Waterford/East Lyme Shellfish Commission - Minutes - 01/15/2026

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     Waterford-East Lyme Shellfish Commission

                                                  Regular Meeting Minutes
                                       Thursday, Jan 15, 2026

                                     East Lyme Town Hall, 7:00 pm


      Members present:  Peter Harris, Larry Tytla, Patrick Kelly, Rick
      Kanter, Fred Wise, Tom Bowlen, and Paul Spakowski.
      Members absent:  Marcia Benvenuti
      Guests: none

   1) The meeting  was  called  to  order  at  7:00  pm  and  a  quorum  was
      established.

   2) Secretary’s minutes from Dec 18, 2025 regular meeting was approved  on
      a motion by Mr. Kelly, seconded by Mr. Spakowski, motion vote 6-0, Mr.
      Wise abstained.



   3) Treasurer’s report was presented by Mr. Kelly and approved on a motion
      by Mr. Spakowski, seconded by Mr. Tytla, motion vote 7-0.



   4) Chief Warden’s comments –. No chief warden comments were  given.   Mr.
      Harris reported the boat power trim is being repaired.



   5) Old business –
        a. Annual Shellfish Gathering will take  place  on  Jan  24,  2026.
           Commission members will introduce new wardens to DA/BA staff.
        b. At the Annual Shellfish Gathering, commission will discuss  with
           DA/BA replacement rain gauge options.


   6) New business
        a. Mr. Kelly was  nominated  for  Treasurer  on  a  motion  by  Mr.
           Spakowski, seconded by Mr. Tytla, motion passed 6-0,  Mr.  Kelly
           abstained.
        b. Mr. Tytla was nominated for Vice-Chair on a motion by Mr. Kelly,
           seconded by Mr. Kanter, motion passed 6-0, Mr. Tytla abstained.
        c. Mr. Harris was nominated for Chair on a motion by Mr. Spakowski,
           seconded by Mr. Tytla, motion passed 6-0, Mr. Harris abstained.




   7) Ex-officio comments – East Lyme ex-officio Cindy Collins was not  able
      to attend due to a schedule conflict.

   8) Correspondence - any correspondence rec’d  was  discussed  during  the
      meeting.

   9) Public comment –  Mr.  Wise  attended  a  meeting  on  behalf  of  the
      Waterford  Harbor  Management  discussing  repair  options   for   the
      Waterford town dock.



  10)  Meeting was adjourned at 7:47 pm on  a  motion  from  Mr.  Spakowski,
      seconded by Mr. Tytla, motion approved 7-0.



Respectfully submitted,


Peter Harris