741 Colonel Ledyard Highway

Ledyard, Connecticut 06339-1551

(860) 464-3203

TOWN OF LEDYARD

CONNECTICUT

Town Council

council@ledyardct.org

~ AGENDA ~

Chairman Gary St. Vil

Regular Meeting

7:00 PM

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Town Hall Council Chambers

In-Person: Council Chambers Town Hall Annex

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I.

CALL TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

II.

III.

IV.

V.

PRESENTATIONS

RESIDENT & PROPERTY OWNERS (COMMENTS LIMITED TO THREE (3)

MINUTES

VI.

COMMITTEE COMMISSION AND BOARD REPORTS

VII. COMMENTS OF TOWN COUNCILORS

VIII. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES

MOTION to approve the following Town Council Minutes:

Public Heairng Minutes of April 8, 2026

Regular Meeting Minutes of April 8, 2026

PUB-HEAR -MIN-2026-04-08-ORD-003-026 (REV 1) ALCOHOLIC

Attachments:

TC-MIN-2026-04-08

IX.

COMMUNICATIONS

Communications List April 22, 2026

REFERALS

X.

XI.

FISCAL YEAR 2026/20277 BUDGET UPDATE

XII. COUNCIL SUB COMMITTEE, LIAISON REPORTS

Administration Committee Report Fiscal Year 2025/2026

1.

2.

Community Relations Committee for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – Report- Fiscal

Finance Committee Report Fiscal Year 2025/2026

LUPPW Committee Report Fiscal Year 2025/2026

3.

4.

Liaison Reports

XIII. REPORT OF THE MAYOR

Mayor Report Fiscal Year 2025/2026

Mayors Report 3-11-26

Attachments:

XIV. OLD BUSINESS

XV. NEW BUSINESS

CONSENT CALENDAR

MOTION to reappoint the following Members to the Water Pollution Control Authority for

three (3) year term ending April 11, 2029:

*1.

Mr. Stanley Juber( R) 13 Iron Street, Ledyard (Regular Member)

Mr. Terry Jones ( R) 27 Monticello Drive, Gales Ferry (Regular Member)

Mr. Jeremey Norris (D) 12 Old Fort Lane, Ledyard (Alternate Member).

Reappointment Recommndations-Water Pollution Control Authority (

WPCA )-2026-02-23

Attachments:

MOTION to appoint reappoint the following Members to the Cemetery Committee for three

(3) year term ending April 26, 2029:

*2.

*3.

Mr. Paul Krug (Military Veteran) (U) 67 Pheasant Drive, Gales Ferry

Ms. Kriste-Gardiner-Lundgren (U) 70 Iron Street Ledyard

Ms. Martha Reynolds( R) 1684 Center Groton Road, Ledyard

Reappointment Recommendation-Cemetery Committee-2026-02-23

Attachments:

MOTION to reappoint Ms. Margret Boyd, (U) 257 Whalehead Road, Gales Ferry, to the

Ledyard Housing Authority for a five (5) year term ending March 31, 2031.

Re-Appoint Recommendation- Housing Authority -2026-03-26

Attachments:

Finance Committee

Discussion and possible action regarding the Fiscal Year 2026/2027 Budget.

.4.

FY27 Public Hearing Budget Book

Attachments:

BOE FY 2026-2027-BUDGET-2026-02-10

BOE-TC Capital Plan Presentation2026-02-11

Mayor Proposed Budget FY 26-27 AS SUBMITTED 3-2-26

BUDGET PROCESS-CHARTER for 2026-2027

Education Cost Sharing( ECS ) Formula-Town Council Ltr-2026-03-17

Raised Bill 5407- Support- Veterans Tax Exemption PA 24-45-Town

Counicl & Mayor Ltr-2026-03-17

Request to add additional line in Mayors Department FY27

Library Current Consortium Discounts-2026-03-12

LION Preliminary Fees FY2026_2027-2026-03-12

Ryan-Budget Work Session 2026-03-19 Comments-email-2026-03-19

Garcia-Irizarry-Budget Fiscal Year 2026-2027

Comments-email-2026-03-31

Ryan Submitted Remarks for Sp Finance Meeting -2026-04-08

Administration Committee

MOTION to adopt the proposed amendments to Res#001-xxxx/xxxx “Resolution

Establishing Administrator Department Head Benefits” as presented in the draft dated

.5.

2026- DEPT HEAD ADMINSTRATORS BENEFITS-draft-2026-03-11

Attachments:

Directors Salaries Resolution - Garcia-IrizarryDias Changes

DEPARTMENT HEAD RESOLUITON-DRAFT-2026-01-22-C-DIAS

001-2023-FEB-22- RES DEPT HEAD ADMINSTRATORS BENEFITS

MOTION to appoint the following Members to the “Ad Hoc Committee to Develop a

Process for Capital Improvement Building Projects for the Town of Ledyard” for

six-months in accordance with Res#002-2026/Feb 11:

.6.

Mr. Joseph Gush, 57 Town Farm Road, Ledyard -Permanent Municipal Building

Mr. Brandon Graber, 42 Church Hill Road Ledyard - Board of Education

Mr. Wayn Donaldson, Board of Education Director of Facilities

Mr. Steve Masalin, Public Works Director/Town Engineer

Mr. Matthew Bonin, Finance Director

Mr. Ty (Earl) Lamb, 95 Lambtown Road, Ledyard -Town Council

Request Names -Ad Hoc Committee-Process for Capital Building

Projects-Memo-2026-02-11

Attachments:

Board of Educationn - Appointment - New Ad Hoc Cmt - Develop

Process for Capital Building Projects-2026-02-26

Ad hoc Committee-Capital Improvment Projects- Mayor ltr-2026-04-01

APPOINT APPLICATION-GUSH-AD HOC CMT-DEVELOP

PROCESS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS-2026-04-03

General Business

Land Use/Planning/Public Works Committee

MOTION to approve the proposed Clark Farm Lease as presented in the draft dated March

.7.

In addition, authorize the Mayor to solicit Requests for Proposals (RFP) to lease the Clark

Farm Property located 1025 Colonel Ledyard Highway (Route 117) for Agricultural

CLARK FARM LEASE-DRAFT- (Mayor edits 3-3-26)-LUPPW

Attachments:

CLARK FARM LEASE-DRAFT-2026-01-08 (Mayor edits 3-3-26)

CLARK FARM LEASE-DRAFT-2026-02-02

Clark Farm Property Lessee Reconmendations-Agricultual Commissiosn

Clark Farm Property-Agricultureal Commission ltr-2025-08-27

Clark Farm-LEASE-MAJCHER-2021-2026-AUTO RENEWAL

MOTION to adopt a “Fair Housing Resolution - Town of Ledyard” as contained in the draft

dated March 24, 2026.

.8.

FAIR HOUSING DRAFT-2026-03-24

Attachments:

XVI. ADJOURNMENT

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.