741 Colonel Ledyard Highway

Ledyard, Connecticut 06339

TOWN OF LEDYARD

Inland Wetland and Water Courses

Commission

Meeting Minutes - Final

Chairman

Justin DeBrodt

Regular Meeting

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

7:00 PM

Council Chambers -Hybrid Format

CALL TO ORDER

Chairman DeBrodt called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Town

Hall Annex Building.

II.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

III.

ROLL CALL AND APPOINTMENT OF ALTERNATES

Chairman Justin DeBrodt

Present

Commissioner Dan Pealer

Vice Chair Beth E. Ribe

Commissioner Michael E. Marelli

Alternate Member James Thompson

Alternate Member Robert Graham

In addition, the following were present:

Director of Land Use & Planning, Elizabeth Burdick

Zoning & Wetlands Enforcement Official, Hannah Gienau

Land Use Assistant, Anna Wynn

Chairman DeBrodt stated for the record that Alternate James Thompson would be seated as a voti

member for the Regular Member vacancy.

IV.

APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS TO AND/OR CHANGES TO THE ORDER OF THE

AGENDA

None.

CITIZENS PETITIONS (NON-AGENDA ITEMS ONLY)

None.

VI.

PRE APPLICATION DISCUSSION AND/OR WORKSHOP

None.

VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS/APPLICATIONS

None.

VIII. OLD BUSINESS

None.

IX.

NEW BUSINESS

IWWC#25-6SITE - 600 Lantern Hill Rd (PARCEL ID: 74-1210-600) Ledyard, CT - Agent,

Scott Johnson, Director, Ledyard Parks & Recreation - Applicant/Lessee: Town of Ledyard -

Owners, Mary & Robert Graham for approval of regulated activities associated with site

improvements for Lantern Hill Valley Park (Date submitted 2/26/25, Date of Receipt 3/4/25,

DRD 5/7/25)..end

Director of Parks and Recreation, Scott Johnson, introduced the application and pointed to

several documents that were included with the application, specifically FD#4. Zoning

Enforcement Official, Hannah Gienau, read her staff report into the record for the application

marked as FD#6.

The Commission clarified that the Town of North Stonington has until the next meeting to

make a reply to the notice that was submitted. Scott Johnson and the Commission discussed

the parking plan for the application.

Commissioner Ribe made a MOTION that the Commission find that the proposed regulated

activities within the upland review area as submitted in the Application #IWWC25-6, plans

and all supporting documents, do not meet the criteria of significant impact activities as

defined the in Town of Ledyard Inland Wetlands & Watercourses Regulations and therefore

are Class “B” activities.

APPROVED AND SO DECLARED

Beth E. Ribe

RESULT:

MOVER:

Dan Pealer

SECONDER:

DeBrodt, Pealer, Ribe, Marelli, and Thompson

Graham

AYE:

NON-VOTING

Commissioner Pealer made a MOTION to table application IWWC#25-6SITE to the IWWC

Regular Meeting of April 1, 2025 at 7:00pm.

TABLED

RESULT:

Dan Pealer

MOVER:

Michael E. Marelli

SECONDER:

DeBrodt, Pealer, Ribe, Marelli, and Thompson

AYE:

Graham

NON-VOTING

IWWC#25-5SITE - 19, 29 & 39 Military Highway (PARCEL IDS: 91-1590-19, 29 & 39), Gales

Ferry, CT - Agent, Brian Smith, Esq., Robinson & Cole - Applicant/Owner: C.R. Klewin LLC

for approval of regulated activities associated with construction of a 278-unit multifamily

residential housing development & associated site improvements. (Submitted 2/24/25, Date of

Receipt 3/4/25, DRD 5/7/25)..end

Attorney Brian Smith of Robinson & Cole, 1 State Street, Hartford, representing C. R. Klewin,

LLC., introduced the application to the Commission. Hannah Gienau, Zoning Enforcement

Official, read her staff memo into the record marked as FD#7.

Director Burdick stated that the application has been referred out to CLA Engineering who

reviewed the original application submission in 2024 that had been withdrawn. The Commission

discussed setting a public hearing on April 1st, 2025, in the Ledyard Middle School Auditorium.

Staff and the Commission briefly discussed the timeline.

Commissioner Ribe asked staff if the third-party review experts would have comments by April

1st. Director Burdick stated that she does not know if she will receive comments by then, but

that she anticipates that the applicant will begin their presentation to the Commission on that

date. Attorney Smith concurred that the applicant will be ready to testify on April 1st. The

Commission discussed conducting another site walk on March 29, 2025, at 9:00 a.m.

MOTION to set a set a site Walk on March 29, 2025 at 9:00 a.m at 19, 29 & 39 Military

Highway

APPROVED AND SO DECLARED

Beth E. Ribe

RESULT:

MOVER:

James Thompson

SECONDER:

DeBrodt, Pealer, Ribe, Marelli, and Thompson

Graham

AYE:

NON-VOTING

MOTION to set public hearing for IWWC#25-5SITE on April 1st, 2025, at the Ledyard Middle

School and on Zoom.

A motion was made by Commissioner Pealer, seconded by Vice Chair Ribe, that this be

Approved and so declared. The motion carried by the following vote:

APPROVED AND SO DECLARED

Dan Pealer

RESULT:

MOVER:

Beth E. Ribe

SECONDER:

DeBrodt, Pealer, Ribe, Marelli, and Thompson

Graham

AYE:

NON-VOTING

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS

MOTION to approve IWWC Regular Meeting Minutes of February 4, 2025

MOTION to approve the IWWC Regular Meeting Minutes of February 4, 2025

APPROVED AND SO DECLARED

Beth E. Ribe

RESULT:

MOVER:

Dan Pealer

SECONDER:

DeBrodt, Pealer, Ribe, Marelli, and Thompson

Graham

AYE:

NON-VOTING

XI.

CORRESPONDENCE

None.

XII. REPORTS

Staff Report - Designated Agent/WEO

Zoning Enforcement Official, Hannah Gienau, discussed her staff report with the

Commission.

XIII. ADJOURNMENT

Commissioner Pealer moved the meeting be adjourned, seconded

by Commissioner Marelli

The meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m.

VOTE: 5-0 Approved and so declared

Respectively Submitted,

_______________________________

Chairman Justin DeBrodt

Inland Wetlands & Watercourses Commission

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