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Land Use/Planning/Public Works Committee — Meeting Minutes (Nov 3, 2025)

LedyardNov 3, 20252 min read

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Committee approved the Oct. 6, 2025 minutes, continued discussions on blight enforcement and the Spicer Homestead historic designation, and by consensus forwarded three unfinished items to the incoming committee.

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Approved the Land Use/Planning/Public Works Committee minutes of October 6, 2025 (Vote: 2-0).
Continued the discussion on enforcing regulations to address blight issues; Blight Report (dated Nov 3, 2025) noted no new properties. Committee discussed options for handling dumped items (e.g., mattress pickup by Public Works; mattresses may be brought to the Transfer Station for free) and resident awareness of two annual bulky waste pick-ups.
Continued the Spicer Homestead Ruins historic designation item; Historic District Commission is assembling a package and will return to the LUPPW Committee in January 2026.
By consensus, forwarded the following unfinished items to the incoming Land Use/Planning/Public Works Committee to preserve them per committee practice: (1) process to designate the Spicer Ruins within Clark Farm as a Registered Historical Site; (2) Agricultural Commission criteria for leasing town‑owned land (e.g., Clark Farm and former Norwich State Hospital property) to encourage agricultural use; (3) ongoing progress enforcing blight regulations.
Meeting adjourned at 6:07 p.m. (Vote: 2-0).

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