Municipal meetings
Monday, Jan. 18 is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a state and federal holiday. Municipal offices will be closed and no meetings will be held.
East Lyme
Virtual meeting access details available on the calendar at eltownhall.com and on the school district website, eastlymeschools.org.
Tuesday — Board of Selectmen Fire Department Review Subcommittee, 7 p.m., via Zoom; Harbor Management Shellfish Commission, 7:30 p.m., via Zoom.
Wednesday — Board of Selectmen, 7:30 p.m., via Zoom.
Thursday — Pension Committee, 3 p.m., via Zoom; Town Building Committee, 6 p.m., via Zoom; Waterford-East Lyme Shellfish Commission, 7:30 p.m., via Zoom; Zoning Commission, 7:30 p.m., via Zoom.
Groton City
Virtual meeting information will be provided on the city calendar at cityofgroton.com in the meeting agenda. Mayor & City Council and Committee of the Whole meetings will broadcast live on GMTV.
Tuesday — Mayor & Council meeting, 7:30 p.m., virtual meeting.
Wednesday — Groton Utilities Commission, 10 a.m., virtual meeting via Zoom (not televised); Planning & Zoning Commission, 6:30 p.m., via Zoom (not televised).
Thursday — Police and Community Together, 6 p.m., via Zoom (not televised).
Groton Town
Virtual meeting information will be provided on agendasuite.org/iip/groton under the meeting. Town Council, Committee of the Whole and Representative Town Meetings will be broadcasted live on GMTV. Links to Board of Education meetings are available under the Board of Education section at grotonschools.org.
Tuesday — Town Council Personnel and Appointments Committee, 5:30 p.m., virtual meeting; Historic District Commission, 7 p.m., virtual meeting; Noank Fire District Zoning Commission, 7 p.m., Noank Fire House; Board of Education special meeting (public hearing on the 2021-22 budget), 6 p.m., virtual meeting; Board of Education special meeting (budget work session), 7 p.m., virtual meeting.
Wednesday — Library Board, 4 p.m., virtual meeting.
Thursday — Permanent School Building Committee, 6 p.m., virtual meeting; Planning and Zoning Commission special meeting, 6:30 p.m., virtual meeting; Athletic Fields Task Force special meeting, 7 p.m., virtual meeting.
Saturday — Parks and Recreation Commission special meeting (site walk), 10 a.m., 0 Flanders Road.
Ledyard
For remote meeting access information, visit townledyard.civicweb.net for town meetings and ledyard.net for Board of Education meetings.
Tuesday — Retirement Board, 9 a.m.; Youth and Social Services Board, 5 p.m.; Joint Town/Board of Education Finance Committees, 5:30 p.m.; Agricultural Commission, 6 p.m.
Wednesday — Finance Committee, 5 p.m.; Board of Education Facilities Committee, 5:15 p.m.; Board of Education Finance Committee, 6 p.m.; Community Relations Committee, 6:30 p.m.; Board of Education, 7 p.m.
Lyme
Visit townlyme.org and the Lyme-Old Lyme district website, region18.org, for details on accessing virtual meetings.
Tuesday — Board of Selectmen, 3:30 p.m., Town Hall and virtual via Zoom.
Wednesday — Board of Education special meeting, 6:30 p.m., Board of Education Conference Room at Center School, Old Lyme; Conservation Commission/Inland Wetland and Watercourses Agency, 7 p.m., via Zoom.
Thursday — Zoning Board of Appeals, 7:30 p.m., via Zoom.
Montville
For virtual meeting details visit townofmontville.org.
Tuesday — Board of Education, 6 p.m.; Economic Development Commission, 7 p.m.
Wednesday — Atlantic Broadband Advisory Board, 5:30 p.m.; Parks & Recreation Commission, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday — Inland Wetlands Commission, 7 p.m.
New London
For remote access to meetings visit newlondonct.org or newlondon.org.
Tuesday — Sustainable Team, 4 p.m., virtual via Zoom; Foreign Trade Zone, 6 p.m., via Zoom; Finance Committee, 6:30 p.m., via Zoom; City Council, 7 p.m., via Zoom.
Wednesday — Historic District Commission and Design Review Board, 5:30 p.m., via Zoom.
Thursday — Parking Authority, 5:30 p.m., via Zoom; Planning & Zoning Commission, 7 p.m., via Zoom.
Norwich
Visit norwichct.org for details on how to access remote meetings.
Tuesday — Public Works and Capital Improvements Committee, 4 p.m., web conference; Personnel and Pension Board, 6 p.m., teleconference; City Council, 7:30 p.m., livestream at www.norwichct.org and broadcast on Comcast Norwich Channel 97.
Wednesday — Ice Arena Authority, 6 p.m., Rose Garden Ice Rink; Appointments/Reappointments Committee, 6:30 p.m., web conference; Norwich Golf Course Authority, 7 p.m., Norwich Golf Course.
Old Lyme
Visit oldlyme-ct.gov or the Lyme-Old Lyme school district website, region18.org, for details on accessing virtual meetings.
Tuesday — Board of Selectmen, 4 p.m.; Ethics Commission special meeting, 6 p.m., virtual via Webex.
Wednesday — Board of Education special meeting, 6:30 p.m., Board of Education Conference Room at Center School, Old Lyme.
Thursday — Tree Commission, 4 p.m., Town Hall, 2nd Floor Conference Room; Affordable Housing Committee, 5:30 p.m., via Webex; Zoning Board of Appeals, 6:30 p.m., Town Hal, Meeting Hall.
Preston
For remote access details, visit preston-ct.org.
Tuesday — Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission, 7:30 p.m., teleconference.
Wednesday — Senior Affairs Committee, 1 p.m., teleconference; Board of Finance, 7 p.m., teleconference.
Stonington
Information about accessing virtual meetings can be found at stonington-ct.gov/calendar.
Tuesday — Planning and Zoning Commission, 7 p.m., virtual meeting.
Thursday — Board of Education, 7 p.m., virtual meeting; Climate Change Task Force, 7 p.m., virtual meeting.
Waterford
For virtual meeting details visit waterfordct.org.
Tuesday — Board of Selectmen, 5 p.m.
Wednesday — Retirement Commission, 5 p.m.; Ethics Commission special meeting, 7 p.m.
Thursday — Personnel Review Board, 6:30 p.m.; Waterford-East Lyme Shellfish Commission, 7:30 p.m.
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