Ledyard Finance Committee advances bulky waste rate increases and Wahlburgers tax refunds
Ledyard's Finance Committee moved to increase bulky waste disposal rates for small, medium and large loads, approve a resolution on transfer fee revenue distributions for transfer station improvements, and approve tax refunds to Wahlburgers, according to minutes from its Oct. 7, 2026 meeting. The refunds listed are two transfers totaling $19,192.94 and a separate refund of $26,390.46. The committee also approved the regular meeting minutes of Sept. 16, 2026 and the special meeting minutes of Sept. 23, 2026, and discussed the 2027/2028 Budget Letter of Directive and strategies to minimize mill rate increases.
The same waste and refund items appear on the Town Council's Oct. 14 agenda, where proposed bulky waste disposal rates range from $55 for small bulk loads to $1,000 for large shingle loads. The council is also scheduled to take up the Budget Letter of Directive for Fiscal Year 2027/2028.
Land use: subdivision hearing and Route 12 fill application
The Planning & Zoning Commission was scheduled to hold a public hearing and make a decision on Oct. 8 for a 23-lot open space resubdivision at 84 Silas Deane Rd and 58 & 59 Seabury Ave. Minutes have not been published, so the outcome is not recorded. The same agenda listed proposed zoning regulation amendments regarding housing (PA25-1/HB8002), a site plan for two 1,263-square-foot ground-mounted solar panels at 55 Chapman Lane, modification of a 6,000-square-foot building for office and marine maintenance at 1761 Route 12, and a site plan for a 1-acre irrigation pond and hoop houses at 691 Shewville Road and 230 Iron Street.
The Inland Wetland and Water Courses Commission met Oct. 6 with a pre-application discussion of a regulated activity at 1761 Route 12, Gales Ferry (MAP ID: 61-2120-1761). The agent is Harry Heller and the applicant is Gales Ferry Intermodal, LLC; the proposal involves reclaimed materials under Connecticut's Large-Scale Beneficial Filling Pilot Program for industrial redevelopment. The application was submitted 9/3/26, received 10/6/26, with a DRD of 12/9/26. No minutes have been published.
The Land Use/Planning/Public Works Committee met Oct. 5 and discussed designating the Spicer Homestead Ruins as a Registered Historical Site and reviewing the town-owned property list. The provided minutes record no substantive decisions or votes on those items.
Committee business and vacancies
The Economic Development Commission met Oct. 6 with a resignation letter from Michael Dremiller and a special election to fill the Secretary office for the remainder of Commissioner Dreimiller's term, as spelled in the agenda. Updates were listed for the RT-12 Streetscape Action Plan, Ledyard Events Magazine, the Business Directory and its email program, the 2022 Resident & Business Surveys to be updated and re-run in 2026, and the 2025-2026 Annual Report.
The Ledyard Beautification Committee met Oct. 6 to vote on approving its Sept. 6, 2026 minutes and its 2027 calendar year meeting schedule, and to discuss future projects and a mural project.
The Ledyard Farmers Market Committee met Oct. 7 with motions listed for a $500 purchase order to Riverhead Building Supply for gate repairs, $500 reimbursement to Chairperson Pamela Ball for a donation to the Ledyard High School Agricultural Program, and donating the Feisty Four Stringers performance fee to St. Vincent De Paul Place, plus a vote on a donation amount to Ledyard Rotary.
The Ad Hoc Committee to Develop A Process For Capital Improvement Building Projects met Oct. 8 to elect officers following the resignation of Chairman Joseph Gush and to review draft documents, including a capital projects procedure checklist, the resolution establishing the committee, a draft ordinance establishing a permanent Municipal Building Committee, and a Municipal Improvement Checklist.
The Sustainable CT Ad Hoc Committee held a public walk audit and workshop in the Gales Ferry District on Oct. 8, gathering at the Ocean State Job Lot parking lot at 1666 Route 12 to identify barriers to safe alternative transportation.
Coming up
- **Oct. 13** — Ad Hoc Committee to Evaluate Separation of the Planning Commission & Zoning Commission: review of Town Resolution 002-2026/Mar 25 and Town Charter IV Section 3, administrative burden and a report to the Town Council.
- **Oct. 13** — Cemetery Committee: year-to-date fiscal report as of 10-6-26 and approval of the 2027 meeting schedule.
- **Oct. 13** — Conservation Commission: a quote from B-Man Landscaping to brush hog White-Hall Park, the sale of 480R Shewville Road, and the Pollinator Pathways Project.
- **Oct. 14** — Administration Committee: proposed Utility Operations Manager job description dated Aug. 26, 2026, and appointments including Mark Tebbets to the Building Code Board of Appeals.
- **Oct. 14** — Town Council: bulky waste rates, Wahlburgers tax refunds, appointment of Edwin Murray to the Planning & Zoning Commission and the Inland Wetland & Watercourses Commission, and the FY 2027/2028 Budget Letter of Directive.
- **Oct. 14** — Town Council public hearing on the sale of town property at 480R Shewville Road (11.46 acres), including review of a sales agreement with Blacker.