Published March 11. 2021 9:38AM | Updated March 11. 2021 8:07PM
Kevin Gorden, Special to The Day
Ledyard Farms could take advantage of a property tax exemption on the first $100,000 of assessed value of each farm building under a proposal being considered by the Town Council. State statutes allow a similar exemption for farm vehicles.
Farms would have to either record at least $15,000 in annual gross sales from their operations or at least $15,000 in annual expenses to qualify for the exemption. It would not apply to buildings used as residences, either for farmers or seasonal employees. The proposed ordinance also would not apply to solar array farms.
As a business reporter, I write about small businesses opening and closing, manufacturing, food and drink, labor issues and economic data. I particularly love writing about the impact of state and federal policy on local businesses. I also do some education reporting, covering colleges in southeastern Connecticut and regional K-12 issues.
Erica Moser
As a business reporter, I write about small businesses opening and closing, manufacturing, food and drink, labor issues and economic data. I particularly love writing about the impact of state and federal policy on local businesses. I also do some education reporting, covering colleges in southeastern Connecticut and regional K-12 issues.
Local and state leaders mostly praised legislation passed by the state Senate on Monday that would allow for tax breaks for Connecticut data centers.
H.B. 6514, An Act Concerning Incentives for Qualified Data Centers to Locate in the State, is important to eastern Connecticut, a potential landing spot for data centers. During a public hearing last week, Randy Collins from the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities said he’s had conversations with Groton, Montville and Norwich about considering such facilities in Connecticut.
Sen. Cathy Osten, D-Sprague, said an interested developer has talked to Norwich, Groton, Montville and Ledyard officials. She said the eastern Connecticut delegation and several others met with state Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner David Lehman to ensure the towns weren’t left out of a deal.
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A man who is facing attempted murder charges in connection to a 2019 New London shooting appeared virtually in court Wednesday morning, where a judge ordered that he remain held on a $1 million bond and scheduled his case for a pretrial hearing in April.
Sakye Reels-Felder, 20, of Mashantucket was charged in September with attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, illegal discharge of a firearm, first-degree reckless endangerment and risk of injury to a minor.
Police allege in an affidavit unsealed in October that at 11:28 p.m. on Nov. 24, 2019, Reels-Felder fired a gun into a second-floor window of an apartment on 3rd Avenue in New London. A bullet traveled through a bedroom where three young girls were sleeping and lodged into the wall of an adjacent bedroom, but no one was injured.