741 Colonel Ledyard Highway  
Ledyard, CT 06339-1511  
TOWN OF LEDYARD  
Town Meeting  
Meeting Minutes  
Sp. Town Mtg- JWL HVAC Project- Hybrid Format  
Monday, June 23, 2025  
7:00 PM  
Council Chambers - Town Hall Annex  
Building  
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I.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Town Council Chairman S. Naomi Rodriguez called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.  
There were 14 people in attendance and 7 remote attendees.  
II.  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
The public stood for the Pledge of Allegiance.  
III.  
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR MODERATOR  
The Chairman called for nominations for Moderator. Carmen Garcia-Irizarry, 58 Eagle Ridge  
Drive, nominated S. Naomi Rodriguez, 6 St. Peters Court. Seconded by Jessica Buhle, 65 Pheasant  
Run Drive.  
IV.  
ELECTION OF MODERATOR  
Those voting in favor of Ms. Rodriguez as Moderator: All present. Opposed: None.  
CALL OF THE MEETING  
Legal Notice - Special Town Meeting- June 23, 2025- Increase Bond Authorization to  
$9,800,000  
LEGAL NOTICE-JULIET W LONG HVAC  
PROJECT-2025-07-08  
Attachments:  
TOWN OF LEDYARD  
NOTICE OF SPECIAL TOWN MEETING - JUNE 23, 2025  
Notice of referendum - JULY 8, 2025  
A hybrid (In-Person & Video Conference) special town meeting of the electors and citizens  
qualified to vote in town meetings of the Town of Ledyard, Connecticut, will be held in the Council  
Chambers, 741 Colonel Ledyard Highway, in the Town of Ledyard, Connecticut, on Monday, June  
23, 2025, at 7:00 p.m., via Zoom Video Conference: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88245336277?  
pwd=dsL5439nviyhuTta0qRkyP6MrXZL3D.1; or by audio only telephone: +1 646 558 8656;  
Meeting ID: 882 4533 6277; Passcode: 558287 for the following purposes:  
1. To consider and discuss and vote upon a resolution adopted by the Town Council on  
April 16, 2025, to amend the resolution, approved by voters on February 22, 2022 and  
amended by voters on October 17, 2023, increasing the appropriation and borrowing  
authorization by an additional $1,250,000 (thereby increasing the appropriation and  
borrowing authorization to an aggregate $9,800,000) for various school improvement  
projects, including: replacement of the roofs at the Central Office, Gales Ferry School,  
and Juliet W. Long School; installation of solar equipment at Gales Ferry School and  
Juliet W. Long School; upgrades to the building management systems at Gales Ferry  
School; and electrical and HVAC upgrades at Juliet W. Long School.  
The full text of each resolution is on file with the Town Clerk.  
2. Pursuant to Section 14 of Chapter III and Section 9 of Chapter VII of the Town Charter,  
to adjourn said town meeting at its conclusion and to submit the aforesaid Resolution to  
vote at referendum to be held on Tuesday, July 8, 2025 between the hours of 12:00  
Noon and 8:00 p.m. at the Town Hall - Lower Level, 741 Colonel Ledyard Highway in  
the Town of Ledyard, in the manner provided by said Sections. The Resolution under  
item 1 of this Notice will be placed on the voting machines under the following heading:  
“SHALL THE TOWN OF LEDYARD APPROPRIATE AN ADDITIONAL $1,250,000  
(INCREASING THE APPROPRIATION AND BORROWING AUTHORIZATION TO AN  
AGGREGATE $9,800,000) FOR VARIOUS SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, AND  
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND NOTES IN THE SAME AMOUNT TO  
FINANCE THE APPROPRIATION?”  
Voters approving the Resolution will vote “Yes” and those opposing the Resolution shall  
vote “No”. Voting will be held at the following polling places:  
District One: Town Hall Lower Level - Registrar’s Office  
District Two: Town Hall Lower Level - Registrar’s Office  
District Three: Town Hall Lower Level - Registrar’s Office  
Persons qualified to vote in Town Meetings who are not electors shall vote in-person at:  
Town Hall - Lower Level with District One.  
Absentee ballots will be available from the Town Clerk’s office.  
Dated at Ledyard, Connecticut, this 28th day of May 2025.  
S. Naomi Rodriguez, Chairman  
Ledyard Town Council  
Patricia A. Riley, Town Clerk  
Town of Ledyard  
RETURN OF PUBLICATION AND POSTING OF NOTICE  
I, S. Naomi Rodriguez, chairman of the Ledyard Town Council, do herby certify that I caused a copy  
of notice of Hybrid Format (In-Person and Video Conference) Special Town Meeting to be held  
Monday, June 23, 2025 at 7:00 p.m., to be legally posted in the office of the Town Clerk and that I  
caused a copy of said notice to be published in The Day, a newspaper having a circulation in the  
Town of Ledyard, in its issue of Friday, June 6, 2025.  
s/S. Naomi Rodriguez, Chairman  
Ledyard Town Council  
Dated at Ledyard, Connecticut  
This 26th day of June 2025  
Attest:  
PATRICIA A. RILEY  
Town Clerk  
VI.  
