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From YouTube: Groton Economic Development Commission 3/3/22
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Groton Connecticut municipal meeting: Economic Development Commission March 3, 2022. Click on the link below to view the agenda.
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A
A
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A
G
G
H
H
Wasn't
addressed
in
the
list
of
items
we
put
together,
I
think
was
being
more
specific
on
tier
four
generators,
so
my
only
suggestion
would
be
to
kind
of
enhance
that
bullet
point
to
to
add
that
and
other
than
that
I'll.
I'm
gonna
keep
quiet.
If
you
do
have
any
questions
for
me
I'll
be
happy
to
jump
back
in
and
as
a
point
of
information
on
monday,
it's
our
regular
conservation
commission
meeting
and
we're
going
to
be
talking
about
the
same
topic
from
a
different
angle.
Obviously,.
A
A
A
A
Thank
you
for
your
abstention.
Please
please
note
that
lauren,
okay,
I
was
unable
today
we
we
had
a
meeting
for
the
mastermind
group
that
we've
asked
michael
to
basically
head
up
and
I
believe
robert
was
able
to
attend.
I
got
sucked
into
another
zoom
meeting
at
9
30,
so
I
I
just
couldn't
get
out
of
it.
So
I'm
going
to
let
michael
take
over
and
robert
any
any
input
he
might
have
on
it.
How
the
meeting
went.
I
know
sam
hosted
it.
So
thank
you.
Sam.
C
It
never
ends
so
yes,
so
so
we
did
have
a
meeting.
We
talked
about
actually
a
couple
of
ideas
that
start
with
the
the
mastermind.
The
first
is
to
not
call
it
a
mastermind,
because
most
people
don't
know
what
that
means.
Instead,
we'll
call
the
groton
business
owners
roundtable,
because
that's
a
little,
clearer
and-
and
it
kind
of
says,
says
what
it
is
on
the
tin,
as
my
english
friends
say,
so
the
the
concept
would
be
to
run
it.
C
C
You
put
a
bunch
of
people
in
the
room
that
that
you
know
I
bring
up
a
problem,
robert
solved
that
one
robert's
got
a
different
problem
bill
solved
that
and
can
share
what
he's
learned,
and
so
that's
that's
the
concept
and
then
longer
term.
What
this
may
lead
to
is
giving
us
on
the
edc
a
better
sense
of
what's
going
on
at
the
business
level,
because
we'll
be
there
at
the
meeting
hearing
their
challenges
as
they're
solving
them
and
also
hearing
their
opinions
about
things.
C
Another
thought
we
had
was
that
this
could
evolve
into
a
second
group
which
is
more
focused
on
on
roundtable
solutions
for
town
challenges,
so
this
would
be
for
individual
businesses.
I've
got
problems
with
my
business.
I've
got
solutions.
I
want
to
help.
I
want
to
help
my
business,
but
in
the
future
we
might
try
to
put
together
another
group
which
would
be
more
about
the
town's
got
challenges.
C
Let's
sit
down
together,
you
know
bring
in
realtors
developers,
business
owners,
elected
officials,
town
staff,
to
just
kind
of
have
an
open
conversation
around
the
table
of
how
can
we
get
more
housing?
How
can
we
developer
12?
How
can
we
all
the
things
we
want
to
do
sort
of
in
a
free-flowing
format,
not
not
quite
as
structured
as
the
edc,
but
people
can
drop
in
and
say
I've
got
some
ideas.
I've
got
some
resources,
let's
put
them
together
and
solve
it,
but
the
first
step
is
putting
together
this.
C
This
first
round
table
group,
the
mastermind
group,
and
so
I
need
to
write
some
copy
for
it
and
connect
with
so
I'm
gonna
go
back
and
forth
with
the
robert
on
email
to
figure
out
some
copy
and
some
dates
and
and
then
we're
going
to
promote
it
out
through
social
media
and
personal
limitations
and
the
the
ddc
email
list
and
maybe
get
a
skywriter
just
some
banners
in
the
sky.
You
know
spray
pages
on
the
road,
something
like
that.
A
So
so
now,
since
we
had
set
this
up-
and
I
believe
before
I
set
it
up
as
a
subcommittee,
so
what
I
would
ask
is,
when
lauren
sends
out
those
subcommittee
reports
which
we
haven't
had
you
know
for
for
a
while.
Now
is
just
to
be
able
to
get
something
into
the
package,
so
the
the
commission
can
actually
have
something
before
the
meeting
and
then,
if
needed,
I'm
not
going
to
put
you
on
the
spot
every
month.
A
But
if
you
have
updates
or
anything,
you
want
just
make
sure
that
that
myself
and
lauren
know
I'll
make
sure
it's
on
the
agenda
for
discussion
standpoint.
Okay,
thank
you.
Thank
you
guys
very
much
and
anything
else
I
can
do
or
anyone
else
can
help
support.
Let
us
know-
and
there
seems
to
be
some
questions-
yup
go
ahead.
Justin.
E
C
E
C
Yeah,
yes,
so
the
idea
is
just
to
be
a
round
table.
You
know
peer-to-peer
thing
for
this
and
if,
if
we
determine
that
there's
a
common
need
that
there's
not
a
solution
around
the
table,
that's
we
could,
you
know,
go
to
our
resource
say
who
can
we
find?
Who
might
come
and
speak
to
to
that
particular
thing?
Because
because
the
thing
is,
there's
there's
hundreds
thousands
of
businesses
in
town
if
we
get
10
or
15
people
to
come
to
this,
it's
a
successful
event,
because
they're.
C
It's
a
you
know:
it's
a
rotating
group,
it's
not
always
the
same
people
yeah
they
can
come
up
with
some
ideas.
