Annual Report 2017-2018
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Town Information Emergency Telephone Numbers Emergency Medical Fire Police 911 Town Government The Old Lyme Memorial Town Hall, 52 Lyme Street, is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Please call ahead to verify lunch hour coverage. Town offices are closed during state and federal holidays. The same schedule applies to the office of the Town Clerk. Scheduled meetings of town agencies are posted in advance at the Town Hall and posted on the website. Public hearings are advertised in advance. Agendas and meeting minutes are filed with the Town Clerk and posted on the website: www.oldlyme-ct.gov. TOWN OF OLD LYME PHONE DIRECTORY All Town Hall Offices 860-434-1605 Fax 860-434-1400 Email [email protected]. Please dial the 3-digit extension number of the department or person you’d like to reach. Assessor First Selectwoman Social Services Melinda R. Kronfeld 218 Bonnie Reemsnyder 211 Jennifer Datum 228 Mickie Fraser 219 First Selectwoman’s Office Tax Collector Building Michele E. Hayes 212 Judy Tooker 216 Mark Wayland 213 Catherine Frank 210 Toni O’Connor 217 Kathy Hall 230 Health (Ledge Light Town Clerk Health District) Emergency Management Vicki Urbowicz 220 Patricia Myers 214 David Roberge 231 Courtney Joy 221 Inland Wetlands Facilities Kim Groves 234 Zoning Phil Parcak 245 Parks & Recreation Keith Rosenfeld (ZEO/ Finance Don Bugbee 235 IWEO) 225 Nicole Stajduhar 232 Planning Kim Barrows 236 Amy Jensen 215 Kim Groves 234 Zoning Board of Appeals Fire Marshal Registrars of Voters Kim Barrows 236 David Roberge 231 Catherine Carter or Marylin Clarke 226 Animal Control .................................................................................................. ext 244 Transfer Station .................................................................................................. ext 242 Lymes’ Senior Center ......................................................................................... ext 240 Public Works ....................................................................................................... ext 243 Police Department ............................................................................................... ext 110 O.L. Ambulance Association ............................................................................... ext 410 Fire Department ....................................................................... Boughton Road ext 318 Lyme Street ext 310 Cross Lane ext 314 Ledge Light Health District .................................................................... 860-448-4882 Parks & Recreation ................................................................ Hains Park 860-434-0629 White Sand 860-434-1570 Cross Lane 860-434-7137 Municipal Agent for Elderly ................................................................... 860-876-0456 ANNUAL REPORT O.L. Visiting Nurse Association .............................................................. 860-434-7808 Estuary Council Meal Site ....................................................................... 860-434-4322 2017-2018 Superintendent of Schools 860-434-7238 Lyme Consolidated 860-434-1233 Center School 860-434-7838 Middle School 860-434-2568 Old Lyme, Connecticut Mile Creek School 860-434-2209 LOL High School 860-434-1651 Service Information A Directory of Local and State Services EMERGENCY (Ambulance, Fire, Police) ......911 Elderly Housing Poison Control Center ..................1-800-222-1222 Lymewood Elderly Abuse Hotline ..................1-888-385-4225 (Elderly Housing, Handicapped units) ..860-434-2120 Ryefield Manor (J&F Co.) ...............860-739-9251 Resident Beach Passes Old Lyme Municipal Agent ..........860-434-1605 CT partnership for Long-Term Care . 1-800-547-3443 Ombudsman for the Elderly of Old Lyme From Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day, use of town parking ConnPACE-ConnMAP-Information and referral for INFOLINE ................................................... 211 all services for the elderly. Information and Referral, Crisis Counseling, facilities at Hains Park/ Rogers Lake, White Sand Beach, and Sound View Advocacy requires a parking sticker. A nominal fee is charged for the seasonal sticker, Estuary Council of Seniors ...........860-388-1611 available through the Selectman’s Office during regular town hall hours. Nutrition, Meals on Wheels, Transportation, Food Medicare, Center for Medicare Shopping, Reservations for Old Lyme Meal Site at Advocacy ....................................1-800-262-4414 NEW – Save time and renew by mail or online. 26 Town Woods Road. Social Security Lymes’ Senior Center ........... 860-434-1605 x240 All aspects ....................................1-800-772-1213 Senior Clubs, Support Groups, Medicare and Income Tax Assistance, Safe Driver Education. Tax Relief ............................. 