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, November 12, 2024  
7:00 PM  
Council Chambers -Hybrid Format  
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CALL TO ORDER  
I.  
Chairman DeBrodt called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. at the Council Chambers, Town  
Hall Annex Building.  
II.  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
III.  
ROLL CALL AND APPOINTMENT OF ALTERNATES  
Chairman Justin DeBrodt  
Secretary Lynmarie Thompson  
Secretary Beth E. Ribe  
Present  
Secretary Michael E. Marelli  
Alternate Member James Thompson  
Secretary Dan Pealer  
Absent  
In addition, the following were present:  
Director of Land Use & Planning, Elizabeth Burdick  
Zoning Enforcement Official, Hannah Gienau  
Land Use Assistant, Anna Wynn  
Chairman DeBrodt stated that Alternate Member Michael Marelli would be seated as a voting  
member for Commissioner Pealer who is absent and Alternate James Thompson would be seated  
as a voting member for the vacant seat.  
IV.  
APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS TO AND/OR CHANGES TO THE ORDER OF THE  
AGENDA  
None.  
V.  
CITIZENS PETITIONS (NON-AGENDA ITEMS ONLY)  
None.  
VI.  
PRE APPLICATION DISCUSSION AND/OR WORKSHOP  
None.  
VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS/APPLICATIONS  
A.  
IWWC24-10RA - Proposed Text Amendments to Inland Wetlands and Watercourses  
Regulations Sections 2.1, 7.5.b, 7.6.1, 7.8, 7.9, 11.6, 19.b, & 20 - Applicant, Ledyard  
Inland Wetlands & Watercourses Commission, Justin DeBrodt, Chairman, (Date of Receipt  
9/3/24, PH required. PH must open by N/A, PH must close by N/A, DRD N/A).  
The public hearing opened at 7:04pm.  
Director Burdick read the exhibit list for IWWC#24-10RA into the record. She read exhibits  
#5 and #6 into the record.  
Director Burdick stated that she sent the regulation amendments to the town attorney for  
review but has not received comments yet. She commented on various experts and contacts  
she is speaking with and referring to the application for guidance.  
Chairman DeBrodt asked Director Burdick to summarize what prompted the Commission to  
create these regulation amendments for the new members of the Commission.  
Staff and the Commission discussed various practical impacts of their regulation  
amendments on future procedures. They discussed jurisdiction. Staff and the Commission  
compared differences between the original regulations compared to the proposed verbiage.  
Staff referenced procedures in surrounding towns. They referenced the history of the  
wetlands map for the Town of Ledyard.  
The Commission opened the hearing up to public comment. Mike Cherry, 5 Whipoorwill  
Drive, Gales Ferry, stated his observations about the regulation amendments and made  
suggestions for improvement.  
The Commission continued discussion of the proposed regulation amendments.  
MOTION to continue public hearing to the IWWC Regular Meeting of December 3, 2024 at  
7:00 p.m.at the Town Hall Annex and on Zoom.  
CONTINUE  
RESULT:  
Lynmarie Thompson  
Beth E. Ribe  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
5
1
DeBrodt, Thompson, Ribe, Marelli, and Thompson  
Pealer  
AYE:  
ABSENT:  
Discussion & Decision: IWWC24-10RA - Proposed Text Amendments to Inland Wetlands  
and Watercourses Regulations Sections 2.1, 7.5.b, 7.6.1, 7.8, 7.9, 11.6, 19.b, & 20 -  
Applicant, Ledyard Inland Wetlands & Watercourses Commission, Justin DeBrodt,  
Chairman, (Date of Receipt 9/3/24, PH required. PH must open by N/A, PH must close by  
N/A, DRD N/A).  
B.  
TABLED  
RESULT:  
Beth E. Ribe  
James Thompson  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
5
1
DeBrodt, Thompson, Ribe, Marelli, and Thompson  
Pealer  
AYE:  
ABSENT:  
VIII. OLD BUSINESS  
None.  
IX.  
NEW BUSINESS  
IWWC#24-19SITE - 5A Lorenz Industrial Parkway, Ledyard, CT, 06339 Agent, Peter  
Gardner - Applicant/Owner, A&R Associates Inc. for site plan approval for new 2370sf  
building and associated site improvements (Submitted 10/29/24, Date of Receipt 11/12/24)  
A.  
Director Burdick introduced the application and stated that it just came in and she has not  
had time to review the application. She advised that the Commission table the application  
until the IWWC Regular Meeting of December 3, 2024 to provide time for review and for  
the applicant to give a presentation.  
MOTION to table application IWWC#24-19SITE to the IWWC Regular Meeting of  
December 3, 2024 at 7:000 p.m. in the Town Hall Annex and on Zoom.  
TABLED  
RESULT:  
Lynmarie Thompson  
Beth E. Ribe  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
5
1
DeBrodt, Thompson, Ribe, Marelli, and Thompson  
Pealer  
AYE:  
ABSENT:  
Election of Officers  
B.  
The Commission discussed the election of officers.  
MOTION to elect Commissioner Justin DeBrodt as Chairman and Beth E. Ribe as Vice  
Chair.  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
Lynmarie Thompson  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
James Thompson  
SECONDER:  
5
1
DeBrodt, Thompson, Ribe, Marelli, and Thompson  
Pealer  
AYE:  
ABSENT:  
IWWC 2025 Meeting Schedule  
C.  
Staff and the Commission discussed the meeting schedule and why prospective dates had  
been moved. The Commission stated that the January 2024 date needs to be amended to  
2025.  
MOTION to approve the IWWC 2025 Meeting Schedule with amendments  
APPROVED AS AMENDED  
Beth E. Ribe  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
James Thompson  
SECONDER:  
5
1
DeBrodt, Thompson, Ribe, Marelli, and Thompson  
Pealer  
AYE:  
ABSENT:  
X.  
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS  
MOTION to approve IWWC Regular Meeting Minutes of October 1, 2024  
A.  
The Commission discussed the appropriate procedure for listing a Commissioner if they have  
passed away and if they would be able to update it in the system to more accurately reflect  
that vacancy in the online system.  
MOTION to approve the IWWC Regular Meeting Minutes of October 1, 2024 as amended  
from listing Commissioner Paul Maugle as absent to vacancy.  
APPROVED AS AMENDED  
Beth E. Ribe  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Lynmarie Thompson  
SECONDER:  
5
1
DeBrodt, Thompson, Ribe, Marelli, and Thompson  
Pealer  
AYE:  
ABSENT:  
XI.  
CORRESPONDENCE  
None.  
XII. REPORTS  
Staff Report - Designated Agent/WEO  
A.  
Zoning Enforcement Official, Hannah Gienau, provided her staff report to the Commission  
and stated that copies of the report would be sent via email the following day.  
Staff and the Commission discussed the large solar installation on in North Stonington and  
the potential impact on Whitford Brook.  
XIII. ADJOURNMEMNT  
Chairman DeBrodt moved the meeting be adjourned, seconded  
by Commissioner James Thompson  
The meeting adjourned at 8:32 p.m.  
VOTE: 5-0 Approved and so declared  
Respectively Submitted,  
_______________________________  
Chairman DeBrodt  
Inland Wetlands & Watercourses Commission