They
might
share
it
with
other
business
owners.
They
know
so
it's
I
mean
this.
This
is
not
going
to
be
something
that's
going
to
move
the
needle
in
a
dramatic
way.
It's
more
for
the
people
who
are
involved.
We
get
information,
they
get
solutions.
It's
a
way.
We
can
provide
value
to
those
those
who
might
need
it,
but
but
you
are,
but
it's
a
good
idea.
G
D
Where
does
where
do
you
think
this
would
stand
with
the
former
gba
ground
business
association?
That
is
part
of
the
mystic
chamber?
Does
it
exist
within
the
chamber
as
a
separate
body
in
some
shape
and
form?
Could
they
be
absorbed
into
your
endeavor?
Instead
of
replicating
of
many
things
that
we
are
trying
to
achieve.
C
C
Yeah,
so
we're
talking
about
monthly,
but
there
was
the
thought
that
that,
if
this
spins
off
into
that
that
second
kind
of
community
action
group
to
do
to
go
from
neighbor,
so
the
first
one
would
be
neighbors
helping
neighbors
and
then
it
would
be
neighbors
helping
the
community
and
that
that
might
be
also
once
a
month,
which
means
together
it
would
be
fortnightly
between
them
and
in
terms
of
the
gba,
really
only
exists
in
our
hearts
and
memories.
At
this
point,
like
there's
no
people
attached
to
it,
it
has
no
structure.
C
They
were
people
who,
were
you,
know,
running
the
events
and
whatnot,
but
one
of
the
the
roundtable
is
for
people
who
have
the
challenges
to
come
in
and
get
solutions
from
each
other
and
then
the
the
second,
the
the
second
group
would
be
more
of
trying
to
get
people
around
the
table.
Who
could
actually
make
it
happen,
so
you
know
bring
in
some
developers
the
conversation
bring
in
some
real
estate
people.
So
you
could
say
you
know
what
we
should
do.
C
We
should
build
a
such
and
such
in
this
way
and
also
bring
in
the
people
who
might
object,
have
them
in
the
conversation
as
well.
So
you
say
yeah
we
should
we
should
build
a
five-star
apartment
building
on
route
12
and
someone
say
I
wouldn't
like
that.
I
think
a
three-story
building
is
is
all
we
need
there
and
actually
hash
it
out
and
then
say:
okay,
great!
Well,
I've
got
some
connections.
I've
got
some
funding
resources,
I've
got
and
you
know.
C
Ideally,
this
would
be
a
kind
of
group
that
around
the
table,
we
could
actually
come
up
with
solutions
instead
of
having
to
go
out
to
new
york
and
boston,
and
do
that
it'd
be
around
the
table.
People
saying
you
know
what
groton
needs.
We
need
a
bowling
alley
now
we
have
bowling
on.
We
need
a
roller
rink.
Again,
let's
build
one
and
around
the
table.
There
might
be
the
resources
to
do
that
and
can
actually
make
things
happen
right
there
in
by
putting
the
right
people
in
the
right
room.
So.
D
It
will
also
behoove
your
grouping
to
have
a
one
place
of
succinctly
explaining
what
the
role
and
the
mission
of
this
group
is,
so
that
people
don't
conflate
the
role
of
what
you're
doing
with
what's
happening
in
gba.
What's
happening,
mystic
chamber
what's
happening
in
eastern
chamber
what
is
happening
with
bni
and
thinking
that
you
know
they're,
just
small
groups
of
doing
the
same
thing.
So
if
you
can
put
that
into
something
one
pager
we
could
actually.
D
C
D
And
lastly,
I
also
wonder-
and
paige
is
probably
a
better
person
than
I
we
do-
have
an
innovation
place
in
in
groton,
which
is
called
new
london
trip,
which
is
based
out
of
eastern
point
road.
They
do
have
facilities
there
as
well,
and
if
and
since
this
is
a
way
of
augmenting
and
facilitating
small
business
and
innovators
and
entrepreneurs.
D
A
A
Okay,
next
up,
this
is
for
the
data
center
proposed,
and
I
wanna
for
one
clear
up,
because
I
know
some
people
kind
of
voice
from
our
last
meeting
of
a
little
confusion
on
it.
So
I
had
larry
done
on
last
month's
meeting,
really
to
give
an
overview
of
data
centers
in
general.
Just
for
for
information.
A
Paige
was
nice
enough
to
send
me
over
two
small
novelettes
of
of
more
current
ones
that
that
I
did
go
through
before
that,
the
forum
that
we
we
hosted,
which
was
very
short
notice,
and
unfortunately,
we
couldn't
meet
before
it
just
to
get
a
better
understanding
of
what
everything
was
was
being
proposed
because
we
kind
of
were
brought
into
it
a
little
late.
So
we
did
host
with
the
jointly
with
the
conservation,
commission,
larry
and
myself
last
week
very
well
attended
a
lot
of
people
on
zoom
in
general.
A
I
thought
it
went
very
well.
The
majority
were
very
polite
straightforward
and
had
some
very
legitimate
issues
that
they
arose.
So
what
you
see
in
the
package
is
basically
larry
and
myself
summing
up
some
of
the
ideas,
but
let
me
preface
this
by
saying
it
just
understand
why
why
we
are
where
we
are
is
in.
A
Let's
see,
I
don't
know
what
the
exact
date
of
this
too.
I
got
it
dated
here
from
the
town
manager
on
2015,
but
the
governor
signed
into
law
a
an
act
which
basically
provides
for
data
centers
in
in
communities
and
what
it
does
is
it
it
exempts
them
for
a
period
of
time,
either
20
or
30
years
from
property
tax
and
and
state
taxes
of
like
that
to
be
able
to
put
these
data
centers.
