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, March 6, 2023  
Kings Corner Manor  
I.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Chairman Duzy called the meeting to order at 7:01p.m.  
II.  
ROLL CALL  
Board Member Thomas Cassabria  
Board Member Dayna Waterhouse  
Board Member Paula Crocker  
Chairman Charles Duzy  
Present  
Board Member Hilary Evans  
Absent  
In addition, the following were present:  
Colleen Lauer - Housing Director  
Mary McGratten - Town Council Liaison  
Tenants Present/Apartments: 26, 9, 24, 16, 13  
III.  
IV.  
OPENING AND CLOSING FLOOR TO TENANTS  
No Comments  
Comments limited to three (3) minutes Total time allotted thirty (30) minutes  
BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS  
No Comments  
V.  
1.  
REPORTS  
Motion to accept the Payments of Bills and Financial Report  
RECEIVED AND FILED  
Thomas Cassabria  
Paula Crocker  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
3
1
Cassabria Crocker Duzy  
Evans  
AYE  
ABSENT  
1
Waterhouse  
Reports of the Executive Director  
Complete Care was here March 2nd provided information on healthy  
ABSTAIN  
2.  
eating.  
Newsletter was distributed  
American Heritage girls will be here April 1  
Recycling rules and regulations will be distributed this week, this  
continues to be a problem.  
Recertification's in progress, a few need to turn in paperwork.  
If you have a concern/issue, there is a tenant concern form that must be  
filled out prior to any action being taken. If I don't know there is an issue I  
can not attempt to correct it.  
Tenants are not to remove any information from any of the bulletin boards  
Laundry room needs to be wiped down better after use  
CONTINUE  
RESULT:  
Reports of the Chairman  
None  
3.  
4.  
CONTINUE  
RESULT:  
Tenant Representative Comments  
No Comments  
CONTINUE  
RESULT:  
VI.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
Motion to approve the Housing Authority regular meeting minutes of February 6, 2023  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
Thomas Cassabria  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Charles Duzy  
SECONDER:  
3
1
1
Cassabria Crocker Duzy  
Evans  
AYE  
ABSENT  
ABSTAIN  
Waterhouse  
VII. OLD BUSINESS  
Suggestion Box  
None  
1.  
CONTINUE  
RESULT:  
Renovation Updates  
2.  
Renovations moving along slowly, cabinets and windows have been a challenge  
Mockup of siding and windows were done noting that a complication with the  
wood in between the windows, will need to order a different window to conform  
better  
Shop drawings for kitchen were completed and a display of cabinet is in the  
community room  
All kitchens will be measured by the cabinet company  
Many items have been ordered  
No actual start date yet  
Contractor may put the storage containers in an offsite location  
CONTINUE  
RESULT:  
Discussion and possible action regarding the smoking policy  
3.  
Updates to the smoking policy were reviewed and new smoking policy will be written into the  
lease/rules & regulations taking effect 8/1/2023  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
Thomas Cassabria  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Charles Duzy  
SECONDER:  
4
1
Cassabria Waterhouse Crocker Duzy  
Evans  
AYE  
ABSENT  
Any Old Business proper to come before the Committee  
None  
XI.  
1.  
NEW BUSINESS  
Motion and possible action to raise grandfathered rents $25 per month beginning August 1, 2023  
through July 31, 2024. Grandfathered rents are $187/$197 they would increase to $212/$222  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
Charles Duzy  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Paula Crocker  
SECONDER:  
3
1
1
Cassabria Crocker Duzy  
Evans  
AYE  
ABSENT  
ABSTAIN  
Waterhouse  
Motion and possible action to raise base rents beginning August 1, 2023 through July 31, 2024.  
Current base rents are $400/$500/$600 a month or 30% of gross income minus allowable  
expenses.  
2.  
Motion to increase the current base rents of $400/$500/$600 or 30% of the gross income minus  
allowable expense to $550/$650 or 30% of the gross income minus allowable expense to  
$550/$650  
CONTINUE  
RESULT:  
Thomas Cassabria  
Charles Duzy  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
3
1
1
Cassabria Crocker Duzy  
AYE  
Evans  
ABSENT  
ABSTAIN  
Waterhouse  
Any New Business proper to come before the Committee  
None  
X.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Motion to adjourn @8:00 pm  
Motion by Thomas Cassabria, Seconded by Charles Duzy  
Paula Crocker AYE, Dayna Waterhouse AYE, Thomas Cassabria AYE, Charles Duzy AYE,  
Hilary Evans ABSENT  
Respectively Submitted,  
_______________________________  
Chairman Duzy  
Ledyard Housing Authority  
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