Groton

Top issues

The five most-discussed unresolved issues, ranked by recorded discussion time (a measure of importance and contention), then by how many meetings they came up in.

Issues on upcoming agendas

Issues linked from the meetings scheduled in the next 10 days.

Recent updates

Issues with new information found in the last 7 days, newest first.

Upcoming meetings

Recent meetings

One page per meeting, summarizing every record we have of it (agenda, minutes, video and transcript).

Issues with near term decisions

Long running topics

No actions pending

Completed

Sources

Where the data comes from

• Town website: https://www.groton-ct.gov/ (Town of Groton, New London County). Council page: https://www.groton-ct.gov/government/council.php; Representative Town Meeting: https://www.groton-ct.gov/government/rtm.php; boards: https://www.groton-ct.gov/government/boards.php
• Agendas, minutes and meeting calendar for all boards: https://www.agendasuite.org/iip/groton (meeting list https://www.agendasuite.org/iip/groton/meeting/list)
• Meeting video: Groton Municipal Television (GMTV) on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBk-9Ahudi4nbh26x3jZxlA; meetings also air live on GMTV Channel 2.
• Collected 2026-11-12.

Governing body

• Town Council (9 members elected at large, 2-year terms; regular meeting first Tuesday of the month, 6:30 PM, Town Hall Annex Community Room 1, 45 Fort Hill Rd): Mayor and Chair Juliette Parker; Councilors Joseph Baril, Portia Bordelon, David Goode, Bruce Jones, David McBride, Roscoe Merritt and Adam Puccino. The posted list shows 8 of the 9 seats; the ninth is not shown.
• Council committees: Committee of the Whole (chair Juliette Parker), Personnel and Appointments (chair David Goode), Rules and Procedures (chair Adam Puccino), Public Safety (chair Joseph Baril)
• Town Manager: John Burt
• Representative Town Meeting (legislative body with Finance, Education, Community Development and Services, and Recreation committees; meets about the second Wednesday or Thursday of the month at the Thrive 55+ Active Living Center)
• Other boards: Planning and Zoning Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals, Inland Wetlands Agency, Historic District Commission, Conservation Commission, Economic Development Commission, Parks and Recreation Commission, Water Pollution Control Authority, Library Board, Harbor Management Commission, Shellfish Commission, Retirement Board, Golf Advisory Board, Beautification Committee, Complete Streets Advisory Committee, Citizen and Police Committee, Trails Coordinating Task Force, Athletic Fields Task Force, Jabez Smith House Committee, Fair Rent Commission and Traffic Authority

Data quality notes

• Most agenda files and minutes were not read. Only the Town Council meeting of 2026-11-04 and the Committee of the Whole and Special Town Council meetings of 2026-11-10 have summaries, and those are from posted agendas only; outcomes are not recorded.
• Only the Town Manager is named among department heads. Representative Town Meeting officials are not named.
• Meetings from September to mid-October 2026 are recorded from the video listing only. The Town's meeting list covers roughly 2026-10-27 to 2026-12-10.
• The City of Groton is a separate municipality within the Town with its own Mayor and Council; it is not covered here.