A
In
that
being
said,
they
have
to
have
a
municipality
to
host
them,
so
that
there's
a
couple
little
things
have
to
go
in,
and
that's
really.
This
is
in
the
the
town
council's
court
they're.
The
only
ones
that
will
be
making
the
decision
on
whether
going
forward
with
entering
to
the
agreement
or
not
so
this
was
really
to
try
to
get
the
feedback
back
and
such
in
lieu
of
those
property
taxes.
A
There
is
a
fee
that
the
developer
would
would
be
paying
on
a
annual
basis
to
the
town
which
is
anywhere
that
the
minimum
I
believe
in
paige.
Please
correct
me,
is
a
half
a
million
dollars,
but
it
can
go
up
to
a
million,
a
million
and
a
half
depending
on
what
they
actually
are
building
and
and
come
up
with
the
final
presentation.
A
So
that
goes
right
to
the
general
fund.
It
doesn't
come
in
vis-a-vis
taxes
and
such,
but
there
is
a
structure
in
there
where
the
town
is
compensated
by
the
developer,
albeit
it's
not
the
same
that
we
would
collect
if
we
were
actually
just
you
know,
assessing
taxes
to
to
the
value
of
these
facilities
and
there's
a
big
difference
between
the
two.
A
Just
to
give
you
an
idea,
he
couldn't
the
the
when
tom
presented
this
tom
quinn
taxes
on
with
all
that
the
equipment
and
everything
in
there
could
be
anywhere
from
five
to
six
to
six
and
a
half
billion
dollars.
So
you
look
at
it
and
say:
wow!
Look
at
all
this
money,
we're
losing!
I
look
at
it
a
little
differently.
A
A
So
all
these
things
that
are
listed
here,
we
didn't
didn't,
have
a
priority
and
larry
just
mentioned:
there's
there's
different
levels
of
generators,
a
level
four
being
the
highest,
much
more
friendly
to
the
environment
and
the
way
they
they
are.
I
guess
muffled
and
also
from
the
emissions
from
them
everything
on
this
list.
I
would
say
that
tom
quinn
was
receptive
to
there
wasn't
really
anything
in
there
that
that
he
was,
you
know,
saying:
oh,
we
couldn't
do
that.
A
That
would
prevent
us
from
moving
forward
and
such
so
that's
why
I
wanted
you
to
have
basically
what
all
the
the
items
that
were
brought
up
and
really
the
the
ball
is
in
the
the
town
council's
court.
Now
we
just
kind
of
gave
our
recommendations
from
what
we
got
as
feedback
from
an
edc
standpoint.
We
don't
have
anything
in
front
of
us.
A
This
is
this
is
where
it's
going
and
everything
makes
sense,
and
then
the
cost
analysis
and
and
such
so
I
wanted
you
to
all
be
aware
of
it
and
then
open
it
up
for
any
other
questions,
because
having
larry
on
or
a
hosting
thing
had
no
standpoint
of
of
where
we
stand
or
or
the
the
opinion
is.
Is
this
good
for
the
town
of
groton
I
lean
to
if
they
meet
all
these
recommendations,
there
was
nothing
that
was
a
negative.
A
In
fact,
there
were
positives
for
the
town,
as
I
understand
it,
so
purely
from
an
economic
development
standpoint,
given
that
that
the
criteria
are
met,
that
the
town
council
sets
to
them
and
and
they're
in
agreement
to
so
with
that
I'm
going
to
open
it
up.
Anyone
has
questions
I
can
I'll
answer
as
best
I
can
page
might
be
able
to
help.
Also
robert
was
there
he
did
stay
through
the
whole
thing.
God
bless
him
because
it
did
go
a
long
time.
I
I
just
like
to
say
I
don't
know
if
there's
something
that
we
can
do
at.
However,
this
ends
up
with
the
town
council
approving
or
disapproving
or
moving
forward.
Maybe
we
can
have
a
root
cause
analysis
of
what
we
can
do
or
the
future
better.
To
maybe
present
the
facts.
I
know
it
gets
emotional
and
it
got
you
know.
People
brought
some
some
good
points
in
the
public
forum
and
I'm
always
a
proponent
of
having
tons
of
that
and
making
sure
the
voices
are
heard.
I
So
I
just
think
there's
a
couple
things
and
I
don't
know
whether
there's
any
better
way
to
do
it
than
it's
been
done.
But
it
may
be
a
good
thing
for
us
to
review
and
just
see
if
there's
any
more
analytics
that
we
present
in
a
different
way
or
distribute
facts
through
different
channels
before
this
better.
But
I
I
think
the
the
public
forum
was
a
a
great
opportunity
for
that
and
we
should
sort
of
have
assessment
of
of
how
that
worked
out.
A
Robert,
I
I
couldn't
agree
more.
The
issue
with
facts
on
this
case
is
is
very
similar
to
what
we
dealt
with
with
the
mystic
education.
We
don't
have
the
facts
that
I
would
look
for.
We
have
a
lot
of
fear
where
we
theoretically
will
put
the
building
theoretical
with
the
ledge,
because
it's
like
the
the
carts
got
to
come
first
and
that's
just
how
the
state
had
it
set
up
so
you're
right.
A
It
does
open
up
a
lot
of
area
for
misinformation
and
and
making
in
accusatories,
and
we
don't
have
a
plan
in
front
of
us.
We
don't
have
a
a
cost
benefit
analysis
in
front
of
us
because
none
of
that
stuff's
been
been
pounded
out
yet
so
this
is
really
the
purpose.
As
I
see
it,
though,
I
was
happy
to
co-host,
because
I
think
it's
something
that
we
try
to.