860-434-1605, x219 Library / Passports Social Services Info. & Referral .....1-800-443-9946 Transportation The Old Lyme-Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library, 2 Library Lane, is open EMOTS (Estuary Medical OutPatient State of Connecticut Transportation) Handicapped equipped, Monday and Wednesday 10-7, Tuesday and Thursday 10-6, Friday 10-5, Governor’s Information ................1-800-406-1527 give 24-hour notice, please ..............860-388-1611 State Assistance for the Blind ........1-800-842-4510 and Saturday 10-4 (October to May). From June to September the library American Cancer Society ..............1-800-227-2345 Department of Rehabilitation Services is open Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. only. The library is closed on (TTY/Voice) ................................1-860-231-8756 Old Lyme Social Services .... 860-434-1605, x228 Handicapped Rights .....................1-800-842-7303 Sundays until further notice and on legal holidays. The phone number is Food bank, fuel assistance, food stamps, emergency Veterans’ Services ..........................1-800-827-1000 financial assistance, welfare info., renters’ rebate; call 860-434-1684. for appointment Volunteer Opportunities Old Lyme Visiting Nurse Assoc. ...860-434-7808 American Cancer Society .................800-227-2345 Blood pressure, flu and pneumonia clinics, home American Red Cross ........................860-447-3248 Visiting Nurse visits, hearing tests, blood screening. Eastern CT Area Agency on Aging ..860-887-3561 Lymes’ Senior Center, Town Woods Road Estuary Council of Seniors Office Hours: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Monday – Thursday, Telephone 860-434-7808 Noon – 1 p.m. Friday (includes AARP Tax Aide) ..............860-388-1611 24 hours ..........................................860-434-9003 Lawrence & Memorial Hospital ......860-442-0711 Literacy Volunteers ..........................860-399-0280 Around-the-clock assistance is available seven days a week from the Valley Shore Community Health Center Lymes’ Youth Service Bureau ...........860-434-7208 Old Lyme Visiting Nurse Association. Karen Veselka, R.N., is avail- Middlesex Memorial Hospital ..........860-358-6000 Dental Services, Health Services, Medical Exams, able at the Lymes’ Senior Center from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Mondays Healthy Start, Counseling, OL/PGN Library ............................860-434-1684 Fees on Sliding Scale .......................860-388-4433 Salvation Army ................................860-443-6409 through Thursdays and noon – 1 p.m. Fridays. Schools Hospitals and Clinics Center School .................................860-434-7838 Charter Oak Walk-Ins (Flanders) .....860-739-6953 Mile Creek School ..........................860-434-2209 Lawrence & Memorial .....................860-442-0711 Lyme Consolidated .........................860-434-1233 Middlesex Memorial Hospital ..........860-358-6000 Middle School ................................860-434-2568 Emergency Call Center Middlesex Shoreline Clinic ...............860-358-3700 High School ..................... 860-434-1651 or 1652 New address: 250 Flat Rock Place, Westbrook SCORE (Senior Corps (When Activated) Hospice S.E. Conn. ........................860-848-5699 of Retired Executives) ....................860-388-9508 Woman’s Exchange ..........................860-434-7290 860-598-0120 ANNUAL REPORT OLD LYME, CONNECTICUT New London County 2nd Congressional District 20th Senatorial District 23rd Assembly District 2017-2018 Front and Back Cover Photographs by Kathleen DeMeo Kathleen DeMeo is an artist/photographer who has been inspired by the beauty of Old Lyme since moving to town in 2016. She specializes in monotypes, a unique printmaking technique resulting in one-of-a-kind works. Her artwork can be viewed at kathleendemeo.com. Front Cover: Marvin Island and the Connecticut River at sunset Back Cover: Canoeing the Lieutenant River on a crisp November day Published by the Old Lyme Board of Finance, Andy Russell, Chairman Compiled and Edited by Michele S. Dickey With Gratitude to Selectman’s Office Executive Assistant Catherine Frank for her help in compiling this material and to Mike Dickey for Production Assistance. Typesetting and Printing by Quality Printers, 15 Shaw Street, New London, CT 06320 Couple admires the windows of the Village Shops on Lyme Street, established in 1932. Contents Selectwoman’s Report ......................................2 ADA Committee ............................................20 Old Lyme Animal Control ............................ 44 Appointed Officials ..........................................7 Old Lyme Area Cable Advisory Council .........45 Assessor .........................................................20 Old Lyme Conservation Commission