741 Colonel Ledyard Highway  
Ledyard, Connecticut 06339  
TOWN OF LEDYARD  
Inland Wetland and Water Courses  
Commission  
Meeting Minutes  
Chairman  
Justin DeBrodt  
Regular Meeting  
Tuesday, December 5, 2023  
7:00 PM  
Council Chambers -Hybrid Format  
I.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Chairman DeBrodt called the Regular Meeting of the IWWC to order at 7:00 PM. The meeting  
was hybrid with some attending in person and others via Zoom.  
II.  
ROLL CALL  
Staff Present: Juliet Hodge, Planning Director, Alex Samalot, Zoning Enforcement Staff, and  
Makenna Perry, Land Use Administrative Assistant.  
Chairman Justin DeBrodt  
Vice Chair Paul Maugle  
Present  
Commissioner Dan Pealer  
Commissioner Beth E. Ribe  
Commissioner Lynmarie Thompson  
Absent  
III.  
CITIZENS COMMENTS  
None.  
VIII. OLD BUSINESS  
None.  
XI.  
A.  
NEW BUSINESS  
IWWC#23-11AOR of Joan Nichols - Certified Forester, located at 140 Brush Hill Road,  
Franklin CT, 06254, for an As of Right Application / Notification of Timber Harvest located at  
241 Gallup Hill Road, Ledyard CT, 06339.  
Joan Nichols, Certified Forester, at 140 Brush Hill Rd, in Franklin, CT, presented her  
application. The Commission discussed and determined that per section 4.0, the application will  
be classified as Class 'A', no permit is required.  
IWWC#23-12AOR of Stephen Marquis for an As of Right Determination for backyard fencing  
located at 95 Inchcliffe, Gales Ferry CT 06335.  
B.  
Alex Samalot, presented the as of right application on behalf of the applicant. The Commission  
determined the application to be Class 'A', no permit is required.  
VI.  
REPORTS  
Staff Reports  
A.  
Alex Samalot, Zoning Enforcement Official in training, presented his staff report, noting the two  
as of right applications that went before the Commission.  
VII. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
Draft Meeting Minutes from the November 14, 2023 Meeting  
A.  
Without objection, the draft meeting minutes from the November 14, 2023 meeting were  
approved as submitted.  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
Paul Maugle  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Dan Pealer  
SECONDER:  
VIII. MEETING REVIEW  
The Commission reviewed the meeting, noting that the meeting was short and ran successfully.  
IX.  
ADJOURNMENT  
The meeting adjourned at 7:10 PM.  
This was Approved and so declared.  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
RESULT:  
Dan Pealer  
MOVER:  
Paul Maugle  
SECONDER: