In the minutes: Waterford minutes, Flock Safety (Oct 6)

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BOARD OF SELECTMEN REGULAR MEET, NG > SB
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 4
5:00 PM Ya ©
Waterford Town Hall (Auditorium)

(Procedural Action: Check register to be signed by the Board of Selectmen in
accordance with CGS 7-83)

1. Call to Order & Roll Call: 5:00 PM
In Attendance: First Selectman, Robert Brule; Selectman, Rich Muckle; and
Selectman, Greg Attanasio

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Public Comment: Jason Morris — Cancel Flock Safety Cameras

4. Community Center: To consider and act on an Additional Appropriation

- request of $26,700 for a new capital project (Community Center Blinds) and
forward onto the Board of Finance if approved.

MOTION TO TABLE by Attanasio, seconded by Brule, VOTING IN FAVOR; I-
2 FALLED
Voting For: Attanasio
Voting Against: Brule, Muckle

MOTION by Attanasio, seconded by Muckle, VOTING IN FAVOR: 3-0 PASSED

5. Police Department: To consider and act to surplus, on behalf of the Police
Department, for the surplus of the below asset which have outlived its
usefulness to the Town.

e Asset #101840, 2019 Noptic Thermal Imaging Camera
MOTION by Muckle, seconded by Attanasio, VOTING IN FAVOR: 3-0 PASSED

6. Public Works: To consider and act on awarding a contract to Morton Salt,
Inc. for $191,960 through Cooperative Purchasing (CRCOG) for Treated
Road Salt.

MOTION by Muckle, seconded by Attanasio, VOTING IN FAVOR: 3-0 PASSED

7. Public Works: To consider and act on a recommendation from Shea Davy,
Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Director of Public Works, Gary
Schneider, to award the bid to BCI, Inc. dba Butler Company, for the
Seasonal Mowing and Trimming of the Waterford Landfill in the amount of
$55,050.00. Funds will be available in line # 10130-52531 (Landfill Cap
Maintenance).

MOTION by Muckle, seconded by Attanasio, VOTING IN FAVOR: 3-0 PASSED

8. Facilities: To consider and act on awarding a contract to BMP Construction,
Inc. for $65,707.41 through cooperative purchasing (CRCOG contract ezIQC

GC SE) for a boiler replacement at the Friendship School.
MOTION by Muckle, seconded by Attanasio, VOTING IN FAVOR: 3-0 PASSED

9, Information Technology: To consider and act to surplus, on behalf of the IT
Department, for the surplus of the attached list of assets which have outlived
their usefulness to the Town.

MOTION by Muckle, seconded by Attanasio, VOTING IN FAVOR: 3-0 PASSED

10. Various: To consider and act on the following request for a FY26 Out-of-
Series Transfer from the Director of Finance, Kim Allen, in the amount of
$89,636 to cover payroll overages and unexpected electrical increases, and
forward on to the Board of Finance if approved.

MOTION by Muckle, seconded by Attanasio, VOTING IN FAVOR: 3-0 PASSED

JJ. Appointments & Resignations:
11a. The First Selectman has appointed Steve Besade, (U) to the Beonomic
Development Commission, to fill the remainder of the term from 9/1/23-
8/31/27 as an Alternate.
11b. To consider and act on the re-appointment of Joe DiBuono (R), to the
Planning & Zoning Commission, to fill the term from 7/1/26-6/30/29 as an
Alternate,

MOTION by Muckle, seconded by Attanasio, VOTING IN FAVOR: 3-0 PASSED
1c. To consider and act on the re-appointment of Lawrence Tytla (D), to
the Waterford East Lyme Shellfish Commission (WELSCO), to fill the
term from 6/1/26-5/3 1/30 as a Member.

MOTION by Muckle, seconded by Attanasio, VOTING IN FAVOR: 3-0 PASSED
11d. To consider and act on the re-appointment of David DeNoia (R), to
the Conservation Commission, to fill the term from 6/1/26-5/31/31 as an
Alternate.
MOTION by Muckle, seconded by Attanasio, VOTING IN FAVOR: 3-0 PASSED
11e. To consider and act on the re-appointment of Keith Kriet (D), to the
Conservation Commission, to fill the term from 6/1/26-5/31/31 as a
Member.
MOTION by Muckle, seconded by Attanasio, VOTING IN FAVOR: 3-0 PASSED
Lif Resignation by Megan (Gwudz) Sheehan, (U) a Member, from the
Recreation and Parks Commission.
11g. Resignation by Melissa Chiappone, (U) a Member, from the
Recreation and Parks Commission.
11h. To consider and act on the appointment of Walter Whitesides (R), to
the Recreation and Parks Commission, to fill the term from 9/1/26-8/3 1/29
as a Member.
MOTION TO TABLE by Attanasio, seconded by Muckle, VOTING IN FAVOR:
3-0 PASSED
141i. To consider and act on the re-appointment of Tim Burrows (R), to the
Recreation and Parks Commission, to fill the term from 9/1/26-8/31/29 as
a Member.
MOTION TO TABLE by Attanasio, seconded by Muckle, VOTING IN FAVOR:
3-0 PASSED
11j. To consider and act on the appointment of John Worobey (U), to the
Recreation and Parks Commission, to fill the term from 9/1/26-8/31/29 as
a Member.
MOTION TO TABLE by Attanasio, seconded by Muckle, VOTING IN FAVOR:
3-0 PASSED
11k. To consider and act on the appointment of Daniel Pickett (U), to the
Youth and Family Services Board, to fill the remainder of the term from
6/1/25-5/31/28 as a Community Representative.
MOTION by Muckle, seconded by Attanasio, VOTING IN FAVOR: 3-0 PASSED
11. To consider and act on the re-appointment of Chris Muckle (R), to the
Youth and Family Services Board, to fill the term from 6/1/26-5/3 1/29 as a
Community Representative.
MOTION by Muckle, seconded by Attanasio, VOTING IN FAVOR: 2-0-1
PASSED
Voting For: Brule, Attanasio

Abstain; Muckle

1m. To consider and act on the re-appointment of Michael Cristofaro (U),
to the Youth and Family Services Board, to fill the term from 6/1/26-
5/31/29 as a Community Representative.

MOTION by Muckte, seconded by Attanasio, VOTING IN FAVOR: 3-0 PASSED
11n. To consider and act on the re-appointment of Joanna Bennett (D), to
the Youth and Family Services Board, to fill the term from 6/1/26-5/3 1/29
as a Community Representative.

MOTION by Muckle, seconded by Attanasio, VOTING IN FAVOR: 3-0 PASSED
110. To consider and act on the appointment of John Worobey (R), to the
Youth and Family Services Board, to fill the term from 6/1/26-5/3 1/29 as a
Parent Representative.

MOTION by Muckle, seconded by Attanasio, VOTING IN FAVOR: 3-0 PASSED

12. New Business: Jordan Park House — met w/Ryan, Gary & John O'Neill.
Correspondence added
13. Old Business: NONE

14, Correspondence:
14a. Final Expenditure Report 8.30.26
14b. lst Quarter - FY27 Capital Quarterly Meetings

15. Consent Agenda
15a, Tax Refund: To approve and act on repayment of tax refund in the
amount of $30,622.68
MOTION TO TABLE until next meeting by Brule, seconded by Attanasio,
VOTING IN FAVOR: 3-0 PASSED

15b. Board of Selectmen Regular Meeting Minutes August 18, 2026
MOTION by Muckle, seconded by Attanasio, VOTING IN FAVOR: 3-0 PASSED

16. Adjournment: 5:56 PM
MOTION by Muckle, seconded by Attanasio, VOTING IN FAVOR: 3-0 PASSED

TO: Ryan McNamara, Recreation & Parks Director
Gary Schneider, Public Works Director

FROM: Robert Nye

Date: September 29, 2026

“Preserving the Town of Waterford’s history is important... and a responsibility”, according to a post
from First Selectman Rob Brule. Yet the Recreation and Parks and Public Works Departments have
failed miserably to maintain the Park House grounds. The site is part of the 3.8-acre Jordan Green, a gift
from Anna Nevins in 1952.

Vines are growing up the side of the historic building, the town’s first purpose-built library (1928), a gift
from Anna Rumrill Hammond. The shrubs in the front are out of control. The tree on the west side
needs a significant amount of trimming, and the trees along the north bound have long out-lived their
purpose and should come down. The overgrowth traps moisture and paint doesn’t adhere well in some
areas.

Meanwhile the site has become an embarrassment to the town. The legacies of Anna Rumrill Hammond
and Anna Nevins deserve better.

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cc.: Rob Brule, First Selectman
John O'Neill, Historic Properties Commission Chair
Kristen Widham, Historical Society President