741 Colonel Ledyard Highway  
Ledyard, Connecticut 06339  
TOWN OF LEDYARD  
Economic Development Commission  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Chairman  
John Vincent  
Regular Meeting  
Tuesday, December 2, 2025  
6:00 PM  
Town Hall Annex - Hybrid Format  
I.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Chairman Vincent called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. in the Conference Room of the Town  
Hall Annex Building. Chairman Vincent welcomed all to the Hybrid Meeting.  
II.  
ROLL CALL  
Chairman Carol Ann Schneider  
Recording Secretary Michael Dreimiller  
Chairperson John Vincent  
Chairman Michael Cherry  
Chairman Peter Hary  
Present  
Chairman Richard Tashea  
Chairman Kevin Aherne  
In addition the following were present:  
Director of Land Use & Planning, Elizabeth Burdick  
Town Council Liaison, Jessica Buhle (via zoom)  
Absent: Mayor Fred Allyn III  
III.  
ADDITIONS OR CHANGES TO THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA  
Vincent requested to add Members Comments following Residents & Property Owners  
Comments  
MOTION to approve the Regular EDC Meeting Minutes of October 7, 2025. Motion Passed by  
the following vote.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
Cherry  
SECONDER: Schneider  
AYE:  
7 Aherne, Cherry, Dreimiller, Hary, Schneider, Tashea, and Vincent  
IV.  
PRESENTATIONS / INFORMATIONAL ITEMS  
None.  
V.  
CORRESPONDENCE  
None.  
VI.  
RESIDENT & PROPERTY OWNER COMMENTS  
Ty Lamb - 95 Lambtown Rd. He has chaired the Ledyard Historical District Committee. Voiced  
his appreciation for the EDC commissioners who volunteer their time.  
VII. MEMBERS COMMENTS  
Vincent stated that the election of EDC officers will take place at our Jan. 6th meeting.  
Vincent received an invoice from the Eastern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce for our  
membership renewal. He also received 4 passes for their business after-hours events.  
Burdick said that the ECCC is holding a Coffee & Contacts events at Holdridges on Dec. 10th  
from 7:45-9:00am.  
Cherry noted that House bill 8002 was passed and signed by the Governor and is now Public Act  
25-1. There are things in it that tie grants and infrastructure dollars from the State to housing. He  
suggests that everyone read it and see if there are things we should advocate for.  
Cherry also noted that it’s budget time again for the Town and suggested that everyone  
download a copy of the Municipal Fiscal Indicators from the State’s Office of Policy &  
Management so that Ledyard’s spending can be compared with the other towns in CT. He  
recommended attending the budget workshops, especially the first day when the Mayor presents  
the budget to the Finance Committee.  
Schneider noted that the parking lot at the McDonalds in Gales Ferry floods regularly and note  
that it looks bad and is not a good look for the town. She asked who should be contacted about  
it. Burdick suggested that either Steve Masalin or herself will need to reach out to the State about  
that.  
VIII. REPORTS  
Mayor’s Report  
Not present.  
A.  
Planner’s Report  
B.  
Planning & Zoning at their last meeting approved the landscaping business at the former Lou’s  
Garage.  
The construction of a 2300 sf commercial building at 5A Lorenz Industrial Pkwy has been  
reapproved. It will be used to store trailers.  
Planning & Zoning has a consultant who is helping to rewrite the parking regulations to make  
them clearer and add minimum parking for multi-family housing with an option for them to  
bring in a traffic engineer to explain why they don’t need the required amount.  
Also on the P&Z agenda for their Dec. 11th meeting is a public meeting where they will discuss  
a vote on the possible settlement of the Stoddard’s Wharf affordable housing development which  
is now 14 lots, down from 16. The plans, stipulated judgement, and modified decision letter are  
available in the Town Planner’s office as well as the Town Clerk’s office if anyone wants to read  
them. The meeting was advertised in The Day last week.  
They also have a 3 lot subdivision off of Long Cove Road on their agenda. There will be a large  
remaining land piece which will at some point become an open space subdivision off of Hyde  
Park. The cul-de-sac will be extended 1000 ft and there will be about 25 new homes.  
Cherry mentioned that the new zoning regulation changes goes into effect on Jan. 1st. That  
affects multi-family homes and apartments. Burdick added that it will change the maximum  
height of multi-family dwelling units to 50 ft. which is about 3-4 stories. Cherry noted that  
equipment on the roof of a building, like A/C or elevator shafts, is included in that height.  
Hary asked for an update about Kartway. Burdick said that their environmental report has been  
done. They are waiting on one thing before the demolition of the building starts. Their three lots  
have been combined into one lot. The owners haven’t been approached by anyone yet.  
