October General Meeting Minutes
*Please note that these minutes are subject to approval at the April 2027 General Meeting
Lake Garda Improvement Association
General Meeting Minutes: October 13th, 2026
7:30 pm Farmington Senior Center
Proceedings: Meeting called to order by Vice President J. Cragin at 7:33 p.m.
Opening Statement made by the Vice President John Cragin and Parliamentarian Carol Scully on Changes to the way the Association is managed. To follow all Connecticut General Statues that apply to municipalities and all statues for Freedom of Information Act. The Association is a quasi-municipality per the Special Act that incorporated the Association as a special tax district..
Approval of Minutes: Approval of April 14th, 2026 General Meeting Board Minutes. Motion made by to accept the April meeting minutes as written by M Simard, second by Ellis Alrright. Motion passed 9-0.
Election of Officers: C. Scully lead the elections: The Board of Directors acting as the de facto nominating committee presents the following slate of officers for nomination to serve in their respective roles until the next annual meeting in October of 2027.
Lee Gezelman, President
John Cragin, Vice President
AJ Singh, Treasurer
Chip Anthony, Secretary
Marty Duchow, Tax Collector
Election of Directors: The Board of Directors acting as the de facto nominating committee presents the following slate of Directors for re-election for a three-year term.
Suzanne Manafort
C. Scully then reported that L. Gezeleman withdrew his name from consideration. C. Scully then called for nominations from the floor.
Brian Simard was nominated for President by Marie Simard.
Ellis Albright was nominated for board member by John Crane.
Carol Scully was nominated for Vice President by Marie Simard.
John Cragin was nominated for President by R. Frey.
Per LGIA By-laws, Article VI, Section B, Parliamentarian, Carol Scully will certify that each member present has the right to vote.
Votes certified by C. Castrogiovanni and R. Cyr.
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Motion made to vote. C. Castrogiovanni and R. Cyr presented the results of the Election of Officers:
President – Brian Simard
Vice President – Carol Scully
Treasurer – A.J. Singh
Secretary – Peter Anthony
Tax Collector – Marty Duchow
Election of Directors:
Suzanne Manafort
Ellis Albright
Comments from Members: Comment about what happens to the landscaping and lawn services in the absences of Lee Gezelman. Suggestion about using chemical free treatment by John Caruso.
Rob Fusco made a comment about Children’s Beach condition. It needs work and care. There is a plan in place for work to be done in the future.
Meeting adjourned: Motion made to adjourn at 8:07 pm by R. Cyr. Seconded by A.J. Singh. Motion passes.
Next General Meeting: 7:30 pm April 13th, 2026 at Farmington Senior Center.
Respectively submitted, Chip Anthony, Secretary