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Middlebury Zoning Board enters executive session to discuss federal lawsuit
Summary
At a special meeting on Feb. 18, 2026, the Middlebury Zoning Board of Appeals entered an executive session to discuss the federal case Southford Park LLC et al v. Town of Middlebury et al; the session was opened and closed by unanimous motions and the meeting adjourned at 8:25 p.m.
The Middlebury Zoning Board of Appeals met in special session on Feb. 18, 2026, and entered an executive session to discuss the federal lawsuit Southford Park LLC et al v. Town of Middlebury et al, which the minutes say was filed in U.S. District Court in Connecticut on Dec. 18, 2025. Chairman Bryan Ferrucci called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. at Shepardson Community Center Room 26.
Board member Christopher Gilbertie moved to begin the executive session; Thomas Gilbertie seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. The minutes identify the purpose of the closed session as discussion of the Southford Park LLC case; no further details of the discussion are recorded in the minutes.
After the closed session, Robert Marages moved to end the executive session, again seconded by Thomas Gilbertie; that motion passed unanimously. Minutes record that Marages later moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:25 p.m., a motion seconded by Christopher Gilbertie and approved unanimously. Recording Clerk Samantha Terrell signed the minutes as "Respectfully Submitted."
The minutes list members present as Bryan Ferrucci (chairman), Brandon Cyr (designated regular member), Thomas Gilbertie, Christopher Gilbertie, Janice Joseph and note that Robert Marages arrived at 7:35 p.m. The document does not record individual roll-call votes or the board’s deliberations during the executive session. No public testimony or additional agenda items are recorded in the minutes.
The board’s minutes identify the litigation by name and filing date but do not state any decisions, directions to staff, or procedural steps that followed the executive session. The next procedural step recorded in these minutes is adjournment; the minutes do not indicate any scheduled follow-up meeting or public action related to the lawsuit.
