741 Colonel Ledyard Highway  
Ledyard, Connecticut 06339  
TOWN OF LEDYARD  
Economic Development Commission  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Chairman  
John Vincent  
Regular Meeting  
Tuesday, December 3, 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 6:04 p.m. in the Conference Room of the Town  
Hall Annex Building. Chairman Vincent welcomed all to the Hybrid Meeting.  
II.  
ROLL CALL  
Commissioner Carol Ann Schneider  
Commissioner Michael Dreimiller  
Chairman John Vincent  
Present  
Commissioner Peter Hary  
Commissioner Richard Tashea  
Commissioner Michael Cherry  
In addition, the following were present:  
Director of Land Use & Planning, Elizabeth Burdick  
Town Council EDC Liaison, Jessica Buehl (joined at 6:11pm via Zoom)  
Absent: Mayor Allyn  
III.  
RESIDENTS & PROPERTY OWNERS COMMENTS  
Naomi Rodriguez (Town Council) present but had no comments.  
Vincent mentioned an article “New London County earns a ‘C’ on its affordable housing  
progress” from The Day newspaper dated Oct. 15, 2023. The Center for Housing Equity and  
Opportunity (CHEO) in Easter Connecticut partnered with Desegregate Connecticut and the  
Regional Plan Association to assess each town’s commitment to affordable housing. He noted  
that Ledyard’s score of 3.5 was the best in NLC. Cherry noted that score was only graded as a  
“C”. Burdick said that CHEO Director Beth Sabilia has hired a planner who will provide a free  
service to towns to update affordable housing plans and discuss implementation goals. Burdick  
will be meeting with the planner in January.  
IV.  
A.  
REPORTS  
Mayor’s Report  
Not present.  
Planner’s Report  
B.  
GFI LLC application is still going on. The Public Hearing portion of that process has to wrap up  
by Dec. 20th. There are three more Thursday night public hearings. Deliberations will most  
likely start at their regular special meeting in January.  
New application from A&R Assoc. for 5A Lorenz Industrial Pkwy for a new commercial  
building on the front of the lot. The site plan is at Wetlands tonight for a second time. It will be  
in front of Planning & Zoning Commission on Dec. 12th.  
V.  
A.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
MOTION to approve EDC Regular Meeting Minutes of November 12, 2024  
MOTION to approve the Regular EDC Meeting Minutes of November 12, 2024. Motion Passed  
by the following vote.  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
Michael Cherry  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Richard Tashea  
SECONDER:  
6
Schneider Dreimiller Vincent Hary Tashea Cherry  
AYE  
VI.  
A.  
OLD BUSINESS  
Corridor Study Update  
Goman & York will start doing research this month before meeting with the EDC in January.  
Business Directory Update  
B.  
Vincent mentioned an article on the Patch.com website listing 7 Ledyard businesses that had  
been added to the CT Business Registry for the month of November. Burdick said that the names  
weren’t familiar to her and that she’d look into them.  
Dreimiller noted that O’Connor Wine & Liquor (next to Loko Yoko) is now BH Wine & Liquor  
and that Triple B is now under new ownership.  
Dreimiller also noted that sign in front of Computech Auto Center (at the corner of Rt. 12 and  
Long Cove Rd.) is now Circle Motors. Burdick added that the owner came in recently. Hannah  
did the final inspection today. They expect to approve that soon.  
Development of the FY 2023-2024 EDC Annual Report. Review and update of the  
C.  
FY2022-2023 Annual Report  
MOTION to approve the Final Draft #3 of the 2023-2024 EDC Annual Report. Motion Passed  
by the following vote.  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
Peter Hary  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Richard Tashea  
SECONDER:  
6
Schneider Dreimiller Vincent Hary Tashea Cherry  
AYE  
Business Directional Signage  
D.  
This was pended at the previous meeting until after the EDC meets with Goman & York.  
Burdick will share the recording from the CT Main Streets webinar they held recently about  
business signage. She hasn’t contacted the Griswold Town Planner yet but will.  
VII. NEW BUSINESS  
CT Main Street town visit is scheduled for Dec. 16th 1:30pm. Vincent will represent the EDC.  
Burdick will also attend.  
Dreimiller suggested that the EDC Bylaws appear to need updating and suggested we add that to  
our January meeting agenda. He provided copies of the current bylaws to everyone for review.  
Cherry noted that the Overview section of the annual report mentions that infrastructure  
improvement is one of the ways that the EDC facilitates tax-based improvement. He suggested  
that the EDC take a stronger look at town infrastructure so that it could be more assistive to new  
businesses in town. Burdick noted that the WPCA is working to update their maps because some  
of them don’t appear to be correct. She mentioned as an example that the letter for the  
application for the mobile home park on Kings Hwy stated that it was in SCWA’s service area  
but then Groton Utilities claimed it was their service area. It turned out that it was SCWA’s  
service area.  
Burdick said that the new GIS system is up and running. Some layers may still be missing but  
they’re working out the kinks.  
VIII. ADJOURNMENT  
Our next meeting will be on January 7th at 6:00pm in the Town Hall Annex.  
A motion was made by Commissioner Schneider, seconded by Commissioner Hary, to adjourn  
at 6:31pm. The motion carried by the following vote:  
VOTE: 6-0 Approved and so declared  
Respectively Submitted,  
_______________________________  
Chairman Vincent  
Economic Development Commission  
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