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Council recorded that the town budget passed the May 19 referendum and will set the mill rate at the June 10 meeting; approved a part‑time Social Services Coordinator job description; endorsed two facility dedications; made multiple committee and board appointments; established a Board of Education non‑lapsing fund and moved audited surplus and an energy reimbursement into education accounts; authorized up to $7,000 for a Long Pond invasive species study; authorized listing a town parcel for sale; and agreed to a reduced summer meeting schedule.
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What this means
Voters approved the town budget and the council will set the tax rate at its next meeting, so household tax bills should match the approved budget once the mill rate is set. The council created a small, part‑time Social Services Coordinator position to help run local assistance programs and formally created a non‑lapsing education fund so the school department can keep and spend its audited surplus on future school needs; $212,031 was transferred into that fund. The town agreed to fund an invasive‑species study for nearby ponds to help protect water recreation and wildlife, and the council authorized listing an 8.2‑acre town parcel for sale. Several committee and board membership appointments and two facility namings were approved.
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- Acknowledged passage of the Fiscal Year 2026/2027 budget at the May 19 referendum; mill rate to be set June 10.
- Approved the Social Services Coordinator job description (part‑time, ~8–10 hrs/week).
- Endorsed naming the new Lantern Hill Road Park pavilion the Janet Barnett Pavilion.
- Endorsed naming the Senior Center fitness room the Paula Crocker Fitness Center.
- Appointed members to the Ad Hoc Committee to Evaluate Separation of Planning & Zoning and other boards/committees (multiple individual appointments approved).
- Authorized up to $7,000 from the Acquisition of Open Space account to support a Long Pond invasive species (Hydrilla) study.
- Authorized the Mayor to enter a listing agreement to offer 89 Town Farm Road (8.2 acres) for sale.
- Established a new Board of Education Non‑Lapsing Fund and transferred the Board of Education’s FY 2024/2025 audited surplus of $212,031 into it.
- Transferred $19,943 (Eversource reimbursement) from Undesignated Fund Balance to the Board of Education’s Capital Non‑Recurring Account.
- Agreed by consensus to cancel the second council meeting in June, July, and August and meet instead on June 10, July 8, and August 12.
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Town Council
Regular Meeting
Agenda
- In-Person: Council Chambers Town Hall Annex Remote: Information noted below:
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- CALL TO ORDER
- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
- ROLL CALL
- PRESENTATIONS
- Sustainable CT Ad Hoc Committee Presentation
- RESIDENT & PROPERTY OWNERS (COMMENTS LIMITED TO THREE (3) MINUTES
- COMMITTEE COMMISSION AND BOARD REPORTS
- COMMENTS OF TOWN COUNCILORS
- REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES
- MOTION to approve the Town Council Regular Meeting Minutes of May 13, 2026
- COMMUNICATIONS
- Communications List May 27, 2026
- REFERALS
- COUNCIL SUB COMMITTEE, LIAISON REPORTS
- Administration Committee Report Fiscal Year 2025/2026
- Community Relations Committee for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – Report- Fiscal Year 2025/2026
- Finance Committee Report Fiscal Year 2025/2026
- LUPPW Committee Report Fiscal Year 2025/2026
- Liaison Reports
- REPORT OF THE MAYOR
- Mayor Report Fiscal Year 2025/2026
- OLD BUSINESS
- NEW BUSINESS
- Administration Committee
- MOTION to approve proposed Social Services Coordinator job description as presented in the draft date May 5, 2026.
- MOTION to endorse the Parks, Recreation & Senior Citizens Commission proposal to dedicate the new pavilion Lantern Hill Road Park in Janet Barnett (Janet Barnett Pavilion)
- MOTION to endorse the Parks, Recreation & Senior Citizens Commission proposal to dedicate the Senior Center Fitness Room in Paula Crocker (Paula Crocker Fitness Center).
- MOTION to appoint the Councilor Carmen Garcia-Irizarry (D) 58 Eagle Ridge Drive, Gales Ferry, to the “Ad Hoc Committee to Evaluate the Separation of the Planning Commission & Zoning Commission” a for six-month term in accordance with Res#002-2026/Mar 25
- MOTION to appoint Mr. David Gruszkowksi ( R) 26 Saw Mill Drive, Ledyard, to the Retirement Board to complete a three (3) year term ending January 20, 2029 filling a vacancy left by Ms. DeGaetano.
- MOTION to appoint Mr. Gary Schneider (D) 101 Inchcliffe Drive, Gales Ferry to the “Ad Hoc Committee to Develop a Process for Capital Improvement Budding Projects for the Town of Ledyard” as the Representative from the Community at Large, for six-month term in accordance with Res#002-2026/Feb 11.
- MOTION to appoint Ms. Anne Roberts-Pierson (U) 4 Anderson Drive, Gales Ferry, as a Regular Member to the Historic District Commission, to complete a five (5) year term ending December 6, 2029; filling a vacancy left by Ms. Lamb.
- MOTION to appoint Ms. Kim Millar (U) 6 Riverside Place, Gales Ferry, as an Alternate Member to the Historic District Commission, to complete a five (5) year term ending December 6, 2028; filling a vacancy left by Ms. Roberts-Pierson.
- MOTION to reappoint Ms. Sarah Martic ( R) 59R Long Pond Road, South, Ledyard, to the Ledyard Farmers’ Market Committee for a three (3) year term ending May 9, 2029.
- MOTION to appoint Mr. Jeremy Norris (D) 12 Old Fort Lane, Ledyard, as an Alternate Member to the Ledyard Farmers’ Market Committee to complete a three (3) year term ending February 26, 2029 filling a left by Mr. Hary.
- Finance Committee
- MOTION to authorize the expenditure of up to $7,000 from Account #21090305-58920 (Acquisition of Open Space) to support a Long Pond Invasive Species Study.
- MOTION to authorize the Mayor to enter into a Listing Agreement with a Realtor to list 89 Town Farm Road for sale.
- MOTION to MOTION to establish a new Board of Education Non-Lapsing Fund in accordance with CGS 171-10-248.
- MOTION to appropriate and transfer the Board of Education’s Fiscal Year 2024/2025 Audited Surplus in the amount of $212,031 from Undesignated Fund Balance) to the newly established Board of Education Fund.
- MOTION to transfer Eversource Reimbursement in the amount of $19,943 from Undesignated Fund Balance to the Board of Education's Capital Non-Reoccurring Account.
- General Business
- Discussion regarding the Town Council’s 2026 Summer Meeting schedule.
- ADJOURNMENT
- DISCLAIMER:
- Although we try to be timely and accurate these are not official records of the Town. The Town Council's Official Agenda and final Minutes will be on file in the Town Clerk's Office.
- FISCAL YEAR 2026/2027 BUDGET UPDATE
- Water Pollution Control Authority Report Fiscal Year 2025/2026
- Ledyard Center Fire Department Report Fiscal Year 2025/2026
- Conservation Commission Report Fiscal Year 2025/2026
- Historic District Commission Report Fiscal Year 2025/2026
- Agricultural Committee Report Fiscal Year 2025/2026
- Ad Hoc Committee to Develop a Process for Capital Improvement Projects Report Fiscal Year 2025/2026
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