60 Kings Highway  
Kings Corner Manor  
Gales Ferry, Connecticut 06335  
TOWN OF LEDYARD  
Housing Authority  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Chairman  
Charles Duzy  
Regular Meeting  
7:00 PM  
Monday, May 1, 2023  
Kings Corner Manor  
I.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Chairman Duzy called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.  
II.  
ROLL CALL  
Board Member Thomas Cassabria  
Present  
Board Member Dayna Waterhouse  
Chairman Charles Duzy  
Board Member Paula Crocker  
In addition, the following were present:  
Hilary Evans Board Member  
Colleen Lauer - Housing Director  
Mary McGratten - Town Council Liaison  
Tenants Present/Apartment 16, 14, 24, 4, 25  
III.  
OPENING AND CLOSING FLOOR TO TENANTS  
#14 Bldg 3 is scheduled for new sidewalks next week and she has trouble and getting in and out  
of back door. Colleen stated there will be a ramp but there will be a time when the back door  
will need to be used.  
#4 Electric being done tomorrow will check on time in the morning  
Comments limited to three (3) minutes. Total time thirty (30) minutes  
IV.  
BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS  
Chairman Duzy thanked Hillary Evans for everything she has done. This will be her last  
meeting as she is leaving the area. If there is ever another confrontation like last meeting, the  
meeting will immediately be adjourned.  
V.  
1.  
REPORTS  
Motion to accept the Payments of Bills and Financial Report  
Seconder Hilary Evans  
RECEIVED AND FILED  
Thomas Cassabria  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
3
1
Cassabria Duzy Crocker  
Waterhouse  
AYE  
ABSTAIN  
Reports of the Executive Director  
2.  
Newsletter was distributed on Friday  
Date of yard sale changed to May 13 due to construction  
Re Certifications are almost done  
We have changed our workmen’s compensation company  
CONTINUE  
RESULT:  
Reports of the Chairman  
None  
3.  
4.  
CONTINUE  
RESULT:  
Tenant Representative Comments  
CVS in Gales Ferry has the updated COVID vaccine, you can make an appointment in the app.  
Grateful for the new renovations.  
VI.  
1.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
Motion to approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of April 2023  
Hilary Evans AYE  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
Dayna Waterhouse  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Charles Duzy  
SECONDER:  
4
Cassabria Waterhouse Duzy Crocker  
AYE  
VII. OLD BUSINESS  
Suggestion Box  
None  
1.  
CONTINUE  
RESULT:  
Renovation Updates  
2.  
Condensers being installed and pouring of concrete sidewalks  
Estimates will be put in the newsletter  
Parking will need to be adjusted and tenants will be notified, please bear with us.  
Most projects start on Monday and complete on the following Wednesday  
Please have patience and stay at least 10 feet away from the workers/equipment, this is for your  
safety & theirs.  
Mini split installs should be completed prior to it becoming too hot  
CONTINUE  
RESULT:  
Any Old Business proper to come before the Committee  
None  
VIII. NEW BUSINESS  
Motion and possible action to adjust the maximum monthly rent charged at Kings Corner Manor  
to be based on 2023 HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research, Current Fair Market  
Rent for a one bedroom is $1177.00 in Ledyard/Gales Ferry. Income limits for a single person  
$62,600 (30% of income would be $1500 after the $65 utility allowance), for a couple $71,550  
(30% of income would be $1724 after the $65 utility allowance). Suggest to keep the maximum  
monthly rent at the 2022 approved rate of $1006 a month and adjust yearly.  
1.  
Seconder Hilary Evans  
Hilary Evans - AYE  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
Charles Duzy  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
4
Cassabria Waterhouse Duzy Crocker  
AYE  
Motion and possible action to update the LHA Tenant Rules & Regulations and the LHA Lease,  
effective 8/1/2023. Current tenants will have an addendum to the lease which will be renewed  
August 1, 2023.  
2.  
Hilary Evans - AYE  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
Charles Duzy  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Thomas Cassabria  
SECONDER:  
4
Cassabria Waterhouse Duzy Crocker  
AYE  
Any New Business proper to come before the Committee  
None  
IX.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Motion to adjourn at 7:25pm  
Motion by Charles Duzy, Seconded by Hilary Evans  
Paula Crocker AYE, Dayna Waterhouse AYE, Thomas Cassabria AYE, Charles Duzy AYE, Hilary Evans  
Respectively Submitted,  
_______________________________  
Chairman Duzy  
Housing Authority  
This was Approved and so declared.  
DISCLAIMER: Although we try to be timely and accurate these are not official records of the  
Town.