741 Colonel Ledyard Highway  
Ledyard, Connecticut 06339  
TOWN OF LEDYARD  
Planning & Zoning Commission  
Meeting Minutes  
Chairman  
Tony Capon  
Thursday, April 11, 2024  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers - Hybrid Format  
I.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Chairman Capon called the Special Meeting of the PZC to order at 6:00 PM. The meeting  
was hybrid with some attending in person and others via Zoom.  
II.  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
III.  
ROLL CALL APPOINTMENT OF ALTERNATES  
Present: Planning Director, Juliet Hodge, Administrative Asst., Makenna Perry, and Zoning  
Enforcement Official - in training, Alex Samalot (via Zoom).  
Commissioner Marcelle Wood  
Chairman Tony Capon  
Present  
Commissioner Paul Whitescarver  
Commissioner Howard Craig  
Commissioner Jessica Cobb  
Alternate Member Matthew Miello  
Excused  
IV.  
PUBLIC COMMENT (NON-AGENDA ITEMS - LIMIT 3 MINS)  
In honor of volunteer appreciation month, Chairwoman of Town Council, Naomi Rodriquez,  
thanked the Commissioners for their dedication and service to the Town of Ledyard.  
V.  
APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS TO AND/OR CHANGES TO ORDER OF THE AGENDA  
None.  
VI.  
PRE APPLICATION OR WORKSHOP  
None.  
VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS/APPLICATIONS  
PZ#24-1SITE of Donco LLC, located at 5 Library Lane, Gales Ferry, CT 06335 for a Site  
Plan Review to build a 10-unit mobile home park per 8-30g on the property located at 59  
Kings Highway, Gales Ferry, CT 06335.  
A.  
Attorney Mark Branse, represented the applicant, Donco LLC. He briefly summarized the  
application.  
Peter Gardner, 1641 Route 12, Gales Ferry CT 06335, presented the site plan for the  
application.  
The Commissioners asked questions about the placement of the top soil stock piles, open  
space on the parcel and what it will be used for, the septic system designs, acreage of the  
property, submittal of a storm water report, vegetation on the site, and the consistency with  
the recently adopted Ledyard housing plan.  
Planning Director, Juliet Hodge, asked questions about the overhead utility lines,  
discrepancy between the lot size on property card versus the site plan, the placement of the  
recreation area, mailboxes, and trash pick up. Ms. Hodge provided the applicant and  
Commission members, written comments in regards to the application.  
The Commission continued the application to the next PZC meeting, on Thursday, May 9,  
2024 at 6:00 PM.  
PZ#24-2RESUB of Avery Brook Homes, LLC, 1641 Rte. 12, PO Box 335, Gales Ferry, CT  
06335, for a 18-Lot re-subdivision/Affordable Housing Development pursuant to section  
8-30gof the Connecticut General Statutes, on three parcels of land located at 96, 98, and 100  
Stoddards Wharf Rd., Ledyard, CT 06339.  
B.  
C.  
The Public Hearing for PZ#24-2RESUB is set for Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 6:00 PM at the  
Town Hall Annex.  
Applications PZ#24-3SUP and PZ#24-4CAM of Gales Ferry Intermodal, LLC located at 549  
South Street, Quincy MA 02169 for a Special Use Permit and CAM Review to modify  
existing SUP for Mixed-use (Commerical/Industrial) to add an Excavation Operation, Major  
on the property located at 1737 and 1761 Connecticut Route 12, Gales Ferry CT.  
The Public Hearing for PZ#34-3SUP and PZ#24-4CAM will be scheduled at the May 9,  
2024 meeting, not at this time.  
VIII. OLD BUSINESS  
None.  
IX.  
NEW BUSINESS  
8-24 Review to accept the conveyance/transfer of the parcels and easement areas to the town  
as depicted on the plan entitled “Proposed Boundary Line Adjustments In the Area of Route  
12 and Thamesview Pentway, Gales Ferry Connecticut” prepared by CLA Engineers, and  
approved by the Director of Planning in the Boundary Line Adjustment Application No.  
ZP#5946:  
A.  
Planning Director, Juliet Hodge, briefly presented the land transfer. The application has  
already gone before the Land Use and Public Work Committee, as well as Town Council,  
and they have set the Public Hearing for May 8, 2024 at the Town Hall Annex.  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
Paul Whitescarver  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Marcelle Wood  
SECONDER:  
X.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
Draft Meeting Minutes - January 11, 2024  
A.  
Without objection, the meeting minutes from January 11, 2024 were approved as submitted.  
XI.  
CORRESPONDENCE  
None.  
XII. REPORTS  
Staff Reports  
A.  
Alex Samalot, Zoning Enforcement Officer, four cases were closed. Two hearings are  
scheduled for the next couple weeks. New complaints have been filed.  
Planning Director, Juliet Hodge, noted the larger applications coming in, and stated that the  
Commission may need to consider having a third party review the Applications due to the  
complexity. She also briefly discussed the plan to switch to online permitting platform.  
XIII. ADJOURNMENT  
Without objection, the meeting was adjourned at 7:15 PM.