OLD LYME, CT — Lyme voters fill a vacancy on the Region 18 Board of Education at a special town meeting Tuesday, and East Lyme's wetlands agency continues a hearing on a 48-unit development on Flanders Road Monday.
Here are five things to know about life around Lyme, East Lyme and Old Lyme this week:
1. Lyme Town Meeting Fills Region 18 School Board Seat
When: Tuesday, Nov. 10, 6 p.m.
Where: Lyme Town Hall, 480 Hamburg Road
What to know: A special town meeting elects a successor to Gavin Lodge on the Regional District 18 Board of Education for a term ending Dec. 1, 2027, according to the town's warning. Only Lyme registered voters may vote on the item.
More information here.
2. East Lyme Wetlands Hearing On 48 Units At Flanders Road
When: Monday, Nov. 9, 7 p.m.
Where: Upper-level conference room, Town Hall, 108 Pennsylvania Ave., Niantic
What to know: The Inland Wetlands Agency continues its public hearing on 283 BPR LLC's plan to demolish a house at 235 Flanders Road and build a six-building, 48-unit residential development on 225 and 235 Flanders Road; the hearing must close by Nov. 10, according to the agency's third amended agenda.
More information here.
3. Old Lyme Zoning Hearing On Funeral Home At 100 Shore Road
When: Monday, Nov. 9, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Meeting Room, Old Lyme Town Hall, 52 Lyme St.
What to know: The Zoning Commission holds public hearings on a text amendment that would allow on-site embalming at funeral homes, with waste isolated and removed, and on Antanna Realty LLC's special permit to convert the building at 100 Shore Road into a funeral home, according to the amended agenda. It also gets updates on its Phase 2 regulation rewrite.
More information here.
4. Old Lyme Planning Takes Up ADUs And Beach Sewer, Amtrak Study
When: Thursday, Nov. 12, 5 p.m.
Where: Memorial Hall, Old Lyme Town Hall, 52 Lyme St.
What to know: The Planning Commission's agenda includes a memo on accessory dwelling units and the Old Lyme beach sewer project and the Historic District Commission's concerns about the Amtrak capacity planning study, according to the agenda.
More information here.
5. East Lyme Trash Shift; Old Lyme Town Hall, Transfer Station Closed
When: Wednesday, Nov. 11
Where: East Lyme and Old Lyme
What to know: East Lyme has no trash or recycling pickup Wednesday and a double pickup Thursday, with bins out by 7 a.m., according to the town. Old Lyme's Town Hall and transfer station are closed Wednesday; trash and recycling pickup there is unchanged. East Lyme's Planning Commission takes up a six-lot subdivision Tuesday.
More information here.
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