You
know
work
with
conservation
on,
because
we're
not
anti-conservation
in
the
way
of
pollution
or
something
like
that
is
to
okay.
A
Here,
you
guys
go,
give
us
your
feedback,
and
that
goes
back
to
the
town.
If
it
gets
to
planning
level,
it
still
has
to
go
through
that
whole
process.
That's
when
we
would
be
more
involved
and-
and
we
never
even
got
into
mystic
education.
We
never
got
that
opportunity
to
get
into
here's.
The
plan
that's
been
presented
to
the
planning
and
zoning
and
such
so
I
hear
you,
it
is
frustrating.
I
And
I
just
to
add
to
that.
I
noticed
that
a
lot
of
residents
were
getting
frustrated
because
we
didn't
have
a
plan.
I
don't
think
they
understood.
It
wasn't
conveyed
that.
That's
how
the
state
set
the
system
up
that
it.
You
know
it
and
it
you
know
it
may
not
be
a
great
system.
It
is
a
frustrating
thing,
but
that
is,
you
know
statutorily
how
the
process
goes
so
yeah.
It's.
A
I
D
F
F
The
goal
was
to
have
this
developer
present
so
that
people
can
hear
it
straight
from
from
the
source
and
then
allow
people
to
ask
questions,
and
I
think
did
it
and
it
went.
I
don't
know,
I
think
it
was
maybe
two
and
a
half
hours
or
so
and
it
did
it
didn't
serve
that
role.
Is
it
intended
to
satisfy
every
detail?
No,
but
I
do
want
to
give
a
lot
of
credit
not
only
to
town
staff,
but
also
those
two
chairs,
because
I
thought
that
was
appropriate.
F
Both
economic
development
and
environmental
protection
can
go
hand
in
hand,
particularly
in
new
england,
when
we're
dealing
with
a
lot
of
needs,
a
lot
of
sensitive
land
areas,
and
I
think
we're
going
to
see
more
and
more
of
these
types
of
projects
that
come
forward
and
it's
not
a
it's,
not
a
one
or
the
other.
It's
really
a
balance
of
both
and
I
think
groton
wrestles,
with
trying
to
find
that
balance
and
we
need
to
do
better,
but
I
think
more
discussion,
more
forums,
all
the
painful
at
times.
A
Well,
as
I
said
it
at
this
point,
it's
in
the
council's
hands,
I
mean
we
leave
it
to
them,
and
I
would
look
forward
to
that
if
it
does
in
fact
move
forward
that
there
is,
in
my
opinion,
from
the
presentation
from
my
reading
from
even
the
dollar,
you
know
the
the
fees
that
would
be
you
know
brought
in,
because
this
is
light
industrial
property.
This
isn't
property
that
you
know
think,
but
there
is
residential
around
it.
A
We
we
will
probably
have
a
little
bit
more
input
if,
if
a
lot
of
these
criteria
are
met,
so
in
general
I
thought
it
was
a
positive,
even
though
at
the
time
it
didn't
feel
so
positive.
But
it's
you
know.
That's.
I
think
where,
where
we're
moving
as
an
edc
is
we're,
we
really
need
to
open
up
the
lines
of
communication
to
the
community
with
stuff
coming
in
and
and
also
to
the
businesses
that
it
impacts
them.
A
Okay,
so
we
do
have
new
business.
Sam
was
was
not
able
to
speak
last
month
to
it,
but
there's
a
really
neat
budget
simulator
that
they
they
put
together,
and
I've
also
now
been
included
on
on
the
arpa
committee,
that
for
the
town
itself
and
so
in
the
greater
groton.com,
which
I
have
to
speak
to
a
lot.
A
That
sam
did
a
great
job
with,
and
I
encourage
everyone
to
use
it
as
a
resource
and
spread
it
out
to
other
people,
because
it's
probably
one
of
the
better
tools
that
that
not
just
businesses,
but
the
community
in
general,
can
can
tune
into
to
see
what's
going
on.
But
the
budget
simulator
actually
allows
allows
input
where
people
in
the
town
can
actually
say.
A
You
know
here
we
have
all
these
funds
that
that
are
allotted
to
us
and
saying
well,
how
should
these
funds
be
be
allocated
and
the
the
town,
the
the
the
staff,
takes
all
this
information
in
and
then
they
have
to,
of
course,
relay
it
over
to
people
that
have
their
own
opinions
on
how
the
money
should
be
allocated.
But
that's
where
also
edc
does
should
have
some
input
on
because
it
directly
could
impact
some
of
the
things
that
we're
looking
to
do
here.
J
Great
thanks
bill
thanks.
Everyone
appreciate
the
chance
to
just
take
a
couple
minutes
to
walk
you
through
the
interface
for
the
tool.
I'll
share
my
screen
in
just
a
minute,
but
as
bill
mentioned,
the
greater
groton.com
website
is
a
tool.
Lauren
has
been
instrumental
in
this
tablet
from
our
our
staff
as
well.
It
put
this
together
and
so
what
the
the
leading
purpose
of
it
was
to
collect
data
about
how
to
allocate
the
the
american
rescue
plan
funds
or
the
arpa
funds.
J
J
We're
using
the
greater
groton.com
platform
to
include
information,
get
people
backgrounds,
let
about
the
the
pro
the
program
and
the
process.
Let
them
chime
in
with
what
their
ideas
are.
What
they'd
like
the
money
to
be
spent
on
and
now
we're
at
the
stage
where
we
created
the
budget
simulator,
which
is
another
digital
interface?
