Old Lyme selectmen recommend proceeding with Sound View project
Old Lyme — The town's selectmen are recommending the town proceed with the Sound View improvement project.
The selectmen had been seeking public comments on the proposal, after they said higher-than-anticipated cost estimates meant that the town could only fund part of the project: upgrades to Hartford Avenue.
The original concept encompassed a town green and permanent restrooms.
The selectmen voted at a special meeting last week to recommend proceeding with the final design and construction documents for the Hartford Avenue upgrades.
Selectwoman Mary Jo Nosal said at Monday's Board of Selectmen meeting that the preliminary design report will be submitted to the state Department of Transportation for its review.
The Hartford Avenue upgrades, intended as the first phase of the project, would cost an estimated $751,000, with $532,000 in reimbursement anticipated from the state.
Town officials have said they will continue to seek grants to implement the other improvements.
The upgrades to Hartford Avenue will include wider sidewalks, street lamps, parallel parking along one side of the street and driving lanes that could be shared with bicycles, according to a public information session in June.
After the final design plans are in place, town residents will vote on funding the project at a town meeting in the future.
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