A second round of postcards inviting Lyme households to participate in an important community survey will begin arriving in residents’ mailboxes today.
Lyme First Selectman David Lahm encouraged residents to use the postcards to participate in the survey – the results of which will be used to develop the Town’s next Plan of Conservation & Development (POCD).
Each postcard contains a Survey ID Code assigned to an individual Lyme household, which residents can use to access and complete the 20-minute online survey. To see what the postcard looks like, click here.
Lahm said, “Participating in this survey is your opportunity to help shape the future of our Town. The POCD will spell out the policies, goals, priorities and standards that will guide the Town’s physical and economic development over the next 10 years, and will be used by Town boards and commissions as a basis for decision making.”
Residents who are unable to fill out the survey online can request a paper copy which can be completed and returned to Lyme Town Hall either by mail or in person. (There is a return box for the surveys in the main hallway.)
Lyme residents who experience any problems taking the survey should contact Lyme Planning & Zoning Commission member Carol House at 703-989-1334.
The survey invites Lyme residents to share their thoughts and opinions on topics that include transportation improvements, recycling initiatives, recreational services, emergency services, open space, property taxes, zoning regulations, dark-sky initiatives and affordable housing.
The State of Connecticut requires towns to prepare and adopt a Plan of Conservation & Development every 10 years. Lyme’s last Plan of Conservation & Development was issued in 2015.