J
J
J
This
is
the
page
that
summarizes
all
the
details
about
the
dollar
amounts,
but
right
here
in
this
yellow
box
is,
is
the
link
that
takes
you
to
the
budget
simulation
tool,
and
so
this
is
an
interface.
It
works
on
the
phones
as
well.
The
introduction
talks
about
how
this
data
is:
it's
not
binding.
It's
really
just
to
feed
into
the
needs
of
analysis
and
to
inform
the
the
prioritization
of
the
spending,
but
just
so
you
can
see
how
straightforward
this
is.
J
You
can
increase
a
dollar
amount
or
decrease
the
dollar
amount
that
is
allocated
and
right
now.
This
big
gauge
at
the
top
is
is,
is
red
and
it's
indicating
that
I'm
five
million
dollars
over,
because
I've
got
13.6
million,
and
I
only
have
8.6
million
to
spend
pretty
sure
that
I
can't
even
submit
it
until
I
find
a
way
to
to
take
all
that
all
that
money
down
to
where
we
can
get
down
to
below
8.6.
J
So
we've
had,
as
I
said,
we've
had
the
people
who
have
been
exposed
to
this
tool.
People
have
figured
out
how
to
use
it,
and
you
know
we
can
only
imagine
that
people
appreciate
having
you
know
having
this
level
of
you
know
of
input,
and
the
other
thing
I
wanted
to
point
out
on
here.
We've
got
a
line
in
for
recovery
assistance,
economic
development.
J
So
you
know
it
really
behooves
us
and
the
folks
that
are
supporting
economic
development
in
the
area
to
to
make
their
voices
heard
to
say.
Do
we
want
you
know?
Do
we
think
the
small
business
grants
are
a
really
important
element
of
recovering
from
from
everything
that
we've
been
through,
and
if
so,
can
we
find
a
way
to
include
that
dollar
amount
and
maybe
even
boost
it
up
a
little
bit?
J
And
here
I
just
wanted
to
show
you
so
now,
I'm
in
the
green,
because
I
I
took
you
know
some
big
big
ticket
items
out
of
there
and
now
I'm
under
the
dollar
amount,
and
I
can
submit
it
now
so
just
wanted
to
really
bring
that
to
your
attention
again.
You
can
direct
folks
to
greatergratin.com,
but
you
can
tell
them.
G
J
Among
all
the
among
all
the
tools
that
are
in
the
projects
that
are
on
here
and
we
hope
that
they
click
on
a
bunch
of
them,
but
the
one
that
we're
really
focused
on
right
now
is
how
to
spend
this
8.6
million
dollars,
trying
to
optimize
the
kind
of
input
that
we
get
in
terms
of
numbers
and
representative
exposure,
and
I'm
happy
to
answer
a
couple
questions
just
to
say
it.
It
really
does
do
well
on
a
phone.
It's
designed
to
work
on
a
phone
as
well.
D
It's
nice
bay,
sam.
I
like
the
whole
structure
of
it
and
the
flexibility
it
gives
it
gives
the
end
user
or
the
the
constituents
a
good
chance
of
trying
to
adjust
this
budget
individually
and
trying
to
really
grasp
the
number
of
things
that
they
have
to
budget
out
different
kind
of
monies
and
how
to
play
with
this
and
understand
to
some
degree
how
things
works
at
your
end
and
trying
to
put
a
square
peg
in
a
round
hole
to
some
degree.
D
J
Sure
you
bet
george
thanks
and
it
has
been
a
team
effort.
The
long-term
recovery
committee
meets
in
mid-march
we're
really
focused
on
trying
to,
during
the
month
of
march,
try
to
collect
as
much
data
as
we
can
if
they
finalize
the
deadline.
At
some
point,
we
you
know
we'll
try
to
get
that
out
to
folks
I've
been
including
this
in
the
newsletter.
J
We
actually
expect
it
to
be
in
the
paper
this
week
as
well
the
day
so
as
much
as
we
don't
have
a
deadline,
we're
really
aimed
at
trying
to
get
as
much
input
during
the
month
of
march,
as
we
can
just
to
equip
the
long-term
recovery
committee
and
again
that
you
know
it's
a
it's
a
difficult
task
for
the
long-term
recovery
committee.
So
we're
just
you
know.
J
This
is
one
tool
to
give
them
information,
we're
just
trying
to
equip
them
to
make
a
a
very
sound
recommendation,
town
council,
but
a
theme
that
we
come
back
to
is
you
know:
we've
got
this
dollar
amount,
we're
going
to
be
judged
five,
ten
years
from
now
and
how
this
is
allocated,
and
you
know
to
what
degree
does
it
represent
an
investment
that
somehow
boosts
capacity
in
town?
And
that's
that's
the
hope
that
some
of
these
things
end
up
making
it.
J
You
know
moving
that
dial
in
the
years
to
come,
and
you
know
when
we
look
at
these
dollar
amounts
it.
It's
it's
a.
I
think
it's
a
healthy
exercise
for
folks
from
the
public
to
look
in
here
to
realize
there's
trade-offs
with
everything
that
you.
You
know
that
you
do,
and
you
know
these
decisions
are
decisions
that
you
have
made
we'd
love
to
just
get
as
much
public
input
as
we
can
so
thanks,
george,
so.
D
J
We
in
this
case
we
ask
where
folks
live,
and
you
know
not
to
say
that
it's
a
has
fail-safe
with
that
regard,
but
we
can
segment
the
data
that
comes
in.
If
we
feel
like
it
was,
it
was
distorted
in
any
way,
and
actually
we
can.
We
can
even
track
ips
if
that's
what
it
comes
down
to.
But
at
this
point
you
know
we're
it's
really
only
being
promoted
in
groton
and
we
don't
expect
any
other
issues.
