Allyn  
III.  
IV.  
V.  
RESIDENTS & PROPERTY OWNERS COMMENTS  
Naomi Rodriguez (Town Council) present but had no comments.  
PRESENTATIONS / INFORMATIONAL ITEMS  
None.  
MEMBER COMMENTS  
None.  
VI.  
A.  
REPORTS  
Mayor’s Report  
Mayor Allyn presented statistics from the IPUMS 5-year American Community Survey  
2018-2022 that showed that the average number of school age children in multi-family 5+ Unit  
Buildings is 0.14 per 2-bedroom unit and 0.41 per 3-bedroom unit. The proposed developments  
in Ledyard Center & Sweet Hill Farm are thus estimated to add 28 and 18 children per project.  
The tax revenue (not including motor vehicle taxes) from those projects would be more than  
$2.5 million each which is much more that the costs associated with those additional children  
attending Ledyard schools.  
Sweet Hill development has not been resubmitted to Planning & Zoning yet. Probably early  
2025.  
Ledyard Center School development. The 1st building will be on a septic system. There was a  
meeting with WPCA regarding capacity to make sure that the sewer line can handle other  
Ledyard Center businesses connecting up after the proposed 200 units in the LCS development.  
Design phase for the sewer extension from the Bill Library to the Post Office is funded and they  
will attempt to get a grant through the CT Community Investment Fund 2030 program to fund  
the extension work.  
Planner’s Report  
B.  
Sal Monarca will be coming in with a plan for 36 units on 3 stories on the property that he  
purchased from the Holdridge’s which is located behind the Ledyard Center School LCS. That  
will be on a septic system. The back half of the Ledyard Center School will become 12  
age-restricted 55+ units.  
3rd month of public hearings for the GFI LLC excavation application. Meetings this Thursday  
and next Thursday and then a break for Thanksgiving. Then Dec. 5th, 12th, and 19th reserved if  
needed. Public hearings must close by Dec. 20th. The town’s consultants are planning on giving  
their reports this Thursday. Then the applicant attorney Heller and the intervenor attorney Carroll  
will have an opportunity to question each of the consultants. Then it will be back to public  
comment. Once the hearing is closed the commission will have 65 days to make a decision. So  
there will be decision by February or March.  
The town is switching to a new GIS system and it will be online soon. It will have the 2023  
flyover imaging. The old system only had 2019 imaging. It will be the same CAI system that  
Montville uses.  
VII. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
MOTION to approve EDC Regular Meeting minutes of October 1, 2024  
A.  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
Michael Cherry  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Carol Ann Schneider  
SECONDER:  
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Schneider Dreimiller Vincent Hary Cherry  
Tashea  
AYE  
ABSENT  
VIII. OLD BUSINESS  
Corridor Study Update  
A.  
Contract with Goman & York is ready to be signed. Funding has been approved. The first step  
will be for them to meet with the EDC. EDC next meets on Dec. 3rd. Burdick will check with  
Goman & York to see if they’re available on that date.  
Business Directory Update  
B.  
The new groomer next to Valentino’s is now open.  
The Groton/Ledyard Veterinarian on the corner of Lorenz Pkwy is adding grooming.  
Blueprint Thrift’s lease is up and they are thinking of moving.  
Development of the FY 2023-2024 EDC Annual Report. Review and update of the  
FY2022-2023 Annual Report  
C.  
D.  
Commissioner Cherry received some additional data from Liz/Anna and they are still working  
on gathering some additional data. Mike will incorporate their data into the report and whatever  
we have by the next meeting will be the final draft.  
Business Directional Signage  
Commissioner Dreimiller used Killingly’s program for reference. He was hoping to find another  
CT town that has them. Mayor Allyn thinks that Griswold has business directional signage.  
Director Burdick will follow-up with the Griswold Town Planner. We’ll hold off until after  
Goman & York have done their survey.  
XI.  
A.  
NEW BUSINESS  
EDC 2025 Calendar  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
Michael Cherry  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Peter Hary  
SECONDER:  
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1
Schneider Dreimiller Vincent Hary Cherry  
Tashea  
AYE  
ABSENT  
Election of Officers  
B.  
C.  
Put off until January meeting.  
CT Main Street town visit  
Mayor Allyn was contacted by Michelle McCabe from CT Main Street which is part of the  
federal Main Street USA program. They are accessing the downtown of every CT town. They  
will come to town, probably between mid-December and mid-January 10am-3pm, and meet with  
representatives from Ledyard including at least one commissioner from the EDC and walk  
through Ledyard Center and probably drive through Gales Ferry. They will then produce a report  
with recommendations. Burdick noted that the CT Main Street website has information about an  
upcoming webinar on Nov. 21st about implementing a wayfinding program.  
Community Relations Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Presentation  
D.  
X.  
This will explain what the EDC does and what it can do for town business and residents. All  
town organizations will be generating one and they will be posted to the Town’s website.  
Dreimiller & Hary will draft this presentation and Vincent will present it. It is due June 30, 2025.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Our next meeting will be on December 3rd at 6:00pm in the Town Hall Annex. A motion was  
made by Commissioner Schneider, seconded by Commissioner Hary, to adjourn at 6:41pm.  
Respectively Submitted,  
_______________________________  
Chairman Vincent  
Economic Development Commission  
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Town.