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Salisbury Planning and Zoning Commission moves into executive session on Cruger lawsuit and adjourns
Summary
On May 5, 2025 the Salisbury Planning and Zoning Commission approved a motion to hold an executive session to discuss pending litigation (William and Angela Cruger v. the Commission), returned to open session after roughly 31 minutes, and then adjourned.
The Salisbury Planning and Zoning Commission met remotely on May 5, 2025, and voted to convene an executive session to discuss pending litigation, William Cruger and Angela Cruger v. The Planning and Zoning Commission of Salisbury, Docket No. LLI-CV25-6039537-S (Superior Court, J.D. Litchfield). The closed session was approved by a 5-0 vote.
Regular Member Allen Cockerline moved to go into executive session; Regular Member Bob Riva seconded the motion. The motion was recorded as approved, 5-0-0. The commission recorded the move into executive session at 6:03 p.m. and returned to open session at 6:34 p.m., according to the meeting record.
Vice Chair Cathy Shyer and Alternate Member Beth Wells joined the remote meeting at about 6:01 p.m.; Shyer was seated as a voting member in place of Alternate Member Dr. Danella Schiffer. Land Use Director Abby Conroy told the commission after the return from closed session that some members had left the meeting to join the next scheduled meeting.
After returning to open session, Regular Member Bob Riva moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:35 p.m.; Secretary Martin Whalen seconded the motion and the chair said all were in favor. The minutes were submitted by Miles Todaro, Land Use Technical Specialist.
The public transcript records the executive session topic and the procedural motions and votes only; the record does not include substantive details of the closed-session discussion.
