Lyme Town Hall, Transfer Station Closed Monday, Jan. 21
Lyme Town Hall and the Transfer Station will be closed Monday, Jan. 21, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Public Library Hosts “Creatures of the Night” Event on Jan. 19
The Lyme Public Library will host a special afternoon event called “Creatures of the Night” – featuring live animals from the Dennison Pequotsepos Nature Center – on Saturday, Jan. 19, at 2:00 p.m. The event is free and open to all. Please call to register at 860-434-2272. For the full details, go here.
Lyme Forest Block Wildlife Presentation on Jan. 16
The Lyme Forest Block Conservation Project is hosting a free event on Wednesday, Jan. 16, at 7:00 p.m., with wildlife biologist Jenny Dickson. Dickson will discuss the economic and ecological benefits of birds and other wildlife in the Lyme Forest Block. The event will be held in the Community Room of the Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library at 2 Library Lane in Old Lyme. For more information, click here.
Agenda for Jan. 14 Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting
The Planning & Zoning Commission will meet Monday, Jan. 14, at 7:30 p.m., at Lyme Town Hall. To view the agenda, click here.
Yale Professor To Address Rogers Lake Authority
Professor David Post of Yale University will be making a presentation at the Wednesday, Jan. 9, meeting of the Rogers Lake Authority. Post and his research associates have been studying Rogers Lake for more than 15 years and will discuss the impact that alewives (a species of herring found in the lake) have on water quality and bass fishing. For more information, click here.
Lyme Town Hall, Transfer Station Closed Dec. 24, 25, 31, Jan. 1
Lyme Town Hall and the Transfer Station will be closed Monday, Dec. 24, and Tuesday, Dec. 25, in observance of the Christmas holiday; and again on Monday, Dec. 31, and Tuesday, Jan. 1, in observance of the New Year’s holiday.
Agenda for Jan. 15 Board of Finance Meeting
The Board of Finance will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, January 15, at 6:00 p.m., at Lyme Town Hall. To view the agenda, click here.
Agenda for Dec. 20 Board of Selectmen Meeting
The Board of Selectmen will hold a special meeting on Thursday, December 20, at 12:00 p.m., at Lyme Town Hall. To view the agenda for the meeting, click here.
Legal Notice from the Lyme Tax Collector
Legal Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers in the Town of Lyme that the 2017 Supplemental Motor Vehicle tax bills for vehicles purchased after October 1, 2017, and before August 1, 2018, are due and payable January 1, 2019.
These taxes must be paid on or before February 1, 2019, to avoid penalty. The interest rate on delinquent taxes is 1½ percent of said tax from the due date, for each month or fraction thereof which elapses after January 1, 2019 (18% annually). A minimum interest charge of $2.00 is made on all delinquent tax bills. FAILURE TO RECEIVE A TAX BILL DOES NOT INVALIDATE THE TAX OR WAIVE THE INTEREST DUE, per statute (12-130) should the bill become delinquent.
Payments may be mailed to: Lyme Tax Collector, 480 Hamburg Road, Lyme, CT 06371. Payments may also be dropped off at the Lyme Tax Office. We are open Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, from 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Lyme Town Hall will be closed January 1st and 21st, 2019.)
Cynthia B. Beers
Lyme Tax Collector
Breakfast with Santa at the Hamburg Fire Station
Fire trucks, Santa and pancakes: Don’t miss Breakfast with Santa hosted by the Lyme Fire Company and friends of the Lyme Fire Company, on Sunday, December 9, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., at the Hamburg Fire Station. Enjoy a breakfast of eggs, bacon, sausage, fruit, French toast and pancakes with Santa and your local volunteer firefighters. The cost is $10 for adults, $5 for children under 12.
