Thoughts from My Beach Chair...
Occasional Notes from Our Beach President
Site Visit with Baltazar Construction
Digging Test Pits Balatazar Construction requested access to the three beaches last week so they could dig some “test pits” along the roads running closest to and parallel to Long Island Sound. Digging these test pits enables them to assess the soil mechanics and the...
Update: Committee of Old Lyme Shared & Internal Sewer Infrastructure Project
On Monday evening, February 16th, 2026 members gathered for the renewed Committee of Old Lyme Shared & Internal Sewer Infrastructure Project (composed Miami, Old Colony, and Old Lyme Shores – the Town was absent, but is invited to attend future meetings). It had...
The Mischief of Factions
On Friday evening, a story broke relating to turmoil within the Old Lyme WPCA. The CT Examiner, who has done the most reporting on sewers in town, carried a story entitled Old Lyme Flips on Sewers Spurring Resignations in Protest. Passions have run hot against the...
Understanding Sewer Project Cost Limits
Affordability Discussions at WPCA Meeting At our last WPCA meeting on Tuesday evening February 10, 2026 we had a lengthy discussion regarding project costs to the membership. Much of the contention centered around uncertainties related to future prices and...
2025 – A Year in Review & Our Near Term Objectives
This update on the Old Lyme Shores Beach Association’s infrastructure project, which encompasses sewers, storm drainage, water, and roadway construction, provides a brief recap of the history prior to this past year, a summary of events over the past year, and a...