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, December 5, 2022  
Kings Corner Manor  
I.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by Charles Duzy  
II.  
ROLL CALL  
Board Member Thomas Cassabria  
Board Member Dayna Waterhouse  
Board Member Paula Crocker  
Chairman Charles Duzy  
Present  
Board Member Hilary Evans  
Late  
In addition the following were present:  
Colleen Lauer - Executive Director  
Mary McGrattan - Town Council Liaison  
Frank Drury- Maintenance Supervisor  
Tenants Present - Apartments 26, 16, 14, 4, 23, 24  
III.  
IV.  
OPENING AND CLOSING FLOOR TO TENANTS  
Comments limited to three (3) minutes Total time allotted thirty (30) minutes  
#24 - Will the contractors paint every room? Answered No, they will touch-up where needed.  
BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS  
None  
V.  
1.  
REPORTS  
Motion to accept the Payments of Bills and Financial Report  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
Thomas Cassabria  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Charles Duzy  
SECONDER:  
4
Cassabria Waterhouse Crocker Duzy  
AYE  
Reports of the Executive Director  
2.  
● Activities will be posted on doors and in hallways  
● American Girls did a clean up in November and will sing in December  
● Fall Prevention presentation will present something every month  
● Food drive collected 170 lbs of food and pumpkin pies for the community  
center  
● Two turkeys were cooked for Thanksgiving with sides donated by  
McQuades  
● Annual re certifications will be coming up soon  
● More info for snow removal and moving of cars will be forthcoming  
Reports of the Chairman  
3.  
None  
VI.  
1.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
MOTION to approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of October 2022  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
Thomas Cassabria  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Charles Duzy  
SECONDER:  
4
Cassabria Waterhouse Crocker Duzy  
AYE  
VII. OLD BUSINESS  
This was Approved and so declared.  
CDBG Small Cities Grant  
1.  
Small Cities Grant was closed on October 6, 2022  
Any Old Business proper to come before the Committee  
None  
VIII. NEW BUSINESS  
Suggestion Box  
None  
1.  
Motion to approve the Ledyard Housing Authority 2023 Meeting dates  
2.  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
Paula Crocker  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Charles Duzy  
SECONDER:  
4
Cassabria Waterhouse Crocker Duzy  
AYE  
Renovation Updates  
3.  
● Renovation updates, 2 years since grant and 2 years to complete but can give  
an extension  
● 1st contract meeting was held on 12/1 specs must be approved prior to  
purchase  
● Items must be on sight prior to beginning  
● Doors were being ordered last week  
● Showed examples of windows  
● Showed pictures of front doors  
● Showed pictures of stoves  
● Construction slated to begin Mid February  
● Pets will have arrangements made for them  
● Review smoking policy to become smoke free in 2023  
● Community Room will be closed some Thursdays for contractor meeting  
Discussion and possible action regarding the smoking policy  
Will discuss at the next meeting  
4.  
Any New Business proper to come before the Committee  
None  
IX.  
X.  
TENANT REPRESENTATIVE COMMENTS  
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Thank you to Colleen and Frank for making the holidays comfortable  
Nice dinner donated  
Thank you Linda for desserts  
ADJOURNMENT  
Mr.Duzy moved the meeting be adjourned, seconded  
by Mr. Cassabria  
The meeting adjourned at 7:36 p.m.  
VOTE: 4-0 Approved and so declared  
Respectively Submitted,  
_______________________________  
Chairman Duzy  
Ledyard Housing Authority  
DISCLAIMER: Although we try to be timely and accurate these are not official records of the  
Town.