D
Currently
there's
federal
money
coming
down
the
pipe
already
come
down
the
pipeline
for
fraud,
broadband
enhancement,
and
if
I'm
not
wrong,
it
would
that
application
would
expire
this
week
or
next
week,
and
that
is
connecticut
is
supposed
to
receive.
5.38
billion
dollars
of
connecticut
infrastructure
fund
and
broadband
is
part
of
that
variety
of
things,
and
as
I
see
that,
if
you
can
click
that
again,
sam
sure
was.
J
If
I
could
just
address
that
george,
so
basically,
as
I
said,
this
is
being
used
as
input
for
the
long-term
recovery
committee
and
it
really
feeds
into
this.
This
needs
analysis
so
at
the
time
that
they
move
forward
with
the
recommendation
of
town
council,
part
of
that
process
will
be
to
create
detailed
applications.
Requests
for
this
data,
and
so
part
of
that
assessment
includes
the
question
of.
J
D
For
some
of
these
things
plus,
it
is
also
worthwhile
for
the
recovery
committee
to
see
what
those
funding
up
it's
it's
almost
as
if
you
have
to
ask
for
it
to
claim
it,
but
what's
it
located,
is
five
over
billion
dollars
to
connecticut
state
and
it's
different
programs,
and
each
in
which
municipalities
don't
ask
for
that
one
of
those
various
items-
you
don't
get
it
that's.
Basically
it
you
got
to
walk
there
and
show
your
bowl
and
say.
Can
I
have
more
sir.
F
F
I
straight
out
of
the
the
federal
legislation
and
broadband
is,
is
one
of
those
actually
it's
our
understanding
that
that
we
we
probably
exceed
community-wide.
We
probably
exceed
the
standard,
as
stipulated
for
broadband
speed.
We
probably
aren't
able
to
use
the
arpa
funding
community-wide
for
broadband,
because
our
our
broadband
service
is
probably
better
than
what
the
federal
legislation
was
targeting.
They
were
targeting
maybe
rural
areas,
low-income
areas
that
basically
had
no
internet
access.
D
I
think
it
was
in
in
in
the
hartford
journal,
whatever
the
news,
the
look,
the
local
newspapers
it's
already
in
there,
so
they
were
able
to
harness
that
to
this,
but
the
ciaf
on
his
own
has
some
more
money
for
broadband
again.
Just
for
that
example,
and
I'm
sure
for
all
the
other
stuff
as
well.
It
sounds.
J
A
J
Yeah
we're
we're
over,
I
think
we're
well,
let's
just
say
that
we've
had
exposure.
We've
had
a
few
hundred
people
actually
open
up
the
tool
and
have
access
to
it.
You
know
register
to
to
look
at
it
of
those
few
hundred.
I
think
it's
fewer
than
a
hundred
have
completely
done
the
exercise
filled
it
out
and
submitted
it
we're
thrilled
with
all
the
input.
We
obviously
would
love
to
get
that
to
be.
You
know
higher
a
higher
number
this
month
and
again
it's
all
digital.
A
So
so
that
was
one
of
the
points
that
was
brought
up
at
the
last
committee
meeting
that
people
were
concerned
about
the
numbers
and
we
need
more
people.
You
know
voicing
their
opinions
and
such
like
that,
and
it
is
what
it
is.
So
that's
one
of
the
reasons
why
we
wanted
sam
to
present
it,
because
this
is
something
it's
twofold.
A
People
know
that
the
funds
are
somewhere
and
if
they
want
voice
on
it,
you
talk
to
anybody,
send
it
to
them,
say
here's
your
here's.
A
way
of
you
getting
direct
link
comes
right
to
the
committee
in
the
report,
but
also,
if
you
go
back
to
the
the
home
page
for
the
greater
groton
that
gets
you
here,
there's
a
whole
list
of
other
things
there.
So
you
listen
to
someone
that
talks
about
the
parking
and
mystic
you're.
Referring
to
this,
you
know,
that's
what
I
see
is.
This
is
a
resource.
A
This
is
a
great
way
of
saying.
Hey.
I
hear
you
go
on
to
greater
groton,
there's
a
whole
section
on
on
parking
and
mystic,
and
maybe
it'll
give
you
some
of
the
information
you're
looking
for
try
to
funnel
them
into
this.
This
resource
that
we
that
we're
offering
out
so
but
arpa
is
a
perfect
example
of
we.
They
know
the
money's
coming,
but
it's
like,
oh
they're,
just
gonna
spend
it.
We
are
looking
for
input
on
it.
So.
J
A
D
B
A
Okay,
chair
report,
just
to
let
everyone
know,
because
I
did
put
a
request
in
with
we
when
we
approved
our
goals,
an
annual
report
and
the
the
town
council
has
actually
accepted.
I
guess
the
gave
me
it
extended
an
invitation
for
presentation
of
it.
It
was
going
to
be
march,
but
actually
actually
it
was
good
for
me
that
I
got
pushed
out.
A
So
it's
going
to
be
on
may
the
3rd,
so
anyone
that
wants
to
put
it
on
their
calendar
just
to
I'm
going
to
give
the
presentation,
as
as
we
had
stated,
and
any
questions
and
feedback
they
have.
But
I
would
encourage
any
of
you
guys
if
you'd
like
to
to
include
yourselves
also,
because
I
think
it's
better
that
it's
coming
from
more
than
just
me.
I'm
getting.
A
A
A
A
I
B
B
A
And
and
I'll
be
happy
to
put
that
through
john
burke,
because
I
was
kind
of
waiting
for
the
council
because
they
did
have
a
little
change
over
and
such
and
different
positions,
and
you
know
I
did
press
jill
about
getting
one
for
rtm
and
then
leanne
got
appointed
there.
