Waterford/East Lyme Shellfish Commission - Minutes - 04/16/2026

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     Waterford-East Lyme Shellfish Commission

                           Regular Meeting Minutes
                           Thursday, Apr 16, 2026

                        Waterford Town Hall, 7:00 pm


      Members present:  Peter Harris, Larry Tytla, Patrick Kelly, Marcia
      Benvenuti, Rick Kanter, and Fred Wise.
      Members absent:  Paul Spakowski, Tom Bowlen
      Guests: Warden Dave Simpson, East Lyme ex-officio Tony Attanasio

   1) The meeting  was  called  to  order  at  7:00  pm  and  a  quorum  was
      established.  Mr. Harris welcomed ex-officio Attanasio to the meeting.

   2) Secretary’s minutes from Mar 19, 2026 regular meeting was approved  on
      a motion by Mr. Kelly, seconded by Mr. Tytla,  motion  vote  4-0,  Mr.
      Kanter and Mr. Wise abstained.



   3) Treasurer’s report was presented by Mr. Kelly and approved on a motion
      by Mr. Tytla, seconded by Mr. Wise, motion vote 6-0.



   4) Warden’s comments : Mr. Simpson gave the warden report, the 3  wardens
      were  recently  signed  off  by  DA/BA  to  collect   water   samples.
      Patrolling has restarted and the boat is in good condition.



   5) Old business :
        a.  Further  discussion  on  WELSCO’s  attendance  at  this  year’s
           Earthfest event at McCook Point Park in Niantic on 16 May  2026.
           .Mr. Kelly expressed interest in attending on behalf of WELSCO.


   6) New business  -no new business was presented


   7) Ex-officio comments : East Lyme ex-officio Attanasio was introduced to
      WELSCO.  He did not provide comments at this meeting..

   8) Correspondence : Mr. Harris discussed during,  various  correspondence
      he rec’d related to final training of wardens by  DA/BA  (agenda  item
      4), and the invitation to Earthfest  (agenda  item  5a).   Mr.  Harris
      described correspondence to WELSCO by SeaGrant regarding  a  shellfish
      survey to assess economic impact of shellfishing in the  state  –  Mr.
      Kelly responded to DA/BA.

   9) Public comment : No public comments were made..



  10)  Meeting was adjourned at 7:30 pm on a motion from Mr. Tytla, seconded
      by Mr. Kelly, motion approved 6-0.



Respectfully submitted,


Peter Harris