IX.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
EDC Regular Meeting Minutes of October 7, 2025  
MOTION to approve the Regular EDC Meeting Minutes of October 7, 2025. Motion Passed by  
the following vote.  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
Michael Cherry  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Carol Ann Schneider  
SECONDER:  
7
Schneider Dreimiller Vincent Cherry Hary Tashea Aherne  
AYE  
X.  
A.  
OLD BUSINESS  
Business Directory Update  
Vincent reported that there were 6 new home-based businesses registered with the State last  
month: AfricaHired LLC, Coastal Coatings LLC, G’s Junk Removal LLC, I Made That LLC,  
Ingalls Construction LLC, Rocky’s Properties Ledyard LLC, and The Coastal Ledger LLC. Also,  
Banana Leaf Craft Studio is now located in The Landing in Gales Ferry.  
Vincent also noted that Over The Top Therapy is now open in the former eye doctor’s office at  
the corner of Rt. 12 and Long Cove Road. They are interested in doing a ribbon cutting in  
December.  
Barkin’ Barley is apparently closing by the end of the year.  
Village Pizza closing?  
An eye doctor bought old Animal Hospital building and wants to put two apartments on the  
upper floor where there is already one apartment. However, the building is in the CIP zone so  
there may need to be a special permit to allow the new apartments.  
Hary will provide an updated PDF to Dreimiller by the end of the week.  
Business Directory Email Listing Progam  
B.  
C.  
Aherne shared a draft of the design template with everyone for review.  
2024-2025 Annual Report: Approval  
Dreimiller provided a final draft of the report which incorporates all feedback that was provided.  
DISCUSSED  
RESULT:  
Michael Cherry  
Carol Ann Schneider  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
7
Schneider Dreimiller Vincent Cherry Hary Tashea Aherne  
AYE  
CEDAS CERTIFICATION - Brand Identity, marketing strategy, membership renewal and  
funding  
D.  
Vincent stated that we have enough remaining in the EDC budget to pay for CEDAS  
membership in 2026. Burdick went through their application and provided copies to everyone  
that included her notes on where we stand on each item.  
MOTION to join CEDAS  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
Michael Cherry  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Kevin Aherne  
SECONDER:  
7
Schneider Dreimiller Vincent Cherry Hary Tashea Aherne  
AYE  
RT-12 Streetscape Action Plan  
E.  
F.  
Vincent note the progress at cleaning up the Kartway property. He also noted the number of  
temporary advertising signs that should be removed. Burdick stated that Hannah Gienau will be  
driving around town on Thursday removing those signs that are no permitted for business  
owners that are in Town right-of-way. She can’t take them down when they are in State  
right-of-way.  
Kartway - Blighted Property Update  
Previously discussed.  
XI.  
A.  
NEW BUSINESS  
Ribbon Cutting for “Over The Top Therapy” - scheduled for early December  
Vincent will schedule this with "Over the Top Therapy"  
Approval of EDC Regular Meeting Schedule 2026  
B.  
January 6, 2026 - February 3, 2026 - March 3, 2026 - April 7, 2026 - May 5, 2026 - June 2, 2026  
July 7, 2026 - August 4, 2026 - September 1, 2026 - October 6, 2026 - November 17, 2026 -  
Regular & Annual Meeting - December 1, 2026 - January 5, 2027  
A motion was made by Commissioner Tashea seconded by Commissioner Hary to accept the  
proposed meeting calendar.  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
Richard Tashea  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Peter Hary  
SECONDER:  
7
Schneider Dreimiller Vincent Cherry Hary Tashea Aherne  
AYE  
Approval of FY27 EDC Annual Budget  
C.  
Burdick provided a proposed 2026/2027 EDC budget which includes $500 for Operating  
Expenses and $7,640 for Dues & Fees.  
MOTION to approve the budget as provided by the Land Use Director. Moved by Cherry,  
seconed by Schneider.  
Dreimiller noted that we’ll need to renew our CEDAS membership for $150 next December.  
Burdick noted that the new total for Fees & Dues would be $7,790.  
MOTION to amend the proposed budget to add $150 for CEDAS membership renewal. Moved  
by Cherry, seconded by Tashea.  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
Michael Cherry  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Richard Tashea  
SECONDER:  
7
Schneider Dreimiller Vincent Cherry Hary Tashea Aherne  
AYE  
XII. ADJOURNMENT  
Our next meeting is scheduled for January 6th at 6:00 p.m. in the Town Hall Annex.  
A motion was made by Commissioner Tashea seconded by Commissioner Hary to adjourn at  
6:57 p.m. The motion carried by the following vote:  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
Tashea  
SECONDER: Hary  
AYE:  
7 Aherne, Cherry, Dreimiller, Hary, Schneider, Tashea, and Vincent  
Respectively Submitted,  
_______________________________  
Chairman John Vincent  
Economic Development Commission  
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Town.