Present: Mayor Trinks, Deputy Mayor Curtis, Councilor Albano, Councilor Broxterman, Councilor Jepsen, Councilor Mulligan, Councilor Pacino, and Councilor Walker

Absent: Councilor Simon

Mayor Trinks called the Public Hearing to order at 7:18 p.m. He read the legal notice regarding Demolition Delay Ordinance.

Mr. Christopher Watts, 257 Palisado Avenue, urged the Council to adopt the demolition delay ordinance. Steps need to be taken to preserve historical properties in Windsor.

Mr. Leon Alford, 426 Lantern Way, spoke to the Council. He is against adoption of the ordinance. He feels that the notification procedure should have provisions for homeowners and property owners who need to do demolition or preservation of their properties. Perhaps they could come up with their own plan rather than go through the 90-day period. He feels that the 90-day period could be a hardship on homeowners doing demolition or preservation work. He feels it places an unfair burden on property owners.

Mr. Peter Deresienski, 128 Hayden Station Road, agrees with the ordinance. He is a member of the Historical Society. He feels that the waiting period is appropriate. When it comes to demolishing a piece of history, we need to look at all options.

Mr. Bradshaw Smith, 23 Ludlow Road, spoke to the Council. He questions the definition listed in Section 3, subsection A "reasonable demolition". He suggests eliminating the word reasonable.

Mayor Trinks closed the public hearing at 7:28 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Kristin Countryman

Clerk of the Windsor Town Council

Cc: Town Clerk

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