MOTION MUST BE MADE AND SECONDED  
MOTION to approve a “Resolution Amending the Resolution Entitled “Resolution  
Appropriating $8,550,000 for Various School Improvement Projects; And Authorizing the  
Issue of Bonds And Notes in the Same Amount to Finance Said Appropriation” to Increase  
the Appropriation And Borrowing Authorization To $9,800,000”.  
RESOLUTION INCREASEING AUTHORIZATION TO  
$9,800,000-2025-04-16  
Attachments:  
CT Administrative Services JWL HVAC Grant Commitment  
6.4.2024  
Juliet W Long School HVAC Additonal Appropration- Finance  
Director 2025-04-14 response to Superintendent  
email-2025-04-09  
Juliet W Long HVAC-PMBC Request Additional  
Funding-ltr-2025-04-07  
Juliet W Long HVAC-PMBC Request Additional  
Funding-ltr-2025-04-07-Nutmeg Companies  
Juliet W Long HVAC-PMBC Request Additional  
Funding-ltr-2025-04-07-Project Budget  
School Superintendent-Juliet W Long HVAC Additonal  
Appropriation-email-2025-04-09  
Ms. Carmen Garcia-Irizarry moved, seconded by Bill Barnes,.  
VII. PRESENTATION  
Presentation- Juliet W. Long Heating Ventilation & Air Condition System (HVAC)  
JWL-HVAC-Project-Background Informtaion-2025-06-23  
JWL-HVAC-Project-Background Informtaion-2025-06-23  
Attachments:  
CT Administrative Services JWL HVAC Grant Commitment  
6.4.2024  
Presentation was given by PMBC Chairman Joe Gush.  
Slides are attached.  
VIII. MODERATOR CALLS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT  
Moderator Rodriguez then issued a call for Public Comment.  
Ms. Wendy Hellekson, 14 Lakeside Drive, Ledyard, states that she is a teacher at Gallup Hill and  
knows what it is like to work with children that are uncomfortable and try to get through the day  
without them overheating themselves and without having them running around. It is hard for them to  
try and concentrate when it is hot and without air conditioning. She hopes this passes for the  
children.  
Mr. Jacob Hurt, 6 Nugget Hill Drive, Gales Ferry, thinks it is ironic and glad that we are having a  
heat wave now and not a couple weeks ago week when school was still in session. He supports this  
and hopes others will also.  
Mr. Joe Gush, PMBC Chair, 57 Town Farm Road, Ledyard, mentioned that there is a survey out  
there for the industry. Every degree over seventy-five, there is a five percent loss of efficiency of  
people working. What is the difference when you have children trying to learn. They are distracted  
because they are too hot.  
Ms. Angela Cassidy, 62 Hurlbutt Road, Gales Ferry, looking for clarification with discussing the  
system. Not just the air conditioning but the carbon dioxide levels in the classrooms as well. Is it a  
state mandated level regulation.  
PMBC Chairman Joe Gush, responded yes, that the grant requires a CO2 monitoring system.  
Ms. Kate Dipalma-Herb, 20 August Meadows, Ledyard, mentioned that she went to school in  
Ledyard and remembers not learning in a heated environment and that it would also be a shame to  
lose out on the grant money if this doesn’t pass. Construction costs will also go up.  
Mr. Craig Breverrman, 13 Phillip Lane, Ledyard, noted that we raise our tax dollars by making our  
schools better. We are a military city, and word gets around that our schools are hot. Yet, we  
actually vote not to make them better. He encourages people to vote yes to modernize the air  
conditioning in the schools.  
IX.  
ADJOURNMENT  
The Moderator adjourned the meeting at 7:24 pm to a Referendum to be held on Tuesday, July 8th,  
2025, between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. under the following heading:  
“SHALL THE TOWN OF LEDYARD APPROPRIATE AN ADDITIONAL $1,250,000  
(INCREASING THE APPROPRIATION AND BORROWING AUTHORIZATION TO AN  
AGGREGATE $9,800,000) FOR VARIOUS SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, AND  
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND NOTES IN THE SAME AMOUNT TO  
FINANCE THE APPROPRIATION?”  
Voting will be held at the following polling places:  
District One: Town Hall Lower Level - Registrar’s Office  
District Two: Town Hall Lower Level - Registrar’s Office  
District Three: Town Hall Lower Level - Registrar’s Office  
Persons qualified to vote in Town Meetings who are not electors shall vote in-person at:  
Town Hall Lower Level - Registrar’s Office.  
Absentee ballots will be available from the Town Clerk’s office.  
Respectfully submitted,  
Patricia A. Riley, MCTC, CMC  
Ledyard Town Clerk  
REFERENDUM RESULTS  
"SHALL THE TOWN OF LEDYARD APPROPRIATE AN ADDITIONAL $1,250,000  
(INCREASING THE APPROPRIATION AND BORROWING AUTHORIZATION TO AN  
AGGREGATE $9,800,000) FOR VARIOUS SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, AND  
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND NOTES IN THE SAME AMOUNT TO  
FINANCE THE APPROPRIATION?”  
Yes:  
No:  
295  
66