So
you
know
that'll
be
that'll,
be
there.
So,
yes,
robert.
I
D
F
Okay,
thank
you.
We
have
definitely
spent
a
lot
of
time
talking
about
arpa
and
the
three
bulleted
items
at
the
top
of
a
monthly
report
deal
with
that,
but
I
do
want
to
basically
state
we
have
a
new
arpa
coordinator,
kevin
fitzgerald,
basically,
as
sam
alluded
to
we've
been
trying
to
kind
of
cobble
our
staffing
together
in
dealing
with
arpa
and
it's
a
heavy
lift.
F
He
started
on
february
7th,
as
sam
indicated,
the
long-term
recovery
committee
has
indicated
that
we
need
to
do
a
longer
period
of
time
in
getting
some
of
the
input
from
the
public.
Ultimately,
that
will
be
wrapped
into
a
needs
assessment,
a
document
that
people
can
put
their
hands
on
and
actually
see
what
it
is
that
our
information
indicates.
F
Another
key
point,
though,
regarding
greater
groton
and
the
budget
simulator,
please
use
your
networks
to
distribute
it's
more
than
just
verbal,
but
we
have
we
have
standard
information
and
if,
if
that's
something
that
you
could
help
us
with
and
distributing
it
through
your
social
media
networks,
email,
what
have
you?
We
would
really
greatly
appreciate
that.
F
Just
let
one
of
us
know
if
you
need
something
and
we
can
give
it
to
you,
but
also.
I
know
that
lauren
has
pushed
it
out,
often
with
facebook.
So
if
you
have
that
access
as
well
try
to
find
that
and
forward
it
on
to
your
your
friends
and
network
in
terms
of
marketing,
we
always
have
our
monthly
newsletter.
F
Sam
has
some
highlights
in
the
monthly
report.
Basically,
he
was
talking
about
a
new
business
that
adam
young
is
launching
aty
confectioners
confections,
which
is
in
the
standard
building.
A
mystic
also
talked
about
spotlights
with
new
businesses
and
owners
such
as
fields
of
fire.
Also,
a
new
wooden
kayak
business
in
town
as
well
within
the
monthly
report,
you'll
see
an
attachment
regarding
a
presentation
that
was
provided
to
the
rtm
on
february
9th
and
it
was
important
for
us.
F
F
F
Actually,
today
was
the
first
day
of
mediation
involved
rest
for
homes,
but
it
also
involved
the
blue
lotus
group
in
terms
of
our
other
projects,
we're
still
awaiting
the
agreement
for
groton
heights,
with
thayer
mahan
to
go
before
the
council
regarding
the
gold
star
highway
project
same
status
on
that,
but
we
are
in
communication
with
ar
builders
regarding
their
plans
to
advance
that
multi-family
development
triton
square
still
in
an
appeal
at
this.
Given
time
after
receiving
their
zoning
approval,
colonel
led
your
school
actually
is
progressing
quite
quickly.
F
He
is
preparing
to
submit
his
psych
plan
to
the
city
and
also
will
be
going
before
the
town
council
to
show
his
overall
rending,
renderings
and
designs
for
that
particular
redevelopment
project,
and
I
think
the
last
thing
I
always
tend
to
end
with
the
unemployment
rate
we're
still
low
it's
kind
of
flatlined
from
december
to
january.
We're
always
a
month
behind
with
with
our
labor
statistics,
but
garage
is
at
3.8,
which
is
not
bad
in
comparison
to
where
we
were
months
ago.
F
K
K
Actually,
this
last
monday,
chief
of
naval
operations,
mike
gilday,
came
to
town
and
toured
eb
and
also
sub
base,
was
up
at
the
sub
school
and
also
down
down
to
her
in
our
our
waterfront
and
got
on
the
uss
south
dakota
for
a
tour,
and
I
think
he
had
dinner
there
or
lunch
or
something
on
the
boat,
which
is
kind
of
interesting.
He
was
toured
with
joe
courtney,
so
that
was
a
a
nice
visit.
K
I
dip
gave
you
my
report,
I'm
gonna
try
and
shorten
things
up
here.
I
know
you're
running
a
little
later
than
usual,
quick
update
on
our
igsas
we're
doing
really
well.
We
are,
in
the
final
throws
of
one
that
we're
going
to
have
with
the
capital
region
council
of
governments,
this
one's
going
to
be
for
basically
being
able
to
access
all
of
the
state
contracts
that
exist,
there's
a
whole
bunch
of
them
from
all
kinds
of
different
services
and
products.
We're
really
excited
about
that.
K
K
We
have
to
test
the
water
in
our
housing
and
on
base
annually
or
by
annually,
depending
on
where
it
is
so
they'll
be
handling
that
hydrant
flushing
testing,
some
emergency
repairs,
backflow
and
cross
connect
testing,
which
we
need
to
do
every
year,
some
construction
activities
and
other
things,
and
we
expect
to
save
significant
money
with
that
igsa
as
well,
and,
of
course,
we
love
dealing
with
with
groton
utilities.
It's
just
a
real
friendly,
friendly
group
and
very
responsive.
K
So
we're
we're
excited
about
that
and
the
last
one
we're
looking
at
is
one
with
the
state
of
connecticut
to
do
the
maintenance
of
the
swale
air
in
front
of
the
base
that
you
see
along
route
12,
it's
kind
of
getting
full
of
sediment,
so
we're
working
with
them
to
do
that.
So
so
that's
good
we're
also
working
with
the
town
of
groton
as
well,
possibly
on
one
for
paving
and
some
other
things
that
one's
in
process
as
well.
K
So
they're
all
going
really
well,
and
we're
really
excited
about
that.
Let's
see
what
else
they
want
to
mention.
The
subforce
museum
education
team
went
out
to
the
charles
barnum
magnet
school
back
on
february
24th
and
gave
a
little
lesson
to
the
kids
and
I
guess
they
enjoyed.
It
talked
about
a
day
in
the
life
of
a
submariner,
so
that
was
interesting,
interesting
thing
that
they
did
so
that's,
I
guess
that's
all
I'll
say
a
couple
other
things
here
in
the
write-up.
K
We
we
had
a
celebration
of
black
history
month
last
month,
which
was
which
is
good.
We
had
a
special
meeting
and
a
special
meal
in
the
in
the
galley,
and
we
spoke
about
a
lot
of
the
the
trailblazers
and
the
african-american
trailblazers
in
the
u.s
navy.
There's
a
little
chart
there
on
my
handout,
which
lists
some
of
them
very
interesting,
very
interesting
history
there.
So
with
that
I'll
I'll
hand
it
back
over
to
you,
unless
somebody
has
any
questions,
any
questions.
H
A
L
Thank
you,
commission.
Thank
you
bill,
so
I
submitted
my
my
report
so
I'll.
Let
you
guys
see
that
and
unfortunately
I
think
the
only
thing
I'm
gonna
highlight
is
actually
not
good
news
and
I
tried
to
foreshadow
it.
Maybe
slightly
last
month
about
the
higher
than
the
normal
energy
markets,
you
may
have
even
read
about
the
energy
markets
being
pretty
high.
L
Lately
we're
now
basically
forecasting
sustained
higher
than
normal
energy
costs
in
the
electric
markets,
and
that
will
force
a
purchase,
power
adjustment
and
transmission,
cost
adjustment,
increase
most
likely
occurring
or
beginning
in
april,
where
gu
is,
is
happy
and
pleased
that
we
were
able
to
get
through
the
winter
and
make
it
through
the
heating
season
for
the
most
vulnerable
of
our
population,
but
unfortunately,
heading
into
the
spring.
It
isn't
a
force,
an
increase,
we're
always
sensitive
to
price
increase.
J
L
A
L
E
L
L
A
L
M
A
M
I
just
wanted
to
compliment
paige
and
john
reiner
on
the
report
they
put
forward
to
the
rtm
and
with
that
raise
a
question
which
is
it
feels
like
there's.
A
certain
amount
of
pushback
against
economic
development
in
town
sometimes
are
often
in
each
community
that
might
have
certain
development
there's
a
certain
not
in
my
backyard
kind
of
a
reaction
and
maybe
overstating
it.
M
But
I
wonder
how
we
help
the
town
to
know
how
much
impact
positive
impact
there
is
from
building
the
tax
base
and
helping
the
town
to
communicate
that
so
that
we
wind
up
with
a
balanced
look
at
economic
development
rather
than
I
don't
actually
care
about
economic
development.
Because
I
don't
want
this
particular
project
to
go
on.
In
my
particular
neighborhood.
M
A
The
reason
why
we
don't
hear
about
a
lot
of
that
stuff
is
the
ones
that
have
gone
forward,
don't
fall
under
the
town
council's
purview.
You
know
it's
the
ones
that
go
into
the
town
councils
when
they
become
political
issues
and
now
we're
involved
in
something
like
that.
So
I
think
working
with
the
town
council
on
these
things
will
be
to
our
benefit
and
also
to
theirs
and
the
town's
benefit
paige.
F
Thank
you
and
I
appreciate
craig
your
point,
we're
all
on
the
same
team.
We've
we've
talked
in
the
past
about
business
outreach
and
initiatives
like
that.
We
really
need
the
edc
to
assist
in
distributing
information,
whether
it's
the
budget,
simulator
or
information
that
has
been
developed
a
report
from
the
department.
F
We
definitely
cannot
do
it
alone,
and
I
do
respect
that
point
that
be
great
to
get
some
guidance
from
the
council
when
the
annual
report
is
presented.
But
it
is
really
important
that
we
rely
on
you
and
the
community
and
dealing
with
not
only
business
owners
and
property
owners,
but
all
the
entire
cities
citizenry,
so
that
they
understand
what
economic
development
is.
It's
not
about
bringing
in
the
next
big
pfizer
or
eb.
F
It's
about
redeveloping
groton
into
the
next
chapter,
capturing
the
workers
that
come
here
every
day
and
converting
them
into
residents.
Hopefully
year-round
residents
it's
about
the
whole
package,
so
I
I
just
want
to
put
my
two
cents
in.
I
think
that's
a
sensitive
point
craig.
We
would
like
as
much
assistance
as
possible
if
that
means
having
scheduled
forums
like
we've
done
in
the
past,
with
plastics
or
data
center,
or
anything.
F
B
A
Well,
that's
why
we
speak
out
to
people
because
I'll
tell
you
the
one
feedback
I
get
and
the
ones
you'll
never
hear
from
are
all
for
it
but
they're
about
going
about
their
business.
So
you
don't
hear
the
people
yeah.
I
really
like
the
idea
that
we're
lowering
taxes
by
you
know
you
will
hear
it
from
the
other
side.
So
no.
A
So,
but
that
that's
here
nor
there
I
think
paige
is
right
on
with
is
all
these
different
tools
that
the
staff
provides
to
us
is
talking
points
for
us
to
be
able
to
at
least
reach
out
and
say:
hey,
here's
something
you
don't
know
about,
and
and
just
have
those
conversations
so
all
right.
Well,
I
thank
you
all
for
tonight
and
with
that
I
will
entertain
a
motion
to
adjourn.